What is the difference between a Digital High Definition TV set and a Standard Definition TV?
While you might often hear the terms DTV (digital television) and HDTV (high definition television) used interchangeably, they are actually not the same. This is a very common misconception. You can have over-the-air DTV without it being a HDTV signal, but you cannot have HDTV without the underlying DTV. DTV is a category which describes several different digital formats used in the television industry. These formats include HDTV as well as other technologies like standard definition television (SDTV) and many other data broadcasting applications. So, while HDTV is a part of DTV technology, it’s important to keep in mind that not all digital television is high definition. Please see explanation of ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) below. The High Definition HDTV sets will perfectly reproduce the maximum picture resolution that any station broadcasts. The Standard Definition TV sets will only reproduce the maximum picture quality that they were built to reproduce, that is; th
