what's the difference between HDTV and HDTV Ready?

Answer 1

we bought an hdtv ready tv and all that means is we dont have to buy the parts for hdtv its already ready just need cable or the dish.....you also have to pay for the hdtv even if u get cable or the dish its not standard just b/c your tv is hdtv..

if you just buy hdtv you have to buy some part or parts for the tv still

Answer 2

HD ready will soon be a thing of the past. FCC has required that all new sets come with built in digital tuners. They don't have to be HDTV tuners, but in fact they all are.

Here is a summary of the FCC requirements:

On July 1, 2004, the tuner requirement was applied to 50% of large sets (screen sizes 36” and larger), and last July (July 1, 2005), the tuner requirement was applied to all large sets and to 50% of mid-size sets (25”-36”).

"Beginning March 1, 2006, DTV tuners will be required in all mid-size sets as well. This final step of the phase-in plan will now require that all new TV sets in all size ranges and other TV receivers include a DTV tuner beginning March 1, 2007. (Previously, the deadline for small sets (13”- 24”) and for other TV receivers was July 1, 2007). The FCC also extended the DTV tuner requirement to new TV receivers screen sizes less than 13” on the same schedule as other TV receivers."

Answer 3

An HDTV contains a tuner that can decode over the air (ATSC) local transmissions.

An HDTV ready TV does not have a tuner and needs a Set-top box from a cable or satellite company.

Both types of TVs can display HD signals, its just how you get the signal to the TV.