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Insight:
High Definition TV
Get Ready for HDTV
The Technical Bit
High Definition TV is coming soon.
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Current digital TV broadcast system
For example, in the UK both commercial
(PAL) offers 576 active lines of
broadcasters and the BBC are already
picture information, sent as an
filming some programmes in High
interlaced signal, reproducing around
Definition. BSkyB has announced plans
210,000 pixels.
to start HD broadcasts in 2006 while
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There are three main HDTV
many movie studios have committed to
standards: 720p, which offers 720
producing movies on HD DVD. You will
lines of image, progressively scanned;
need an HDTV receiver or HD DVD
1080i, providing 1080 lines of
player, but most importantly, you will
interlaced image; and 1080p, which
need a High Definition compatible TV.
provides 1080 lines of progressively
scanned lines.
What is HDTV?
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High Definition broadcasts carry two
Very simply, High Definition Television
million pixels of data signal - that's
is a digital system that gives you picture
around eight times more picture detail
quality that is vastly superior to current
on the HDTV screen versus current
broadcast systems. The improvement
Digital broadcasts.
in clarity, depth and sharpness of
images is instantly visible.
HDTV provides an average of eight
times more data on a display screen
A new European industry-wide technical
than a standard definition broadcast
standard has been defined for products
thanks to the increased picture
which will be able to display High
resolution that HD broadcasts deliver.
Definition images.
Any product featuring this logo
guarantees:
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A minimum native resolution of the
display or display engine (in the case
of DLP projectors, for example) is 720
lines in widescreen format.
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The display will accept HD signals
via component video and DVI or
HDMI interface.
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HD component inputs that will accept
the following video formats:
a) 1280 x 720p and b) 1920x1080i
(at 50 and 60Hz).
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A DVI or HDMI input with HDCP
copy protection support.
Available Now!
Toshiba already has a range of TVs and
projectors capable of displaying High
Definition broadcasts in all their glory
when they are available. In the
meantime, you can make the most of
the products' high specifications and
their benefits.
High Resolution
The resolution of a screen dictates
the amount of picture information you
will see. The more image data available,
the more detail in the display and the
greater your viewing experience. That's
why all the widescreen LCD TVs in this
brochure have a minimum panel
resolution of 1280 x 720 (almost 1
million pixels). Potentially each pixel
can display different information,
so enhancing the colour, tone and
ultimately, the three-dimensionality of
the image displayed.
HD Ready:
three high-spec LCD TVs
HD Ready:
three striking LCD TVs
with high resolution screens, 2x HDMI
with high resolution screens and HDMI
and Component Video inputs, plus
input (p.10)
integrated digital receivers (p.8)
Insight:
Screen Technology
Thanks to Digital TV, DVD and High Definition TV, the audio-visual quality of programmes available
is generally far superior to anything we have experienced in the home before. However, you need
to have the right equipment to enjoy this new level of home entertainment.
As pioneers of DVD and the new HD
Detail
– Active Vision LCD can
DVD technologies, we have shown our
reproduce three times more pixels
continuing commitment to bringing the
than a conventional LCD TV.
very latest advances in AV technology
Colour
– Active Vision LCD can
into your home for your ultimate
reproduce four times more colour tones
enjoyment. Our latest LCD screens are
than a conventional LCD TV.
packed with image-enhancing
Movement
technology such as Active Vision LCD
Progressive technology, Active Vision
and Real Digital picture processing, while
LCD dramatically reduces jagged
our range of DLP™ TVs and projectors
edges on lines and detail during
bring the full impact of cinema style
fast-moving scenes.
viewing into your living room.
Contrast
– Active Vision LCD uses a
dynamic contrast enhancer to adjust
contrast levels automatically. While it is
important for an LCD TV to have a high
What is Active Vision LCD?
performance panel, for the best results it
Active Vision is a high performance
is absolutely essential to have a high
picture processing system designed
performance picture processing system.
to produce a stunning picture by
enhancing four core elements of a
television image:
An industry standard for connecting
high definition components, High
Definition Multimedia Interface™
transmits uncompressed digital video
and audio content over a single cable,
replacing the multiple cables required
with analogue AV connections.
As there is no conversion from digital
to analogue and back again (as with a
SCART lead for example), the original
digital quality is upheld.
HDMI™ dramatically simplifies home
cinema system installation and offers
numerous additional benefits including PC
compatibility, automatic format adjustment,
as well as automatic configuration of the
system to turn on or off the components
necessary to view a DVD, listen to a CD
or watch cable or satellite TV.
What is Real Digital Picture
Processing?
Real Digital adds yet another dimension
to the picture processing technology by
reducing the number of signal separations
that normally occur in an LCD TV.
Signal processing in current LCD TVs
– Using Real Speed
has to pass through numerous separate
signal conversions before it arrives at
the panel processing chip. This process
dramatically reduces the picture signal
quality of the TV.
Toshiba's new Real Digital picture
processing reduces the signal
separation stages, therefore
maintaining the original detail of
the signal, and enhancing the
picture performance.
If the HDMI™ interface is used, the
signal is carried directly to the panel
signal processor as a digital signal,
and no picture separation occurs.
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