HD Ready

High-definition Ready TV

In January 2005, EICTA announced the requirements for the HD Ready label. EICTA introduced the label as a quality sign for the differentiation of display equipment, capable of processing and displaying high-definition signals. It is awarded on the basis of minimum functionality requirements that are detailed in the "EICTA conditions for HD Labelling of Display Devices". HD ready caveats The fact that a product bears the label "HD ready" does not necessarily mean that it can display the full picture resolution possible from a HD source. Most HD-ready sets do not have enough pixels (1920x1080 or 1280x720) to give true pixel-for-pixel representation without interpolation of higher HD resolutions. Theoretically, even pixel-for-pixel is not enough, as sampling theory shows that proper image reconstruction requires more pixels in the display than were used for the original picture. This is why SDTV video sources (especially DVD) look much better on a HDTV than on the best SDTV (this is a consequence of basic sampling theory, and not a matter of image enhancement). The term HD compatible is also being used in the UK to indicate that a display device has HDMI capability but with lower than HD-ready resolution.