It depends on the make and model. Consult the manufacturers handbook.
Standard Positioning Service high definition television
You must still have a standard definition TV, and not an HDTV. The compass, menus, and received rewards will not show up or will be cut off on a standard definition TV because Skyrim was formatted for an HDTV. Do what I did, and get an HD!
No, you do not need an HDTV to use a TiVo. TiVo devices can connect to standard definition TVs as well, allowing you to record and watch shows. However, for optimal viewing experience, including high-definition content, an HDTV is recommended.
Hooking a blu ray player up to a non HDTV or standard definition tv is a waste of money. You will get as good a picture from a standard DVD player. Blu ray players output their high definition signal through the HDMI cable and as such give you the same picture as a DVD player on a standard definition tv.
HDTV Stands for High Definition Television
Xbox 360s come with the standard AV cable used to connect to a standard tube television. So, you do not need an HDTV. However, games do look a lot better in high-definition.
HDTV = High Definition Television
HDTV stands for High Definition Television. HDTV is a digital television broadcasting standard. Since it is digital, the signals are composed of ones and zeroes -- the language of computers -- instead of waves. HDTV digital signals can contain more information that the old systems. The data can be compressed to allow up to six times more information in the same range of radio waves. Therefore, a broadcaster can send multiple data streams through the limited airwaves they are allowed to use. This is known as multicasting. The old TV standard was for 625 lines (not 525 lines across), with the television screen having a 4:3 "aspect ratio" (that is, the dimensions of the TV screen would be IN A RATIO of 4 to 3). Aspect ratio has very little to do with the broadcast standard - widescreen TV's are not necessarily HDTV (Mine's standard 625 PAL). HDTV can give display of 720 or 1080 lines, and the aspect ratio is 16:9. You can access HDTV with a digital converter on an old television. But this will not give you its full benefits. Newer models of TVs are being built with integrated receivers for HDTV.
It is HDTV.
HDTV
Blu-Ray players will only operate with a standard definition television using the analog outputs on the player. The outputs are standard definition of course, so the HD quality of the BluRay disc won't be seen.
It stands for "hi-definition television".