HDTV - Residential      

While just about everyone has heard of HDTV not everyone is sure of exactly what HDTV is. HDTV or high definition television is able to support an enhanced picture quality from sources such as TV stations, DVDs, and Video Games. HDTV is much clearer than the standard definition TVs and you will notice the difference. HDTV programs also include enhanced audio, which can include Dolby Digital surround sound, to give sounds similar to what you hear in a movie theater.
           
On February 17, 2009 all TV stations will cease broadcasting in their current analog signal and broadcast in only a digital signal, known as digital TV (DTV). Since March 2007 any device that is able to receive a broadcast television signal, such as a TV, have been required to have digital tuners built in but this does not mean they will not still be sold. Retail stores have wearhouses with old outdated TVs that they are sill selling to the public. This does not mean your analog TV will be usualess it just means will be able to receive this digital signal with a digital to analog converter box.
           

Blu-ray Players are the most recent and greatest product when it comes to enhance your movie watching experience. Blu-ray Discs are to DVDs what DVDs are to VHS. The quality has greatly improved not only picture but with surround sound as well. Blu-ray Players are also a great way to enhance to video and audio qualtity to your home theater.
           
Many changes to broadcast standards will be enforced in the near future so when purchasing a new TV weather for a small room in your house or a large home theater system, let one of our specialists help you decide which TV to purchase, get your new TV integrated into the rest of your components, (DVD player, VCR, Video Game System, etc.) and get a single simple remote control programmed to run all of your components. Give us a call today.
           
All this information has been gathered from the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), which is the government agency in charge of regulating all types of broadcast signals. To read more about the government requirements please click here.