HP 2307890A - Manual (Page 80)

74 HP Digital Entertainment Center
Additional HDTV Information
What is HDTV?
HDTV (High-definition Television) is the highest quality
DTV standard. HDTV provides increased picture detail
(720p, 1080i) with a widescreen16:9 aspect ratio and
higher quality audio such as surround sound, on a
display that supports digital TV. HDTV/SDTV Ant. In is the
connector on the back of your HP Digital Entertainment
Center that you connect the ATSC signal to.
SDTV (Standard-definition Television) is the lowest quality
DTV standard.
ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) is the
official name of the DTV picture format that is in use in the
United States and North America. The tuner inside your
HP Digital Entertainment Center is ATSC-capable.
DTV (Digital Television) is the umbrella term used to
describe the new digital television way of transmitting
television signals. DTV includes many formats of high-
definition TV that can broadcast an image resolution of
up to 2 million pixels.
NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) is
standard (analog) TV. Standard TV broadcasts an image
resolution of about 210,000 pixels and is distributed
today through antenna, cable, digital cable, or satellite.
About digital TV in Media Center
Digital TV for Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005
is available in the United States only. Refer to the Readme
for Update 1 for Windows XP Media Center Edition
2005 with HDTV for all digital TV requirements.
Refer to the Microsoft Web site at:
http://www.microsoft.com