Glossary - Philips 50PF9630A 50 User Manual

Glossary

1080i
Provides 1080 lines of resolution. Displays images using interlaced scanning.
1080i is one of the formats used by HDTV (via HDMI,YPbPr, 1394...).
720p
Displays images using progressive scanning.
Caption Service
CS
Digital Closed Caption
DCC
DNS
The Domain Name System is a distributed internet directory service. DNS is used mostly to translate between domain names and
IP addresses, and to control e-mail delivery.
DTV
A new technology for transmitting and receiving broadcast television signals. DTV provides higher resolution and improved sound
quality over analog television.
Digital Video (from a camera)
DV
DVB Digital Video Broadcast
Digital Video Recorder.
DVCR
EAS
Emergency Alert System
Method for use by cable TV systems to signal emergencies to digital terminal devices such as digital STV, digital TV receivers and
digital VCRs. It allows a cable operator to disseminate emergency alert information related to state and local-level emergencies and
warnings.
Analog signals
NTSC
PBS Public Broadcast System
POD
(Cable Card) Point Of Deployment (module) (process scrambled information)
Kensington Security Slot (if present)
Your TV is equipped with a Kensington Security Slot, to prevent it from getting stolen.
An anti-theft Kensington lock has to be purchased separately.
The Kensington lock is a plastic-coated steel cable with a lock. One end has to be fixed to the opening of the TV and locked
with a special key.The other end is attached to a fixed point.
® Kensington and MicroSaver are registered US trademarks of ACCO World Corporation with issued registrations and pending applications
in other countries throughout the world. All other registered and unregistered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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