During the transition to digital television, there are a number of things to consider when buying an HDTV set. This white paper focuses on HDTV in the U.S. It defines HDTV and compares it to traditional analog TV. It describes at a high level how HDTV works and identifies the equipment you need to watch HDTV programming. It also compares the different digital TV technologies and concludes with features that improve the HDTV viewing experience.
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