HDTV For Dummies
Chapter One
What the Heck Is HDTV?
In This Chapter
* Understanding the acronyms
* Going wide
* Avoiding the pitfalls
Since the transition to color TV in the 1950s and '60s, nothing -
nothing!! - has had as much impact on the TV world as HDTV
(high-definition TV) and digital TV. That's right, TV is going digital,
following in the footsteps of, well, everything.
We're in the early days of this transition - a lot of TV programming
is still all-analog, for example - and this stage of the game can be
confusing. In this chapter, we alleviate HDTV anxiety by telling you
what you need to know about HDTV, ATSC, DTV, and a bunch of
other acronyms and tech terms. We also tell you why you'd want to
know these terms and concepts - how great HDTV is, and what an
improvement it is over today's analog TV (as you'll see when you
tune in to HDTV). Finally, we guide you through the confusing back
alleys of HDTV and digital TV - making sure you know what's
HDTV and what's not.
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