high-definition television

Sharp picture set

High-definition television is a broadcast and display standard with significantly greater resolution than earlier analog systems.

The abbreviation HDTV is more common in speech and writing.

HD has become the baseline expectation for video quality: Is the game on in HD?

We upgraded to a high-definition television last year.

display

screen

Display or barrier

  • 4KHigh-resolution video standard
  • OLEDEmissive display technology
  • LEDSemiconductor that glows

LCD · plasma · resolution · clarity · sharpness · contrast · brightness · color accuracy · viewing angle · pixel density

technology

HDMI

Audio-video interface standard

streaming · upscaling · input lag · color gamut · aspect ratio · 1080p · progressive scan · interlaced · firmware · Wi-Fi

Opposites
image resolution/quality

high-definition televisionSDTV

Non-HD television format

analog television · 480i · 480p · grainy footage · broadcast television

technological era

high-definition televisionCRT television

Cathode-ray display device

black-and-white television · analog television · tube TV · broadcast television · cathode ray tube

Family

higher, highest, highly, highness, height, heighten, definition, define, defined

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G