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Why Plasma TV and HDTV go together?
What is HDTV?
High Definition TV broadcasting is still in its infancy stage in the UK. This new way of TV broadcasting had its inception in the UK in March last year. Some of the popular TV services in the UK like Sky, BBC and Televwest have launched HDTV broad casting and offer HDTV programmes which are gaining popularity and massing up large number of viewer-ship in the UK.
The main features of HD broadcasting are their superb picture quality and outstanding sound effects which are indeed beyond the scope of any SDTV broadcast. So, what makes HDTV so popular, so distinguishing while the standard definition television is gradually losing its prominence in the present world?
To begin with, HD has a better resolution. The higher the resolution the sharper the images will be. The traditional analogue TV has a resolution of 625i or 625 interlaced lines as opposed to 720p or 720 progressive lines. It is for this reason that HD resolution cannot be supported by a standard CRT TV as its native resolution is much lower than the standard HDTV resolution.
Advantages of HDTV:
- Wide aspect ratio offers you cinema-like experience
- Images possess unrivalled clarity, smoothness and larger-than-life quality.
- Pictures exhibit great depth and life-like quality
- Images are much sharper due to the high resolution.
- Wide range of true-to-life colours
- 3-D Dolby Digital surround system
High Definition TV requires flat panel screen like plasma TV or LCD. Especially Plasma TVs have some unique features like larger screen size, the widest range of black levels and extra-ordinary contrast which take you to new levels of TV viewing.
When you go for a Plasma TV, it is a good idea to check whether it is a HDTV Ready as it makes a huge difference. To make things clear, a HDTV compatible plasma TV can receive video signals including SDTV from a HDTV broadcast but cannot produce the outstanding picture quality like a HDTV Ready Plasma TV. However, a genuine HDTV Ready Plasma TV certified by EICTA offers you true high-definition television experience.
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