Part 2: Why Rca Scenium Dlp Is Better - RCA Scenium D44LPW134 User Manual

Part 2: Why RCA Scenium DLP is better

DLP is just part of the story. With your new HDTV Monitor, you can embark on the next generation of TV viewing— HDTV.
There are many technological advancements that make HDTV better than analog TV, but there are basically three things
about HDTV that bring you a superior viewing experience: (1) resolution, (2) aspect ratio, and (3) digital signal and sound.
IMPORTANT: Your HDTV Monitor is capable of displaying high-resolution images. However, in order to view HDTV
signals, you will need to use a separate HDTV receiver or tuner and connect it to the HDTV Monitor using one of the
inputs that supports a high-resolution signal. See page 12 for more information.
Resolution (it's math...that works for you)
The crisp, lifelike picture that people rave about when experiencing true HDTV is due to the resolution this technology
provides. The resolution is measured by calculating the number of active lines of pixels. A pixel (which stands for picture
element) is a small dot. The picture you see on your TV is composed of these dots.
A regular, analog television only has a resolution of about 200,000 pixels (480 vertical pixels x 440 horizontal pixels =
211,200 pixels). The HDTV format is capable of more than 2 million pixels (1,920 x 1,080 = 2,073,600).
More pixels equal more detail. In summary, HDTV is capable of resolution that is up to 10 times the resolution of the
picture on a regular, analog TV!
Feature
Total Scan Lines
Effective Scan Lines
Aspect Ratio
Max Resolution
Sound
16:9 Aspect Ratio
4:3 Aspect Ratio
Analog (NTSC)
525
480
4:3
720 x 480
2-ch Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Aspect ratio is simply the width and height of the picture. Regular TVs use
a 4:3 aspect ratio, which means the picture is a little wider than it is tall (a
screen that is 20 inches wide is about 15 inches tall).
When the standards were being developed for television broadcasting in
1941 by the NTSC (the National Television Standards Committee), it made
sense to adopt the 4:3 aspect ratio the film industry was using at that time.
As TVs dropped in price and people prospered in the 1950s, the movie in-
dustry had to find a way to get people out of their living rooms and back to
the movie theatres. That's when they created the 16:9 aspect ratio (also called
widescreen format). When the standards for HDTV were being developed by
the ATSC (Advanced Television Standards Committee), the 16:9 aspect ratio
was chosen as the format for HDTV.
This widescreen format makes sense because it's much closer to the way
we see. Our field of vision is actually much wider than tall because of our
peripheral vision. Not only is it closer to the way we see, but the pictures are
crisper and cleaner with more detail in the close-up and panoramic views.
Introduction
HD Digital (ATSC)
1125
1080
16:9 (Widescreen)
1920 x 1080
5.1 ch Surround
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