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Everyone watches TV but have you ever wondered what resolution is the TV set at? You, of course, can’t change it with a click of a mouse button like you can in your monitor as the resolution is fixed.

We have become so used to using our computer monitors at high resolutions that anything below it looks downright ugly, but at the same time, we get by at a resolution of 500 lines/inch! WAY below what we expect from even the cheapest of monitors.

However, the case is not so anymore as HDTV or High Definition Television prepares to give your TV experience a much-needed makeover.

So what exactly is all the fuss about?

Well…HDTV is not just a fancy new TV set with a big screen – it in fact stands for a whole new way of entertainment both in terms of audio and video.

To understand HDTV, we must first understand how you normally receive TV signal at home. When you watch a DVD on a regular TV, what happens is that the digital signals of your disc get converted to analog (read loss of quality), so that your TV can convert them and display them correctly. Since the original signal was digital, the picture looks amazing next to say the old cable TV or indeed a tape but it would look better still if your TV could comprehend digital signals directly as conversion to analog always leads to loss of picture information and hence quality.

HDTV is basically very high resolution Digital TV. It is in fact the highest resolution in DTV standards and is coupled with Dolby Digital sound to ensure that you always receive a stunning cinematic experience.

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