Since installing large flat screens, plasma and hdtv projectors have increased, the limitations of Standard Definition TV (SDTV) is becoming more evident. An HDTV- High Definition Television- set will not improve the quality of SDTV channels. Rather, it makes the signal degrade due to scaling. High definition televisions require a High Definition signal. Some sources of HDTV signals are as follows:

* Antenna. Many cities in the US who have major network affiliates broadcast over the air in HD. In order to receive this signal, an HD tuner is required. Many newer high definition televisions have a tuner built into them. HDTV televisions without a built in HD tuner need a separate set top tuner box. This can be rented from a cable or satellite company or purchased.

* Cable companies offer HDTV broadcasts as part of a digital broadcast service. This is implemented by utilizing a set-top box or Cable CARD issued by the respective cable company. Also, a customer can usually pick up the network HDTV channels for free with basic cable service by using a QAM tuner built into their installed HD tv or set top box. Many cable providers also offer subscription based HDTV playback of movies and tv shows.

* Satellite television companies can offer HDTV and flat screen installation services (signal only) to customers as an upgrade. New some existing satellite receiver boxes and new satellite dishes are often required by the government bto receive digital television content.

* Installing Video gaming systems, like PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo wii require digital boxes that depend on an Internet connection.
* Most newer computer graphics cards have either HDMI or DVI interfaces, which can be used to output images or video to an HDTV.

* The optical Blu-ray Disc (25GB-50GB) and DVD-R disc (~4.7GB-9GB) can provide enough digital storage to store many hours of digital quality video.

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