The difference between SDTV and HDTV?

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Pyro as Bill said:

Senlis said:

Pyro as Bill said:

Senlis said:
The main difference between SDTV and HDTV is resolution. Also, SDTV is cathode ray tube (CRT) and HDTV is usually either LCD or Plasma.

 

 £50 says there are more CRT HD displays available than LCD/Plasma.

I guess it is just my area, but whenever one of my friends get a HDTV it is usually LCD or Plasma.

 

Yeh TVs are mostly LCD/Plasma but the number of CRT monitors (High Def TV) out there is huge. Many people don't seem to realise that they've had a 15"-19" "HDTV" sitting above their PC for the last 10-15 years. Probably capable of more than 720p too.

 

Gotta love marketing.

 

Most people don't care about HD @ that small of a screen size.  It is not nearly as important.  Once you get above 20", CRT's are expensive, heavy and take up 5x the room of a plasma or LCD.  

In my area, other than projection CRT's (which suck compared to just about every other TV type) you can't even buy a CRT larger than about 19".

For better or worse CRT is a dying breed.