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DTV - Digital Television

What is DTV? DTV stands for Digital Television. DTV is a set of digital standards for broadcasting. DTV displays video at DVD quality and audio at CD quality. Standard Digital cable displays at 480i horizontal interlaced lines of resolution at a 4:3 display ratio. DTV displays at DVD quality, 480p (progressive) horizontal lines of resolution at a 4:3 display ration. DTV has a much better picture and sound quality than standard Digital Cable. However, DTV is not as good as HDTV, which displays at 720p (progressive) horizontal lines at a 16:9 display ratio and offers 5.1 surround sound.

Having Digital Cable does not mean you have DTV. Having DTV does not mean that you have widescreen HDTV. To find out if you are receiving DTV programs, you have to contact your Cable or Satellite service provider. If you want widescreen HDTV channels, your service provider can add those to your viewing package if available.

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