Glossary - Philips 32HFL3330D/27 User Manual

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Glossary

The ratio between the width and height of the TV picture on the screen. In a normal
TV set the aspect ratio is 4 to 3 (4:3). The new aspect ratio in HDTV is 16:9 which
Aspect Ratio
resembles the aspect ratio in a movie theatre (Widescreen). New TV systems support
both 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio and can automatically switch between them.
A term often used when discussing a channel on a TV receiver or on video equipment,
which has been especially designed to accept VCR audio-video signals. This channel
Audio Video (A/V) automatically activates special circuitry within the TV set to prevent picture distortion
and skewing. It is also used for audio-video processors, which handle both types of
signals.
ATSC: Advanced Television Systems Committee. Formed to establish technical
ATSC standards for advanced television systems, including digital high definition television
(HDTV).
Composite Video Baseband Signal. In broadcast television this refers to the video signal,
CVBS
including the color information and syncs.
Component Video Input is a type of connection that uses a cinch-type connector
to allow cable receiver boxes or analog DVD players to connect a signal to the TV.
Component Video
By offering the cinch-type input (YPbPr) the primary colors, red, green and blue are
Input (Y Pb Pr)
connected from a cable receiver box directly into the TV allowing for the signal to
display on the screen.
Digital television. Generic term that refers to all digital television formats, including
DTV
high-definition television (HDTV) and standard-definition television (SDTV).
Dolby Digital - Six-channel digital audio standard that is part of the U.S. digital television
DOLBY Digital standard; also called AC-3 or Digital 5.1. The channels consist of front left, front right,
front center, surround or rear left, surround or rear right, and a separate subwoofer.
A digital tuner serves as the decoder required to receive and display digital broadcasts.
Digital Tuner
It can be included inside TV sets or via a cable receiver box.
The generally agreed upon definition of HDTV is approximately twice the vertical and
horizontal picture resolution of today's NTSC TV, which essentially makes the picture
twice as sharp. HDTV also has a screen ratio of 16:9 as compared with most of today's
HDTV
TV screens, which have a screen ratio of 4:3. HDTV offers reduced motion artifacts (i.e.
ghosting, dot crawl), and offers 5.1 independent channels of CD-quality stereo surround
sound, (also referred to as AC-3).
National television system committee. The organization that developed the analog
television standard currently in use in the U.S., Canada, and Japan. Now generally used
NTSC
to refer to that standard. The NTSC standard combines blue, red, and green signals
modulated as an AM signal with an FM signal for audio.
In Progressive Scanning all the horizontal scan lines are scanned on to the screen
Progressive Scan at one time. The Digital TV and HDTV Standards accept both Interlaced Scan and
Progressive Scan broadcast and display methods.
Resolution: A measurement of the finest (smallest) detail that is visible in a video image.
TV Resolutions may be expressed as number of pixels in an image; or more commonly,
As Total Number of (horizontally scanned) Lines used to create the image.
Resolution Standard Digital TV Resolutions:
SDTV: 480i - The picture is 704x480 pixels, 480p - The picture is 704x480 pixels.
HDTV: 720p - The picture is 1280x720 pixels, 1080i - The picture is 1920x1080 pixels.
1080p - The picture is 1920 x 1080 pixles.
SPDIF (Sony and Philips Digital Interconnect Format) is highly recommended for high
SPDIF
quality digital sound output.
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