HDTV

a. In 1996, the Federal Communications Commission mandated that the nation's over-the-air broadcasters begin a transition from the half-century-old analog format to a modern digital system (TV Guide Online Website)
2. HDTV vs Regular (Analog) TV
a. Quality
i. HDTV video is recorded and displayed at a higher resolution than regular television
ii. Resolution as basically the number of lines that are displayed on your television set (HDTVinfoport.com)
iii. HDTV is more than 5 times sharper than regular analog television and about twice the quality of a DVD (Eric Fisher – Washington Post)
b. Siz...