Guide to Buying HDTV
There is a nice guide to HDTV at the
Extreme Tech website:
From the opening section:
bq. Buying a digital capable television is an exercise in frustration and anxiety. It's not unlike Alice's trip through the looking glass, surreal and inviting, with promises of digital nirvana and dead-end traps for the unwary consumer. This guide should help you cut through the confusing jargon and conflicting claims.
bq. What this guide is:
* A first step to understanding HDTV--as it is presented to the consumer.
* A glossary of terms, defined in a way that's actually comprehensible.
* A high-level overview of HDTV display technologies.
bq. What this guide is not:
* A guide to what technologies offer the best image quality. We'll touch on image quality issues, but your eyeball will be the primary judge.
* A guide as to where to find HDTV source material and services. However, since the HDTV delivery vehicle may affect your choice of displays, we'll give you a brief overview of the main types of HDTV signal sources.
* An in-depth primer on the ATSC (Advanced Television Standards Committee) standard for HDTV.
bq. With these thoughts in mind, let's move forward.
An excellent article follows discussing source materials, DTV v/s HDTV, display technologies, pricing and connection topologies. It also gives a collection of links to other resources. Very well done!
Posted by DaveH at May 3, 2004 10:02 AM