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