This is correct, the written form of H is not a vowel, however, some low born peasant types :) drop their H's and make it into a phonetic vowel. If this is the case then it is acceptable to use 'an H' in speech.
However, in primary school english surprisingly, i was taught that written english should always be done properly, despite regional accents and variations. So, in my case, I would write 'a HD-TV', but would say it as 'an HD-TV'. I would only write 'an HD-TV' if i was writing it the way it was spoken, ie a quote/character line.
On the IT front, I am interested in HD-DVD/blu-ray as i can see the limitations in current dvds, even on my 1024*768 projector. but until i actually get a HD-TV and a format is settled on (HD-DVD preferably as it has a far more sensible name) I won't be making the switch
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This is correct, the written form of H is not a vowel, however, some low born peasant types :) drop their H's and make it into a phonetic vowel. If this is the case then it is acceptable to use 'an H' in speech.
However, in primary school english surprisingly, i was taught that written english should always be done properly, despite regional accents and variations. So, in my case, I would write 'a HD-TV', but would say it as 'an HD-TV'. I would only write 'an HD-TV' if i was writing it the way it was spoken, ie a quote/character line.
On the IT front, I am interested in HD-DVD/blu-ray as i can see the limitations in current dvds, even on my 1024*768 projector. but until i actually get a HD-TV and a format is settled on (HD-DVD preferably as it has a far more sensible name) I won't be making the switch