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HDTV Brings Home Entertainment To A New Level |
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Jim Johnson |
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For so many years television viewing renmained essentailly
unchanged. The TV sets may have gotten bigger but the resolution
was the same and the signal itself could only carry so much
audio and video information. In fact, mnay argue that the only
major change in television since it's inception was the advent
of color TV as opposed to just black and white. But all of that
is changing significantly and rapidly in the next few years.
With the introduction of the HDTV standard, everything you watch
on your TV set will vastly improve and get more impressive. HDTV
stands for high definition television and you may think that it
only has to do with the video portion of TV viewing. But HDTV is
a standard format that has been mandated by the FCC to be put in
widespread practice by programming providers by the end of 2006.
That format not only significantly upgrades the video, but also
the audio portion of TV viewing as well. Let's take a look at
how it will affect the way you watch TV.
If you like to watch movies on DVD, you can already begin to see
vast improvements over the old analog VHS tapes that have been
in use for some time. Many movies are coming in HDTV now, and
also include Dolby 5.1 surround sound that is part of the HDTV
experience as well as watch it in widescreen format which allows
you to see the entire original recorded image, just like at the
movie theater. This is the fuel for the recent boom in homwe
theater systems that let you enjoy movie entertainment at home
that can begin to rival that of movie theaters. If you haven't
enjoyed a home theater experince yet, arrange a demo as soon as
possible and you will understand what the excitement is all
about.
Video game playing is going to go to a new level now too with
HDTV, as the XBox 360 and Playstation 3 will integrate HDTV
technology into their video and audio systems too. Gamers will
be able to enjoy even more realism and special effects than ever
before thanks to the improved video and audio from HDTV.
And of course, TV broadcasts themselves will reach a whole new
level as programming is sent more and more in HDTV format. Even
without an HDTV signal though, HDTVs improve the viewing
experince anyway due to the increased resolution of the screen,
making even normal television signals appear sharper and
smoother. But when you add the magic of true high definition TV
signals displayed ona HDTV television set, the effect is really
stunning.
The future looks bright then for TV viewing and now is the time
to get ready for the impact that HDTV will have on the way we
view all home entertainment.
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Article: HDTV Brings Home Entertainment To A New Level
Author: Jim Johnson
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