Magnavox HDTV

For the highest quality and crystal clear picture your choice in a HDTV should be the new Magnavox HDTV. Next year all networks will be only broadcasting in HD.

Do your research now and compare the HDTV's now available in the stores.

If you are not one of those who keeps up on the newest technology and has to have the latest gadgets as soon they come on the market you are probably asking "what is HDTV?" HDTV stands for "High Definition Television" and will soon replace traditional TV also referred to as SDTV.

The United States plans to replace full-power analog broadcasting with HDTV in February 2009 (some smaller local stations have later deadlines.) All new TV's will need to be equipped with HDTV tuners. There are HD tuner adapters that can be rented or purchased to enable your analog set to broadcast in HDTV.

With the majority of TV's being purchased today are large screen HDTV's this has decreased the need for standard definition TV (SDTV.)
Watching the standard stations with an HDTV does not improve the picture quality on these channels, in some cases the picture is inferior due to the scaling effects.

To receive the high definition signal that most major networks use to broadcast their shows an HD tuner is necessary. Magnavox HDTV setshave the HD tuner already built in. If you have a TV that does not have a built in HD tuner, there are HD tuner boxes can be rented from a cable or satellite company or a Magnavox HD tuner box can be purchased.

Three descriptions of HDTV picture quality are: First, the vertical display resolution is defined by the number of lines. Secondly, the Progressive Scanning or Interlaced Scanning system. Progressive is noted with a "p" and Interlaced is noted with an "i". Progressive scanning displays a complete image frame (all the lines) per image. Interlaced scanning displays only a partial image (every second line) during a first pass, completing the remaining lines during a second pass. Thirdly, the number of frames per second or fields per second.

When doing your research a frame or field rate may be specified with just "24p" which would mean 24 progressive scan frames per second, or "50i" which would mean 25 interlaced frames per second consisting of 50 interlaced fields per second. These terms are helpful to know when dealing with a high powered television salesman.

Knowing the technical jargon before going shopping should help when making your final decision. Hopefully you are a little clearer and not more confused about HDTV. We believe after doing your research on the HDTV brands available you will come to the same conclusion we have. The Magnavox HDTV may well have the most crystal clear HD picture when compared to the rest.