HDTV Zine

Sony’s 42-inch KDE-42XS955 gas-plasma television boasts a bright, detailed, and perfectly flat screen, stylish construction, and abundant image enhancements. The screen features a wide, 16:9 aspect ratio to match the dimension of most movies and HDTV broadcasts, and the set is compatible with standard-definition 480i, enhanced-definition 480p, and high-definition 720p and 1080i signals, delivering full-fledged […]

Video technology has increased significantly over the past years, and is continuing to grow at an incredible rate. Digital Video Disc’s aka DVD’s are the most likely the last big jump in consumer video technology that everyone is familiar with. To keep up with the ever advancing world of electronics a new format of video […]

DVI vs. HDMI vs. Component Video - Which is Better?
As DVI and HDMI connections become more and more widely used, we are often asked: which is better, DVI (or HDMI) or component video? The answer, as it happens, is not cut-and-dried.
First, to clear away one element that can be confusing: DVI and HDMI are exactly […]

Though both LCD televisions and plasma HDTV sets come in the form of slim flat panel displays, yet from a technology perspective, these two flat-panel technologies process the image in a totally different manner.
Plasma uses a matrix of tiny gas plasma cells that are charged by precise electrical voltages to emit light and hence to […]

HDTV stands for High Definition Television, and if you live in the USA, Australia, or Japan you may already have experienced it. There are three key differences between HDTV and what’s become known as standard definition TV ie regular NTSC, PAL or SECAM. The three differences are; an increase in picture resolution, 16:9 widescreen as […]

The High-Definition Multi-media Interface (HDMI) is an industry-supported, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface. HDMI provides an interface between any compatible digital audio/video source, such as a set-top box, DVD player, and A/V receiver and a compatible digital audio and/or video monitor, such as a digital television (DTV).

HDMI supports standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus multi-channel digital […]

Panasonic TH-42PX50U review
The TH-42PX50U is a solid performer in just about every performance aspect, and while it lacks some of the…

The National Association of Broadcasters lobbies effectively for the local stations. As a result, Congress has legislated that these stations continue to enjoy their monopolies. Contracts between the networks and the local stations vary a lot. The result is a patchwork of rules on who can receive what. In most cases the satellites operators are […]

One problem is a light snow that sometimes shows up in HD broadcasts of SD material. This is a consequence of the change in the bandwidth between recording and playback. Although the bandwidth of SD is said to be 4 MHz, it is not a sharp cutoff. The roll-off starts before 4 […]