HP Z558 HP Digital Entertainment Center - User's Guide - Page 80

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 highdefinition 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 74 HP Digital Entertainment Center