Home Theater

Latest HDTV Innovations

In the late 1800’s through the late 1920’s, several different men came up with and developed the technology for motion video that became television in 1928.Those primitive black and white televisions have transformed time and time again over the years to become what has been described as a window to the world by some journalists and futurists. We have HDTV’s, but what makes it special?

Color television was developed in the 1940’s, but didn’t become common until the 1960’s when the major networks began broadcasting in color. Even though there are great advances made, standards have to be established and those take more time than you may believe. Until HDTV standards were set, many current technological advances were stuck in the laboratory. The latest innovations, whether big or small, have all enhanced the viewing experience.

First, oldest and probably the most impactful has been the standardization and implementation of the different resolutions. Two different standards have been set for HD which are the 720p and 1080p and 1080i which, with the latter, effectively doubles the resolution of what is known as SD or standard definition TV. If you look at older TV’s closely, you can see lines in the screen, and if you were to count those, you would get 525 which is the NTSC standard for US television. With the new resolution standards, scan lines aren’t visible.

Next is the screen size ratio. Standard def uses a 4:3 width to height ratio which forces movie producers to either crop the movie or to use “letterbox” format. Widescreen, or theater style, uses a 16:9 width to height ratio. Widescreen has become yet another de facto standard of HD, enabling viewers to see theater movies in the original format without having to alter it for TV broadcast.

Since televisions are measured from corner to corner, or diagonally, this led to some standard sizes for TV’s. To show images we could see, they used CRT or cathode ray tubes. These were generally 13″. 19″, 25″ and 27″ in size. The larger CRT was heavier and more likely to be broken. Rear projection TV’s became popular for years, but have been replaced by both plasma and LCD screens. Lighter and ultimately cheaper, these screens are now the standard for HDTV.

While audio has been less standardized than the screens, some form of surround sound has become the norm. Whether Dolby 5.1, Dolby 7.1 or some other quasi-standard, most HD broadcasts now support surround sound. This enables the audio to rival the video in quality.

Last, is the lowly HDMI cable. While seemingly unimportant, this innovation has replaced the dozens of cables that were required to connect all the required equipment for a home theater system including your HDTV receiver. By passing video and audio signals through one cable, this has simplified the connectivity issues that have long plagued consumers.

It may take years for technological innovations to become the newest standard, but those that make the grade will eventually do so. From the jumpy, silent black and white experiments in the 1880′s to the amazing screens we have now, HDTV progress will be amazing to behold.

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