Important Overview; Sending Signals - Sony SAT-HD200 Operating Instructions Manual

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2. IMPORTANT OVERVIEW

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Digital broadcasting is a new way of sending programs over the airwaves with superior qual-

ity video and audio. The DIRECTV

tage of digital broadcasting. To fully enjoy it, you need to understand the ways the program

signals are sent.

There are two types of TV signal formats; analog (often called NTSC format; National Television

System Committee) and digital (ATSC format; Advanced Television System Committee). Digital

formats are classified into three categories: High Definition (HD), Enhanced Definition (ED), and

Standard Definition (SD) according to the resolution or digital picture quality.

There are also three ways that program signals can be received; over-the-air (NTSC, ATSC),

cable, and satellite.

Satellite

Sat A 101

Sat B 110

Sat C 119

High-Definition Receiver enables you to take full advan-

Digital

signal

HD Receiver

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Jack

Analog Cable service

Analog

signal

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