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When shopping for a high-definition television there are two types you will see:
- Integrated HD, also known as HD built-in
- HD-ready
Televisions with integrated HD, or HD built-in, provide all the equipment needed to accept and reproduce high-definition content right out of the box. That equipment is the HD tuner.
HD-ready, on the other hand, means the television is capable of displaying HD content, but a separate HD tuner is required to convert on-air, cable and satellite signals to higher resolutions.
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Resolution refers to the number of pixels a television is capable of producing. A TV’s resolution is measured pixels high x pixels wide. A television with the ability to display HD content can have resolutions of 1280 x 720, 1366 x 768 or 1920 x 1080. The greater the pixel count the higher the resolution.
When you browse through HP HDTVs, you’ll see the resolution a TV is capable of displaying listed as 480i, 480p, 720i, 720p, 1080i or 1080p.
You may ask, what do the “i” and “p” stand for? Those letters refer to how TV signals are displayed on the screen. The “i” stands for “interlaced” and “p” stands for “progressive.” Progressive provides a higher quality picture than interlaced.
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