High definition television – HDTV – is the latest technology in television broadcasting, a revolution in home viewing, as significant as the transition from videos to DVD. There are two technologies to choose from

• LCD
• Plasma

HDTV is a new standard that combines high-resolution pictures with Dolby digital surround sound to produce the ultimate TV experience. High definition means fantastic picture quality (up to five times more information can be transmitted than standard digital TV), with vibrant colours and stunningly crisp images.

Once you've experienced high-definition TV going back to standard TV will be like going back to black and white!

In the last few years’ two technologies have replaced the CRT, the LCD TV and the Plasma TV. Both of them are slim and stylish and offer stunning wide screen pictures, both of them can be wall mounted and both of them are a massive improvement on their CRT predecessor, and both of them have the same expected lifespan. However there are some differences. The LCD, for example, has a native resolution it will always perform at...

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The selling point of HDTVs is their amazing picture quality. One of the reasons this is possible is the resolutions they can display in, allowing sharper and more detailed images. HDTVs can display in two different resolutions – 1280 pixels x 720 pixels and 1920 pixels by 1080 pixels but you will mostly see these referred to as 720p, 1080i and 1080p. The number is the number of lines on the vertical and the letter is the type of scanning it does, interlaced or progressive...

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