– High Definition TV is a TV that typically has a higher quality aspect ratio and therefore higher quality video output than standard TVs.

High Definition Television, a recently developed video format with a resolution approximately twice that of standard television.

High-definition television: an all-digital system for transmitting a TV signal with far greater resolution than the analog standards (PAL, NTSC, and SECAM). A high-definition television set can display several resolutions, (up to two million pixels versus a common television set's 360,000). HDTV offers other advantages such as greatly improved [..]

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Stands for "High Definition Television". A kick ass video format with resolutions of 720p (1280x720 pixels progressive), 1080i (1920x1080 pixels interlaced) and 1080p (1920x1080 pixe [..]

Stands for High Definition TeleVision. Widely believed to be anything better than SDTV, however, that is not the case. HDTV and SDTV are infinitely the same and HDTV only beats it out slightly on thin [..]

"HIGH DRAMA TELEVISION": When people put on a "show" for others, or "show-out" in front of others-- always unnecessary, and always to draw attenti [..]

High Definition Television. HDTV has a higher resolution than standard definition television sets. HD resolutions include 720p/720i and 1080p/1080i, which are respectively 1280x720 and 1920x1080. Read [..]

Television broadcasting systems with notably higher resolution than conventional standard definition television (SDTV) systems. In order to achieve higher resolution HD broadcasts, a much greater bandwidth capacity is required, which has been facilitated by the development of digital compression technologies. The term is also relative. Three main f [..]

High Definition Television allows television broadcast and viewing of high-definition signals (primarily 720p progressive or 1080i interlaced). Can also refer to the flat-panel monitor (LCD, LED, OLED [..]

High-Definition Television

Jensens Internet Dictionary High-Definition TV in digitized formats that will eventually replace present analog formats in 16:9 wide-screen TV. The Japanese version of HDTV is not truly the fully-digitized version broadcast system intended for the United States by the end of the year 2000. (See also Intercast ,IDTV , Wide-screen TV , Video , and Vi [..]

An abbreviation of high definition television. The finest quality of all the digital television (DTV) standards, HDTV has an aspect ratio of 16:9, more like a movie screen than the 4:3 ratio of analog [..]

High Definition Television. A television system with increased screen resolution. Here is information on how to install a HDTV antenna for local HDTV reception.

High Definition Television. New video "standard" that will resolve 1,125 lines in the United States instead of the traditional 525 lines of the NTSC standard. The aspect ratio (width:height) is 16:9 versus 4:3 of regular TV sets. Many Panasonic digicams now have a HDTV setting to produce photos for display on modern LCD and plasma TV scre [..]

High Definition Television. Mode of transmission that provides much higher definition pictures.

See digital TV above.

Collective term for television and video formats of a resolution higher than standard TV. There are various proposals and standards. The most common formats that are standardized by SMPTE and others have 1280 x 720 pixels (SMPTE 296M) and 1920 x 1080 pixels (SMPTE 274M). In some countries they are already used for broadcasting television programs. [..]

The SMPTE in the USA and ETA in Japan have proposed a high definition television product standard including: 1125 lines at 60Hz field rate 2:1 interlace; 16:9 aspect ratio; 30MHz RGB and luminance bandwidth.

A television signal that has over five times the resolution of standard television and requires extraordinary bandwidth.

High Definition Television- An improved television system which provides approximately twice the vertical and horizontal resolution of existing television standards. It also provides audio quality app [..]

High-definition television includes various high-resolution screen displays ranging from about 1 to 2 megapixels (MP) per frame. When introduced, HDTV represented an advance over standard definition ( [..]

Acronym for: High-definition television

HDTV (High Definition television) is a term describing television with significantly more picture information (resolution) than that provided by a good NTSC or PAL television signal. The specific reso [..]

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HDTV (High Definition Television) defines TV image formats with a higher picture quality than standard TV (SDTV). A standard TV picture is composed of 576 active lines, HD provides an image with a for [..]

HDTV uses digital signals for video output. A standard television uses analog signals. HDTV has much better resolution than regular television. Computer monitors operate with digital signals, but not [..]

High Definition Television. The next standard in television and video, which will have higher resolution, better color, and better audio. There are both analog and digital versions of HDTV.

High Definition Television. New video standard that will give 1,125 lines in the United States instead of the traditional 525 NTSC standard lines. The aspect ratio is 16:9 versus 4:3 of normal TV’s.

High Definition Television. Offers approximately twice the vertical and horizontal resolution of current NTSC analogue television broadcasting and supports sound quality approaching that of a CD.

High Definition TV

HDTV provides up to five times higher resolution than standard analog TV. HDTV has better color fidelity and a 16:9 format. The two most important HDTV standards today are SMPTE 296M and SMPTE 274M, w [..]

HDTV provides up to five times higher resolution than standard analog TV. HDTV has better color fidelity and a 16:9 format. The two most important HDTV standards today are SMPTE 296M and SMPTE 274M, w [..]

High Definition Television. New video "standard" that will resolve 1,125 lines in the United States instead of the traditional 525 lines of the NTSC standard. The aspect ratio is 16:9 versus [..]

High Definition Television. HDTV has a higher resolution than standard definition television sets. HD resolutions include 720p/720i and 1080p/1080i, which are respectively 1280x720 and 1920x1080. Read [..]

Collective term for television and video formats of a resolution higher than standard TV. There are various proposals and standards. The most common formats that are standardized by SMPTE and others h [..]

High Definition Television. New video "standard" that will resolve 1,125 lines in the United States instead of the traditional 525 lines of the NTSC standard. In Europe and the Far E [..]

Video standard that has an aspect ratio is 16:9 versus 4:3 of older TVs.

Television broadcasting systems with notably higher resolution than conventional standard definition television (SDTV) systems. In order to achieve higher resolution HD broadcasts, a much greater bandwidth capacity is required, which has been facilitated by the development of digital compression technologies. The term is also relative. Three main f [..]

High definition television. A television service containing a high number of pixels which delivers a clearer and sharper picture.

A television that offers the HDTV technology - the highest resolution of all digital television formats. 1080i and 720p are the common HDTV formats.

HDTV (high definition television) is a display format for digital TV transmissions that implements increased resolution over the previous SDTV (standard definition television) format. HDTV is implemented with 720 or 1080 lines of vertical resolution.