Charter Communications High Definition Television (HDTV) is a type of Digital Television (DTV). DTV sets receive and display digital images.

Charter Communications HDTV is digital television that combines extremely high resolution with Dolby Digital® 5.1 Channel surround sound. HDTV provides a crisp, sharper image due to the increased number of pixels the digital signal puts on screen; the higher the number of pixels, the sharper the picture - and HDTV has the highest resolution available.

Charter Communications HDTV screens are wider than they are tall, providing a panoramic view, similar to a movie screen. This allows you to see movies as they were filmed without reformatting. There are also HDTV-capable sets that look like regular televisions, but provide HDTV formatting in a letterbox presentation (with black bars on the top and bottom of the TV image).

What HDTV programming does Charter Communications offer?
With Charter Communications HDTV, you can get the following HD channels*:

Local ABC, CBS, NBC
Local Fox in widescreen high resolution
Discovery HD
ESPN HD
HBO HD (you must be an HBO subscriber)
HDNet & HDNet Movies
Showtime HD (you must be a Showtime subscriber)

What do I need to get Charter Communications HDTV?
You will need an Charter Communications HDTV set, an HD-Capable digital receiver and decoder. We offer a digital receiver with a built in decoder. You will also need component video (RGB) cables and audio cables to connect this equipment which are available in our Charter Communications HDTV Activation kit.