Glossary - Sony KP-46WT520 Operating Instructions Manual

Glossary
analog signal
aspect ratio
A signaling method that uses continuous changes in the amplitude or frequency of an
electronic transmission to convey information,
Refersto the ratio between the width and height of the screen. This TV has a I6:9
(widescreen) aspect ratio, as opposed to a 4:3 aspect ratio.
4:3 aspect ratio 16:9 aspect ratio
component video
composite video
HDMI (High-Definition
Multimedia Interface)
National Television System
Committee (NTSC)
RF
S VIDEO
VHF/UHF
480i
480p
720p
1080i
Component video is sent through three cables: two color shade (chrominance) signals and one
brightness (luminance) signak Component video achieves greater color accuracy than
composite video or S VIDEO by splitting chrominance into two separate portions,
Composite video is sent through a singlecable.Compositevideo combinesthe colorshade
(chrominance) a ndbrightness(luminance)informationinto onevideo signak
Provides an uncompressed, all-digital audio/videointerfacebetweenthis TVand any HDMI-
equippedaudio/videocomponent,suchasa set-topbox, DVDplayer,andA/V receiver, H DMI
supportsenhanced,or high-definitionvideo,plustwo-channeldigital audio_
A unit of the Federal C ommunications Commission, W ashington, D C,that establishes
televisionstandardsin the United States, s uchas NTSC Color,the standardusedin thisf'¢
RadioFrequency. T hatpart of the frequencyspectrumthat is usedto transmitTVandradio
signals,
SVIDEOrequiresa singlecable,whichcarriesthe brightness (luminance) and color
(chrominance) s ignalsof the picture separatelySVIDEO providesbetterresolutionthan
compositevideo,which carriesthe signalstogether.
VHF(VeryHighFrequency) i s the part of the frequencyspectrumfrom 30 to 300 megahertz.
UHF(Ultra HighFrequency) i s the part of the frequencyspectrumfrom 300 to 3,000
megahertz.
Provides 480 linesof resolution.Displaysimagesusing interlacedscanning,whichfirst
transmitsall the odd lineson the TVscreenandthen the evenlines.
Provides 480 linesof resolution,Displaysimagesusing progressive scanning,whichtransmits
eachlinefrom top to bottom_
Provides 720 linesof resolution_ Displaysimagesusing progressive scanning,whichtransmits
eachlinefrom top to bottom,
Provides1080 linesof resolution,Displays imagesusinginterlacedscanning,which first
transmitsall the odd lineson the TVscreenandthen the evenlines.I080i isone of the
formatsusedby HDTV (High DefinitionTV),