Not everyone understands all the new HD technology. One of the biggest misunderstandings seems to be the difference between digital and HD television. The government is mandated that television change from an analog to digital signal. While most home theaters and sophisticated systems are not run from rabbit ears, there are a handful of people still using that technology.
All digital television means is that you have to get a converter box if you do not have cable or satellite service on your television. This gives people the option of getting in their local channels for free and is a more reliable signal.
High Definition, or MPEG 4, is a television signal with a better compression rate. All this means is that an HD television signal can bring you a better picture because the images are compressed more efficiently. Standard definition, or MPEG 2, can only carry so much data, so your picture is a usable quality, but could be much better. MPEG 4 or HD fits a higher amount of data in the same space, bringing you a more realistic picture.
Television sales are slowly converting to HD, and soon those are all you’ll be able to get. While prices stay up for high definition, the popularity of this technology is gaining speed. We find that more and more people have decided that the advance in technology outweighs the financial burden, and those who convert are raving about the difference in picture quality.
The HD televisions take up less space too. While standard definition televisions remain large boxes, the HD versions normally come as flat panels. This allows for a more streamlined home theater experience that was recently only available to the very well off. Now you find middle class families with big screen, high definition televisions, surround sound, and expensive blu ray players.
With all this new technology being sold to the public in televisions, cell phones, and mp3 players, it seems that the entire of the public feels entitled to only the best equipment and service. Could this lead to a revolution in the service industry? More and more workers will be needed to provide prompt and knowledgeable service to a demanding public. This may also increase the demand for education in the service industry. In ten years, who knows, maybe the call center agent you call will have an associate’s degree in some technological science. Will home theaters require a college degree soon?
