No. The Digital TV system used in the UK is the same resolution as analogue - 625 lines. However, the digital technology greatly enhances the picture quality you actually receive using this resolution. HDTV gives an even better picture, but requires new, expensive television sets. The American Digital TV system uses HDTV, and, due to the significantly higher costs involved, is not taking off nearly as quickly as digital TV in the UK.

A display's ability to fully resolve all the details in a broadcast is dependent upon its resolution. An HDTV-capable flat panel monitor has higher resolution capability than an EDTV model, which allows it to display more of the detail in an HDTV broadcast. EDTV flat panel monitors must convert HDTV signals into a lower resolution that's compatible with the display capability of the flat panel monitor.

HDTV stands for high-definition television, and it marks the biggest leap forward for television since color TV made its debut in the 1950s. HDTV images are more than twice as detailed as standard analog TV, delivering rich, realistic images, as well as multi channel, movie-theater-quality surround sound. HDTVs can display both regular and HDTV images, but they need HD sources to look their best.

Most High Definition resolutions are presented in progressive format. This means that the video is not interlaced but instead the entire image is drawn on the screen at the same time instead of alternating horizontal lines. Computer screens are an example of progressive displays and this is why many of the HDTV resolutions sound like computer display resolutions.

No. Analog televisions are not capable of displaying high-definition resolution, but the picture will generally be better with a converter. If you want to view high-definition TV, then you will need one of the newer sets rated for "high-definition" resolution. Applicants must meet the Census definition of a household as consisting of "all persons who currently occupy a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room that is occupied as separate living quarters and has a separate U.

HDTV is a name given to two of the digital television (DTV) formats. HDTV provides high resolution programming. A current analog TV picture is made up of horizontal lines on the picture screen; an HDTV picture can have more than twice as many lines, allowing for stunning picture detail. HDTV uses a ?widescreen format.? ?Widescreen format? refers to an image's aspect ratio, which is a comparison of screen width to screen height.

Yes and no. HDTV is digital, but all digital TV is not HDTV. Most forms of digital TV are only digital between the point at which they leave the content provider and the point at which they arrive at your set-top box. Either side of that they are analogue. HDTV is digital the whole way. HDTV is also higher resolution that other forms of digital TV.

You can use Digital Video Essentials (released on July 15, 2003), by Joe Kane Productions, when it becomes available on the Digital-VHS format to calibrate your Digital TV or HDTV.

To get the most from your new Digital TV or HDTV, you should have it professionally calibrated by an ISF-certified technician. The Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) is an organization that seeks to establish new standards and methodologies for the video and home theater industry, and is dedicated to improving the quality of video displays. Depending on what type of Digital TV or HDTV you have, these professional calibration can run $150-$300 or more.

DTV is the umbrella term used to describe the digital television system adopted by the FCC in December 1996. HDTV is a type of DTV service. HDTV provides high resolution programming in a widescreen format. A current analog TV picture can provide resolution of up to 480 horizontal lines. An HDTV picture can provide resolution of up to 1080 lines, providing improved picture detail. Aspect ratio is a comparison of screen width to screen height.

The Xbox does support high definition television, up to 1080i resolution. To get HDTV you will need to purchase the official Xbox High Definition AV Pack. This feature has been disabled from the PAL Xbox but I have left the inclusion of this in the FAQ as some of you may have an imported Xbox.

No. Not all shows or networks are offered in High Definition. Even some of the HD channels are only broadcasting a portion of their programming in High Definition.

It is a TV format that contains upto five times more detail than the standard definition TV. This improvement is staggering, the impact dramatic - just like the move from black and white to colour TV. This is because of the increased picture resolution that HD broadcasts deliver and HD ready displays are able to receive. Pictures are broadcast in widescreen.

Digital television (DTV) is a transmission method that will continue to be used to broadcast high-definition signals. In the same way that audio quality was improved moving from analog music cassettes to Compact Discs, a similar change is happening to television. High Definition broadcast also includes Dolby 5.0 stereo surround sound signal that helps bring out the total home movie theater experience.

To receive high-definition programming transmitted via satellite, you will need an HD satellite receiver, and a new, larger dish. Most receivers are equipped like most DVD-Video players, that is, with a built-in, two-channel Dolby Digital decoder with analog stereo out puts, and a Dolby Digital output for 5.1-channel sound with an external 5.1-channel Dolby Digital decoder unit.

Yes. Several of our customers use these dishes in the United States to obtain an exceptional high quality viewing experience on their vessels.

HDMI is the all-in-one, standardized, universal connector for audio/video applications. HDMI is set to unify all digital media components with a single cable, remote, and interface. HDMI is built with a 5 Gbps bandwidth limit, that is over twice of HDTV (which runs at 2.2 Gbps). It is an interface built for the future technologies. The connectors are sliding contact type just like FireWire and USB instead of screw-on like DVI.

Yes, this is possible. The MultiTasker can be set up to feed any kind of signal via a freely configurable Matrix switcher. This unit can then be controlled and accessed with AVSnap from a local PC, wall mounted control buttons or touch panel screen.

That is a great question. We are occasionally experimenting with passing HDTV signals over the current system to see how it goes. It will be several years though before we are offering the local TV stations or other networks in HDTV. Part of the issue is channel capacity and cost. For some period of time we may have to offer both analog and digital signals of networks while people transition to the newer digital television sets.