What are the benefits of HDTV versus existing TV?
HDTV is a dramatic improvement to current television standards, the main benefits are: • Picture Resolution: HDTV double or triple the amount of picture lines seen on tradition televisions. The result is crystal clear images, with razor sharp detail. • Aspect Ratio: Aspect ratio, or the ratio of height to width of the image is significantly better on HDTVs. Traditional TVs use an image aspect ratio of 4:3, or 4 units wide and 3 units high. HDTV takes advantage of the human eye’s ability to see much wider aspect ratios and displays images at 16:9 or the same aspect ratio as theatrical movies. • Sound Quality: HDTV sound system, comparable to that on CDs, is a significant improvement over the analog sound found in traditional TVs. HDTV also enables the use some of the more advanced forms of surround sound typically found only on DVDs. It is generally accepted that standard definition signals do not look as good on a HDTV set as on regular SD CRT televisions.
