HDTV Science

•The History of HDTV’s

•What’s an LCD HDTV?

•What’s a Plasma TV?

•Viewing Distance

•HDTV Definitions

•Resolution FAQ’s

•Resolution HOW?

•1080p

•720p

LCD Television Topics

LIFE SPAN | USE | SPECIFICATIONS | ASPECT RATIO | NATIVE RESOLUTION  REFRESH RATE | RESPONSE TIME | CONTRAST RATIO | VIEWING ANGLE

CONCEPTS | HOW IT’S MADE | PACKAGING | EFFICIENCY | LCD HISTORY CONTRAST RATIO | COLOR GAMUT | EARLY EFFORTS | HIGH DEFINITION

MARKET TAKEN BY STORM

Plasma Television Topics

LIFE-SPAN | USING IT FOR? | SPECIFICATIONS | ASPECT RATIO | RESOLUTION

RESPONSE TIME | CONTRAST RATIO | VIEWING ANGLE | GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS PLASMA TV PRO’S & CONS | NATIVE RESOLUTION

HOW DO PLASMA DISPLAYS WORK? | PLASMA HDTV BASICS

The History of High Definition Television

THE BEGINNING | DEVELOPMENTAL ERA | 1980’S TECHNOLOGY

1990’S DVB STANDARDIZATION | 2000’S HDTV ADOPTION | HDTV VIDEO MODES

THE LONG HISTORY | ANALOG SYSTEMS | DIGITAL COMPRESSION | DEMISE OF ANALOG

HDTV BROADCAST SYSTEMS | STANDARD FIELD RATES | TYPES OF MEDIA

RECORDING & COMPRESSION | HDTV RETAILERS & PRICING

Optimum Viewing Distance Guides & FAQ’s

OPTIMUM VIEWING DISTANCE | PRESENCE | VISUAL ANGLE | ANGULAR RESOLUTION RECOMMENDATIONS | FIXED DISTANCE | DIAGONAL MEASUREMENT X 2.5

30 DEGREE VIEW ANGLE | THX - 40 DEGREE VIEW ANGLE | OPTIMUM RANGES MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDATIONS | RCA RANGES GUIDE | TOSHIBA RANGES GUIDE RETAIL RECOMMENDATIONS | BEST BUY RANGES GUIDE

CRUTCHFIELD RANGES GUIDE | THX RANGES GUIDE | CALCULATION FACTORS

HOW TO CALCULATE OPTIMUM VIEWING DISTANCE

Resolution Explained

HDTV RESOLUTION EXPLAINED | NATIVE RESOLUTION EXPLAINED | UP-CONVERTING

DOWN-CONVERTING | HDTV RESOLUTIONS | 1080p IS IT WORTH IT?

RESOLUTION OUTPUT SOURCES | VIDEO MODES | PROGRESSIVE SCAN & INTERLACED

1080p

WHAT IS 1080p | 1080p PRODUCTION STANDARDS | RESOLUTION OUTPUT SOURCE

720p

WHAT IS 720p | COMPATIBILITY OF 720P | HISTORY OF 720P | 720p RESOLUTION OUTPUT SOURCES