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Dish Network Digtal vs. SDTV vs. HDTV

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How does the digital TV signal we get on Dish Network compare with the SDTV (I think this the correct term--I mean the over the air low end digital signal)?
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DRJDan,

No, you won't see more artifacts if you were to get a 36" digital television than with your current 36". Size is much more of an issue, than whether your television is "digital" or not. A 51" or 60" screen will show the artifacts much more so than a 36" one, whether the set is digital ready or not.

If a television is "digital" or "digital ready" all that means is that it is capable of recognizing an ATSC signal (with a separate set top box in the case of "digital ready") and displaying it. ATSC includes 18 different resolution formats, of which the standard HDTV signals (1080i and 720p) are a part of.
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