Is HDTV still such a leader of innovative technology?

Recently a panel of experts agreed that HDTV was a leading factor of change in consumer technology. However, one can question that since the amount of households that own HD sets has been on a steady incline since more than five years. So is this true that even after it’s emergence on the mass market this technology is so dominating? We don’t think so.

There have been many improvements in the domain of HD since it first appeared and this will be certified when HD broadcast shortly becomes the norm as per FCC regulations. But there are numerous other technological breakthroughs that occurred since the turn of the millennia that also merit attention. After all, it’s not all about pixels.

As a valid example, we would have to state the recent victory of BluRay over HD DVD. Why? Simply due to the fact that without an adequate quality source all that spiffy screen real estate is useless. As much as we would wish for it to be different in order to fully benefit for your TV’s features and quality you need to input an equally high quality source. We can also attribute the outpour of highly detailed video games on high definition consoles such as the XBOX 360 or PlayStation 3. These games were designed in a way that no computer can compete with stand alone consoles that also serve as high definition DVD players.