high definition TV

Cultural  

1. A television system that has more lines per picture than present systems and thus produces much sharper images. American TV has 525 scanning lines and European TV 625, whereas high definition systems may have more than 1,000.

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Example Sentences

It promises lightning fast internet connections for your mobile phone - fast enough to download movies in a matter of seconds, or to stream high definition TV.

From BBC

Sony's display contains 16 times as many pixels as a 4K television and 64 times as many as a regular 1080p high definition TV, meaning it can show images in far more detail than normal.

From BBC

Another soldier manned a high definition TV camera, zooming it in on various North Korean targets of interest.

From Washington Times

"We want to forge an ultrafast future for Britain and stand ready to help government deliver the broadband speeds necessary for every property to enjoy modern day internet services, such as high definition TV streaming and cloud computing," he said.

From BBC

This will allow Reliance Jio to blitz the country with 4G telephony and digital broadband services, its offerings ranging from digital commerce, cloud storage, digital payments, news and access to high definition TV and movie content.

From Forbes