What is Hi-definition (HD) video?
A simple definition of a broadband internet connection is anything faster than dial up (56Kbps). Thus a simple definition of hi-def (HD) video might be anything with more lines (or pixels) than standard definition (SD). As with broadband, there are a wide variety of HD video formats, camcorders and televisions. In this article we will attempt an overview of the most popular HD video formats. HD provides a sharper and more detailed picture than SD (stop me if I’m going to fast!). Technical definitions are somewhat unhelpful so what you need to do is go down to your local dealer and see a demonstration of a Blu-Ray>HDMI>HDTV setup. Like many others I was initially skeptical about HD, having been perfectly happy with SD DVD quality and not being a big TV watcher. But now I know better. In my opinion, a well mastered 1080i Blu-Ray disc (with H264 compression) looks enormously better than free to air TV transmissions (usually heavily compressed MPEG-2), perhaps 4-6 times sharper, and 2-3 ti
