Satellite Dish - RCA F38310 - 38" 16:9 HDTV Brochure & Specs

F38310
What is HDTV?
For nearly 60 years, analog television has been the broadcast standard. This
standard is now being replaced by digital television, which uses a continuous
stream of computer-like numbers to transmit pictures, sound, and information.
Standard NTSC broadcast
HDTV
The RCA Advantage.
RCA HDTV comes with the capability of receiving every broadcast and DIRECTV
satellite signal currently available.

Satellite Dish

How It Works
The RCA HDTV is a receiver/monitor
capable of processing the highest
resolution format HDTV signal. This
receiver gives you the ability to receive
a wide array of programming options
including current local broadcast and
high-definition (HD) broadcasts where
available. In addition, the RCA HDTV
will receive and decode standard
digital and high-definition DIRECTV
programming.
Enjoy DIRECTV ® high-definition programming.
DIRECTV currently provides access to over 225 channels of digital entertainment
choices. That means more movies, sports, music, news and information than you'll
find on most cable or digital TV service—including all the popular TV and music
networks, your favorite premium movie channels, 31 commercial-free Music Choice
audio channels, up to 55 pay per view movie choices a night and optional pro and
college sports subscriptions.
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Picture
The computer numbers are translated into pixels. The higher the pixel number,
the better the picture. HDTV can receive up to ten times as many pixels as
today's TV—that's 2,000,000 pixels compared to 200,000.
200,000+ pixels
1920 X 1080 Lines =
2,073,600 pixels
Color Coding Legend
HDTV signal provides dramatically
improved picture and sound quality.
DIRECTV ® satellite delivers over 200
channels of digital quality television.
(Programming sold separately.)
Cable Television signal
Standard Television Broadcasts
(analog) from local stations.
Digital Television and HDTV
broadcasts from local stations.
• High-Definition Display System
The RCA F38310 high-definition television
offers a 38"-diagonal wide screen (similar to
a movie screen) for a breathtaking, lifelike
picture. The high-definition optical system
provides rich, accurate color and pinpoint
detail. Even today's programming will look
better on RCA high-definition sets. That's
because each set incorporates our latest in
digital up-conversion technology to ensure the
cleanest, most detailed picture possible from
existing signals, regardless of the source.
• Digital Up-Conversion
A television picture reformatting process in
which the scanning format is changed from
interlaced to progressive. Normally, this is
done to accommodate a receiver display
scanning rate which is faster than the
transmitted scanning rate. An up-converted,
progressively scanned picture has the benefit
of minimizing the visibility of scanning lines
and edge flicker.
Movies will look
like movies!
Most televisions have a 4:3 aspect ratio,
but movie aspect ratios are closer to 16:9.
With RCA HDTV, you'll see more — the
whole picture, complete — of every program
broadcast in the widescreen format.
4:3 ratio
16:9 ratio
Satellite dish antenna sold
separately. Professional
installation advised.