High Definition TV

High Definition is the future of TV viewing

The picture on a standard TV is made up of 625 lines. High definition (HD) signals increase this to 720 or 1080 lines, giving you a picture with up to four times as much detail.

Although you can receive HD broadcasts on a non-HD digital TV, they won’t have the extra detail and sharpness of true HD! An HD-ready TV gives you unbelievable picture sharpness and vibrant colours.

HD 720

The picture is made up of 720 lines, about 100 more than a traditional TV picture. The image you’ll see is much better quality than before.

HD1080i

1080i gives you even better picture definition, with over a thousand lines making up the image. The ‘i’ means it saves space on the airwaves by broadcasting only half the signal at a time, first one half then the other - but fast enough that your eye doesn’t notice.

HD 1080p

1080p gives you the sharpest, most detailed images of all, since the picture is made up of 1080 lines all broadcast at once - meaning fast-moving sports and action scenes are blur-free.

Buy a 1080i or 1080p TV, and you’ll get the most out of the HD DVD already on sale in BluRay and HD-DVD formats.

Image Enhancement

Some things that reduce image quality, like 'ghosting', can be removed by software. Where you see words like Bravia, Viera, XDEngine, it means the TV has this sofware built-in. The actual software may be from different maufactures, but it all does the same thing - improves your picture!