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Auamorphie.
A type of lens that "squeezes"
a 16:9 widescreen
picture imo a standard
4:3 image.
For proper playback,
the image needs to be "unsqueezed"
by display on a
16:9 screen or by letterbox presentation
(with black bars at the top and bottom) of a 4:3
screel_L
Artifact.
An unwanted distortion of the video signal, visible on the screen.
Aspect ratio.
The proportion
of TV screen width to height.
Conventional
television has
an aspect ratio of 4:3. Modern, widescreen
television has an aspect ratio of 16:9.
ATSC.
Stands _br the Advanced Television
Standards
Committee.
An advisor), group
that produced
the table of 18 recommended
transmission formats _br Digital Television
(DTV) broadcasting
in the United States.
Cathode
Ray Tube (CRT).
The most common television display technology, the CRT
is a sealed glass envelope in which the inside _ont surface is coated by phosphors.
The
phosphors
glow when excited by an electron beam--the
"cathode ray." CRTs are used
lbr both direct-view
and projection
television.
CD-RiRW
audio playback.
Plays audio discs _om your CD-RiRW
burner.
Center chaunt.
A speaker channel in surround sound systems.
The Center channel is
crucially important
because it creates the illusion that the dialog is coming _om the
actors on the screen.
Chromiuauee.
The color component
of a video signal, abbreviated
C. Chrominance
is
combined
with the black-and-white
signal (luminance)
in composite video connections,
but kept apart in S-Video and component
connections.
For higher quality, the single
chrominance
signal can also be divided into B-Y and R-Y components
in Yi'P_#P_
component
connections,
or into the primary colors of Red, Green and Blue _br RiG/B
component
connections.
CiueMotiou
reverse
3-2 pull-down.
A Sony feature that preserves
the integrity of
movie film flames _br spectacular,
consistent
fine detail in 480-line progressive
scan_mg
(480p). In televisions,
it works with all film-originated
content, including broadcast
TV,
cable TV, satellite TV and DVD.
Coaxial
digital output.
A method of connecting
high-quality
digital audio _om a source
component
to an Ai_,r receiver.
Component
Video connections
(YiPjliPa).
Componem
video is the best method _br
connecting
analog video signals.
YiPI#PI_ is ideal _br DVD players and compatible
satellite receivers.
Uses separate connections
_br luminance
(¥), blue color difference
(PlO and red color difference (PlO.
Component
Video connections
(RiG/B).
Component
video is the best method _br
connecting
analog video signals.
RiGiB is ideal _br HDTV receivers and computer
signals.
Uses separate connections
_br Red (R), Green ((3) and Blue (B).
Composite
Video connections.
Composite
video is the standard method of connecting
video equipment,
but it is far _om the best method.
Composite
video puts color
in_brmation
(chrominance)
together with black-and-white
information
(luminance)
on the
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