subject: Led Tvs: Bringing High Definition Into Homes Round The World [print this page] For anyone getting on board with modern technology the term high definition will no doubt be one that is becoming increasingly familiar. As the cinematic experience is brought to homes around the world, more and more people are finding that they can enjoy all the standards provided at the cinema from the comfort of their own living room. When setting up a home cinema system it is important to understand the technology behind it, not necessarily in any great depth, just so that everything works together and so you use the correct equipment to allow you to view high definition television at its full capacity.
High definition television (HDTV) provides a much higher resolution than that of the standard definition television. Within the category of high definition TV there are two categories, 1920 x 1080p, which is 2 megapixels per frame, and 1280 x 720p, which is 1 megapixel per frame. Obviously 1080p provides greater definition than 720p, its two megapixels per frame means it has around five times as many pixels per frame as a standard definition TV.
For anyone who has recently bought a new flat screen TV, the terms full HD and HD ready will no doubt be something you have come across. HD ready TVs are capable of displaying HD TV, however they require a special tuner to decode the HDTV signal.
Nowadays the majority of flat screens TVs that are available on the market offer HD TV that can decode the high definition broadcasts. However, it is important to remember that, despite having a HDTV that can receive the HDTV signals without a decoder, if you intend on watching HDTV then you will have to subscribe to the high definition channels. Fortunately, these are available through most TV packages, including FreeSat, which is similar to standard Freeview.
If you dont generally watch much TV then you might find that a Blu-ray is a useful addition to your home cinema set up. Following the benchmark previously set by DVDs, Blu-ray has truly raised the bar, bringing new levels of definition to the home cinema experience. For anyone who invested heavily in the DVD era, fear not as the discs are not obsolete yet, in fact not only will a Blu-ray player play them but it will also improve their quality by up-scaling them.
For a quality home cinema system, the price can end up being quite high; however you are inevitably paying for quality. And whats more, newer TVs often serve a number of purposes, for instance many of them now have VGA or HDMI sockets so they can be used as an external monitor for a computer.
