What is HDTV? Can I watch HDTV programming on my digital TV?
HDTV stands for High Definition Television. Digital TV broadcasting has several levels of quality, and HDTV is the highest level. All HDTV televisions are digital, but not all digital televisions can reproduce HDTV. So, in order to watch HD programming you will need a TV set that is HD enabled. The following is a brief lesson on the various levels of digital television: The ATSC identified 18 formats of digital television, giving flexibility both to broadcasters and consumers. The 18 formats fall within three key levels of digital television. They are, from lowest level to highest: “Standard Definition TV” (SDTV), “Enhanced Definition TV (EDTV), and “High Definition TV” (HDTV). You can think of the levels as Good-Better-Best. SDTV: Better Than Regular TV Standard Definition TV broadcasting has eliminated those annoying “ghost” images and “snow” sometimes seen in analog broadcasts. SDTV’s picture resolution can range from about the same as analog TV to about twice the resolution-a notic
