The Different Types of HDTV Displays Digital television began in the late 1990s with the deployment of the DVB-T standard in Europe and ATSC in the United States. High definition television or HDTV technology was utilized on the onset in ATSC while Europe opted for standard definition or SDTV. HDTV offers better picture quality at higher resolutions from 720p to 1080p compared to SDTV resolution at only 480i/p or 576i/p. Australia is the only DVB-T country that already aired HDTV programs when it started digital broadcast in 2001. Today, there are a number of HDTV display technologies available in the market. It will be difficult for a consumer to decide which type of HDTV to buy without the basic knowledge on the differences between these displays. Many years back, the only display technology available was CRT or the Cathode Ray Tube. At present, Plasma, LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), LED TV … Continue reading Display Types