What is Hi Def?
High definition or hi def broadcasting is becoming more and more popular in the cable, satellite and broadcasting industry due to the public’s demand for hi def content. Hi def brings together greater digital picture clarity, a higher standard of surround sound and wider screens to add a new dimension to the viewing experience. The question is no longer whether the public will embrace this new experience, but rather when it will become available as standard for home viewing. The earliest example of this technology was produced in Japan in 1964. The Japanese broadcasting company NHK began producing prototypes, and by 1984 had an analog, hi def output that was capable of serious program production. Around the same time in the United States, KCTS, a local television company, was experimenting with the same format. In 1988, CBS produced a television movie in the Hi Vision format. The problems with the technology in its early stages were that the cameras and equipment used to make the progr
