Europe launches new HDTV logo
HDTV can be confusing. I know it can be
overwhelming at times but the European agency in charge of everything high-def is introducing a new logo to help their consumers with HDTVs. This
new logo indicates that the device has everything that is necessary to receive and process the information. Therefore
this logo will appear on HDTV receivers, DVD players and audio/video receivers. The only issue that can be seen is that the certification for HDTVs requires the set to have component video along with HDCP compliant DVI/HDMI connections. That is all well and good now but this new logo for does not require it to have component connections. So if you bought a HDTV a few years ago with an HDTV logo on it and then just purchased a new HDTV set-top box, they may not work together. Wait a second, that issue sounds familiar...
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ronaldo @ Mar 21st 2006 3:39PM
this is a newbie question. with 3 main digital TV standards available (ATSC, DVB, ISDB), would any HDMI/DVI or component enabled HDTV be able to receive these signals and process them correctly (through a STB)? or do we still have the same NTSC/PAL dilemma where an NTSC TV will not correctly produce a PAL signan even through a STBs RCA outputs?
example, i buy a HDTV in the US and take it to europe. once HDTV is available there, i buy a STB and use its Component or HDMI/DVI output to connect to my TV. will the tv display correctly?
thanks
Robin @ Mar 21st 2006 5:13PM
Wait a minute, what happened to the 'HD Ready' logos? I think people in the UK have just gotten around the 'HD Ready' idea, don't confuse us with a new 'HD TV' sticker!
Addex @ Mar 22nd 2006 3:40AM
HD-Ready is for diplaying HD content and HD-tv is for delivering Hd to your HD- ready tv.
So buy a HD-tv label set-top-box or Blu-Ray player, and it will wor with your HD-Ready TV.
CorpSpy @ Mar 22nd 2006 4:38AM
#1: If a TV has the European HD Ready logo, it is required to process 720p and 1080i inputs in 50 and 60 Hz. So a European HD Ready TV will accept 60 Hz US data. The TV must have a HDMI/HDCP and a component connector able to process HDTV. I don't know if there is a similar standard in the US.
The HD Ready standard is fairly new. It was made to make it easier for customers to recognize real HD TVs that are compatible to players, STBs, etc. and protect them against fake products thare are merely "compatible" to HD and don't have the resolution.
BTW, there already is HDTV available in Europe. Some in the old MPEG2 standard, the newer channels with MPEG4 H.264. If you receive it over satellite this is called DVB-S2.