Sony WEGA KDE-37XS955 Operating Instructions Manual page 111

Asignaling method that u ses continuous changes inthe amplitude orfrequency ofan
electronic transmission toconvey information.
Refers to the ratio between the width and height of the screen. This TV has a 16:9
(widescreen) aspect ratio, as opposed to a 4:3 aspect ratio.
4:3 aspect ratio 16:9 aspect ratio
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The PCMCIA shaped card provided by your cable TV company which deserambles
the digitally encwpted cable channels. You should check with your local cable TV
company about CableCARD
TM
service.
Component video is sent through three cables: two color shade (ehrominance) signals
and one brighmess (luminance) signal. Component video achieves greater color
accuracy than composite video or S VIDEO by splitting chrominanee into two
separate portions.
Composite video is sent through a single cable. Composite video combines the color
shade (ehrominance) and brightness (luminance) inlbnnation into one video signal.
A new technology for transmitting and receiving broadcast television signals. DTV
provides clearer resolntion and improved sound quality over analog television.
Provides an uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface between this TV and any
HDMI-equipped audio video component, such as a set-top box, DVD player, and
AiV receiver. HDMI supports enhanced, or high-definition video, plus two-channel
digital audio.
A unit of the Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, that
establishes television standards in the United States, such as NTSC Color, the
standard used in this TV.
Radio Frequency. That part of the frequency spectrum that is used to transmit TV and
radio signals.
S VIDEO requires a single cable, which carries the brightness (lnminance) and color
(chrominance) signals of the picture separately. S VIDEO provides better resolution
than composite video, which carries the signals together.
VHF (Very High Frequency) is the part of the frequency spectrum from 30 to 300
megahertz. UHF (Ultra High Frequency) is the part of the fi'equency spectrum from
300 to 3,000 megahertz.
Provides 480 lines of resolution. Displays images using interlaced scanning, which
first transmits all the odd lines on the TV screen and then the even lines.
Provides 480 lines of resolution. Displays images using progressive scanning, which
transmits each line fi'om top to bottom.