Thanks to the invention of digital television, video information can now be transferred in "data bits." The amount of space required to transmit these "data bits" is much smaller than what is required for analog television. Not only is the picture and sound quality improved with digital television, but due to the medium's efficiency, digital television also frees up parts of the broadcast spectrum, allowing space in the spectrum for other uses.
HDTV is digital television taken to the next level. Although HDTV uses about the same bandwidth as analog signals, HDTV transmits more than six times the information, leading to the huge improvement in sound and quality that you hear about with HDTV. With HDTV, you can view programs in the 16:9 wide-screen format as you would see in movie theaters.
To get all the benefits of HDTV, you will need to get some equipment, but the price may be lower than you think. Specifically, you would need an HDTV-ready television as well as an HDTV converter box. Kagan Research r ecently conducted a study that found that the average price of an HDTV-ready television in 2010 will be $1,139, which is a 38 percent decline from current prices. The price decrease may come as a result of a hard date finally being set for the switch to all digital TV, which has caused the production for HDTV sets to go up. As prices lower, this may be the time for you to upgrade your television set. You can read more about this study in SkyRetailer in the article HDTVs to Top TV Sales in 2006. As for the second piece of equipment, your cable company can provide the HDTV converter box with your service.
If you enjoy watching high quality TV programming, as well as watching your TV programs in widescreen format, then you would enjoy having HDTV in your home.
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