High resolution high definition

High Resolution High Definition (HRHD) is a standard for video compression that states that the video signal was recorded directly from an HDTV broadcast. The video is then downscaled to a resolution of approximately 960 × 540 ( progressive / 540p) and recompressed in Xvid . While the horizontal resolution of 960 pixels remains constant, the vertical resolution can fluctuate up to 5% to guarantee error-free cropping .

An HRHD video of a 40-55 minute TV episode is typically 700MB. It contains the original AC3 sound , which is often 5.1 sound, instead of the newly compressed MP3 sound that is included in the 350 MB variants.

The game console Xbox is when using the Xbox media center capable HRHD files easily on a PAL reproduce inch television.