Digital channels, are they HD?

[blanquitoman1984]

When you scan with the OTA antenna you can choose to pick up analog or digital, and I picked digital. Does that mean that all those channels are in HD?

 

[gdarwin]

Only when they are transmitting HD programs.

 

[richiephx]

If your local channel is broadcasting a program in HD then you should get it in HD.

 

[blanquitoman1984]

So what is the difference between digital and analog?

 

[Peter Parker]

The difference is not necessarily one of resolution. There is no analog HD but both digital and analog can be SD.

 

[Hall]

Channels are digital; programming is (can be) High Definition.

 

[blanquitoman1984]

That's exactly what I wanted to know if there was a difference in quality, so a digital signal would still not compare to HD right

 

[Hall]

You're still misunderstanding things. HD is digital. You presumably mean digital SD though and you're correct, it does not compare to digital HD.

 

[garys]

Reguardless of whether the digital channel is HD or not, it is still a lot better than analog.

 

[blanquitoman1984]

So when the 722 scans for digital it gets a digital channel, and if they are showing HD then you would see it, but if its showing in SD it it still considered digital?Sorry for the questions, love technology, but sometimes get twisted and confuse myself.

 

[thedamaja]

So when the 722 scans for digital it gets a digital channel, and if they are showing HD then you would see it, but if its showing in SD it it still considered digital?Sorry for the questions, love technology, but sometimes get twisted and confuse myself.

Yes you are correct. Digital and analog are 2 different methods to transmit a signal to the receiver. However a digital signal is capable of transmitting a number of different resolutions such as SD, ED, and HD

Analog signal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Digital signal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

High-definition television - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia