# DTV & HDTV. . .worth it?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dtv-hdtv-worth-it/10510>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 13, 2000, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dtv-hdtv-worth-it/10510 "2000-04-13T23:49:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Kupek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@Kupek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kupek)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dtv-hdtv-worth-it/10510/21 "2000-04-17T02:51:00Z")

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Then what does HDTV stand for?

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[Kupek’s Den](http://www.geocities.com/~tortolia/kupek)

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dtv-hdtv-worth-it/10510/22 "2000-04-17T14:57:00Z")

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Kupek, Im going to wait a few years until they sort it out…Add DV camcorders…arg.

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**Author:** ![Kupek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@Kupek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kupek)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dtv-hdtv-worth-it/10510/23 "2000-04-17T15:19:00Z")

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HDTV = high definition tv

According to these articles, anyway:  
[CNN.net](http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-120443.html?tag=st.ne.1002.bgif.1006-200-120443)  
[Maximum PC](http://www.maximumpcmag.com/inside_sources/99.4/99.4.9.phtml#HDTVHitsPCsAtLowerPrices)  
[Random Press Release](http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000410/ny_hauppau_1.html)

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[Kupek’s Den](http://www.geocities.com/~tortolia/kupek)

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**Author:** ![Atrael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Atrael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atrael)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2000, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dtv-hdtv-worth-it/10510/24 "2000-04-17T15:21:00Z")

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Sake Samurai–

Here’s what I got recently.

[TV](http://www.sel.sony.com/SEL/consumer/wega/)

While it’s not HDTV, I didn’t see the need in paying the money for it. This has a great picture for a resonable amount of money, and if does support the 16:1 ratio. if you see it next to a regular tv tube, the differance is amazing.

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