No other existing television format can match Hi-Vision’s power to engage the viewer. The wide high resolution screen really does offer you “ the big picture “: the fascinating insights, pulsating dramas and breathtaking panoramas that conventional TV fails to deliver.

Hi-Vision is HDTV: digital high-definition television that pushes the medium to its maximum potential. HDTV in and of itself is simply a set of technical specifications. More and more countries around the world want to offer their viewers HDTV, with its unprecedented ability to capture the imagination of viewers through superb video and audio quality. That's why the adoption of digital broadcasting is accelerating.

Hi-Vision stands for more than just the superiority of the HDTV format over conventional SDTV. It stands for advanced HDTV production techniques and technologies. For the capabilities of HDTV to create powerful TV experiences. And for unwavering commitment to quality and public service to the viewing public of Japan and the world.

Hi-Vision is an invitation to broadcasters, TV producers, filmmakers and others around the globe to share in a momentous project: revolutionizing the science, art and culture of the moving image.

Hi-Vision is a high and lofty vision indeed, but also one within easy reach. As you learn more about Hi-Vision on this website, you are already taking the first step toward embracing that vision.