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High Definition TV or HDTV is a new type of television that offers far better resolution that older televisions based on the NTSC format. HDTV, a type of Digital Television (DTV) broadcast, transmits 16×9 widescreen format inastonishing detail and is considered the best type of DTV in the market today.

The types of HDTV displays are the following: direct-view, plasma, rear screen and front screen projection. Usually, an HDTV tuner must be connected to these monitors to be able to view the most detailed HDTV videos.

Zenith electronics corporation, a pioneer in electronics technology which has invented countless industry-leading developments like the first wireless TV remote controls, the first portable and push-button radios and the first HDTV system using digital technology, now offers excellent projection HDTV units for home, business or office use.

There are four basic types of Zenith projection HDTVs: Zenith Rear Projection HDTV, Zenith Monitor Rear Projection HDTV, Zenith LCD Projection HDTV and Inegrated HDTV.

HDTV Monitor Rear Projection

Zenith monitor rear projection HDTV usually comes in 57” display with 16×19 widescreen format. HD Grade Optics for this improves brightness and focus and reduces overall cabinet depth. With an automatic system, HD Focus, you do not need to manually adjust the picture.

Just press HD

Focus from the set-up menu on the screen, and in 10 seconds, 16 sensors will automatically adjust the picture from center to edge.

With this Zenith projection HDTV, advanced digital display is used to eliminate most artifacts that usually appear as pixilated scenes onscreen because of the upconversion of analog signals to simulate an HD picture.

A very fine 0.52mm dot screen pitch also improves picture detail. CRTs boosts brightness and picture detail. There is also a built-in High Contrast Protective Shield.

Most movies are made using film. Film functions at 24fps (frames per second) while video operates at 30fps. 3:2 Pulldown Cinema Correction, a feature of Zenith Monitor Rear Projection HDTV syncs films to video for clear theater-like videos at home.

The 2-Tuner Picture-in-Picture, Picture-Outside-Picture and Split window functions of the Zenith Monitor Rear Projection HDTVs also allows the viewer to watch two shows simultaneously.

Built-in rear carrying handles makes it easy to lug from room to room.

HDTV Rear Projection

This has the same specifications with the HDTV monitor projection. One feature is added: Zenith Rear Projection HDTV comes with a fully integrated ATSC tuner which has the ability to receive off-air HD broadcasts without the need for an external set-top box. A digital cable tuner receives unscrambled digital cable signals.

LCD Projection TV – PC and HDTV Monitor

Made usually as 44” screens, this Zenith Liquid Crystal Display Rear Projection HDTV boasts of an incredibly efficient technology. Due to replaceable light sources, it is both lightweight and crystal clear. This unit allows for inputs for advanced components.

This means that simultaneous PC interactivity is possible while watching your favorite TV shows. Zenith LCD Projection HDTV have 1280 x 720p resolution. It also has the 2-Tuner PIP/POP/Split Screen and 3:2 Pull Down functions. It permits DVI with HDCP Input and PC Input.

DLP™ Integrated HDTV

DLP™ Integrated HDTV comes in 52” widescreen monitors. DLP™ HDTV’s deliver brilliant picture and razor sharp images. The 1500:1 High Contrast Ratio and 1280 x 720 resolution can bring out subtle differences in color and it can provide rich detail imagery. It gives our amazingly bright pictures even in strongly illumined places.

This Zenith DLP Integrated Projection HDTV has Hi-Res Component, S-Video, A/V and HDMI inputs which make way for DVD players, VCRs, computers and video game systems to be connected to the HDTV monitor.

A few years ago, to be able to get High Definition TV (HDTV) signals on your computer, you would have needed an HDTV-ready TV set and RGB monitor wires to connect the two.

Then, HDTV tuner PCI cards were invented. These tuner cards eliminated the need for an HDTV set and cables as they are installed in the computer’s motherboard to allow for HDTV signal reception. Today, HDTV signals come in a portable box you plug into your PC’s USB port.

Yes, silicones have shrunk small enough not only for a flash drive or MP3 player to fit into a USB dongle form. An HDTV tuner can fit inside a USB stick as well.

On December 24, 2003, SASEM Co., Ltd., a leading developer and manufacturer of analog and digital TV tuner cards for desktop PCs and laptops in South Korea launched the external USB HDTV TV tuner device called OnAir USB HDTV.

OnAir USB HDTV is an external software-decoding type of USB HDTV TV tuner device that interfaces with desktop PCs or laptops via USB 2.0.

It is meant to play live analog and digital TV hassle-free and record them in PVR format. OnAir USB HDTV tuners were introduced to the American and Canadian markets in January 2004 and were initially priced at US $249.99.

An evident advantage of using USB HDTV tuners is that it is very easy to install with PCs or laptops. The earlier PCI cards are limited to run only on desktop PCs. Disassembling and reassembling the computer to plug in PCI tuner cards on motherboards is also risky.

Some PCI cards fail to install on certain desktop PCs because they collide with other hardware devices. USB HDTV tuners provide better analog and digital TV signal reception than PCI HDTV tuner cards.

USB HDTV tuners require at least a 2.4Ghz for just viewing although, it usually is a high-powered USB device that draws as much as 500mA 2.5Wo from a USB port. USB HDTV tuners support full HDTV of 1920×1080 (ATSC). They allow for Wallpaper TV Screen View.

Aside from real-time playing, file playback of analog and digital TV recording is also possible. An MPEG2 Encoder chip may be embedded to immediately convert live analog TV recording to MPEG2 DVD format (720×480).

Using DVD-RW it is easy for the user to create DVD titles for recorded live analog TV. For Windows XP, D-VHS HD Stream playback on real-time recording is allowed. Users can also playback HD Stream File format (ATSC and Japan BS).

USB HDTV tuners also permit zooming-in certain parts of live TV or playback file images. What’s more, they provide HD Editors for easy editing of recorded HD streams files.

USB HDTV tuners have the lowest CPU resource usage to decode the HD Stream by using InterVideo’s software HFTV Decoder. Auto power on/off is controlled by plugging in or out of USB cable. USB HDTV tuners provide remote control. Bundling with InterVideo Win DVD4 is also possible.

Microsoft WHQL logo for Windows XP are already provided to USB HDTV tuners like OnAir. This proves that they are compatible with Microsoft operating systems. Moreover, OnAir HDTV tuner, and some of its successors, is registered in Microsoft Catalogs. Information of USB HDTV tuners and their availability are now easy to search for in US and Canada.

By simple plug and play, USB HDTV tuners are now ready to support the next generation of multimedia operating system, Microsoft Media Center 1.X (analog TV only). USB HDTV tuners have full PVR features including the time shift.

The time shift offers the ability to record live TV while playing the live analog TV for pre-defined period of time. Like the very famous TiVo, this feature helps a user not to miss any part of live TV in their PCs or laptops even though a user is away from these for a while.