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What’s the difference between standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD)?

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What’s the difference between standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD)?

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Not all digital signals are high definition. HDTV and Digital TV are not the same thing; HDTV is one format of digital TV. There are three kinds of DTV signals: • Standard Definition (SDTV) which is basic quality of both analog and digital; transmission can be in either traditional (4:3) or widescreen (16:9). • Enhanced Definition (EDTV) which is a step up from analog and comes in widescreen (16:9) or traditional format (4:3). It provides better picture quality than SDTV, but not as good as HDTV. • High Definition (HDTV) with widescreen format (16:9), has the highest resolution and picture quality of all broadcast formats.