| There are three options acquirable to you: | | | | Does your TV have a HD receiver? The tuner |
| over-the-air signals, cable or satellite. | | | | will either be built into the television or |
| Over-the-air signals... recollect the old | | | | an external set-top box is required. |
| relic antennas on all the roofs back in a | | | | |
| day. Well believe it or not they are coming | | | | The set-top boxes can be bought in nearly any |
| back in style! | | | | electronics warehouse, but most will come |
| | | | from your cable or satellite server. |
| Only these are the hd antenna type that are | | | | Eventually you'll either have to subscribe to |
| specially designed to find signals that are | | | | a package or buy an antenna for over-the-air |
| digital and cipher in HD. Another vast plus | | | | (OTA) reception. |
| over this antenna compared to the old analog | | | | |
| is with and high definition antenna you will | | | | Once you have all of these requirements in |
| not get ghosting or noise. | | | | order then it is up to you to ascertain an HD |
| | | | channel to get started watching hd material. |
| This is because the signal now will be in a | | | | What do all the numbers mean? HDTV programing |
| digital format. So now you either get the | | | | is encoded with a type of resolution: 720p, |
| signal or you don't! That's the beauty of | | | | 1080i or 1080p. |
| digital. Over-the-air (OTA) signals are free | | | | |
| to get. The only out of pocket expenditure | | | | The numbers stand for the amount of lines |
| would be for the hdtv antenna itself required | | | | embedded within the signal. The letter |
| to recognise them. | | | | signifies the type of scan your TV uses to |
| | | | display the image. The 'i' means interlaced |
| To have HD programming from your cable | | | | and the 'p' means progressive. |
| satellite company you would have to agree to | | | | |
| their High def assemblage. Be knowledgeable | | | | In the end. HDTV is the highest form of |
| tho' that this subscription is not free. The | | | | digital television. It has an aspect ratio |
| company might demand a minimum length of | | | | the same as a movie theatre display. This |
| service and generally charge an extra fee to | | | | likely is the number one reason this format |
| receive your near-by hi def channels. | | | | has become such a hit. The other is the |
| | | | clearness (resolution). HDTV is the best |
| Does a HDTV mean I'm watching high | | | | acquirable digital source to date. Savor the |
| definition? No. Just owning a high definition | | | | new digital upcoming!! |
| tv is the first step in watching HD shows. | | | | |