What are refresh rates? I’ve heard of a 120Hz refresh rate being pretty good but I don’t really understand why – what difference does a higher refresh rate make to one’s HD viewing? The refresh rate is the number of times per second that a display draws picture data. It is measured in Hertz (Hz), […]
Is there a date/time by which all television shows in Canada will be broadcast on HD? The CRTC has also set a deadline of Aug. 31, 2011. By that date, all Canadian television channels must be broadcast in digital. Of course, Canada tends to follow along with the U.S. in what they do around HD […]
What’s the difference between HDTV formats 720p and 1080i? What it comes down to is scan lines. And to understand scan lines I have to backtrack into history. The standard North American TV signal is what is called NTSC or 480i. It consists of 480 horizontal lines of visible picture. These lines of picture are […]
What is the best ratio of TV size-to-room size for HDTVs? Curiously enough, this is a question about the your couch, cleverly disguised as an HDTV query. When choosing a TV, size you have to take into consideration how far away the couch is from the screen for optimal viewing. (Caution here because I am […]
What is it specifically that the HD box does to the HD signal to enable HDTVs to have such great picture quality? The HD box is sort of like a choirmaster. Imagine thirty 5th graders all standing together on a stage singing whatever holiday songs they want without any direction. It would sound like a […]