Glossary - Sony KDP-51WS655 Operating Instructions Manual

Glossary
analog signal
aspect ratio
A signaling method that uses continuous changes in the amplitude or frequency of an
electronic transmission to convey 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
component video
composite video
digital television (DTV)
HDMI (High-Definition
Multimedia Interface)
National Television System
Committee (NTSC)
RF
S VIDEO
VHF/UHF
480i(SD)
480p(SD)
720p (HD)
1080i(HD)
Component video is sent through three cables: two color shade (chrominance) signals and one
brightness (luminance) signal, Component video achieves greater color accuracy than
composite video or S VIDEO by splitting chrominance into two separate portions_
Compositevideo is sentthrough a singlecable,Compositevideo combinesthe colorshade
(chrominance) a ndbrightness(luminance) informationinto onevideo signal.
A new technologyfor transmittingandreceivingbroadcasttelevisionsignals,DTVprovides
clearerresolutionand improvedsoundquality overanalog television,
Providesan uncompressed, all-digital audio/videointerfacebetweenthis TVand anyHDMI-
equippedaudio/videocomponent,suchasa set-topbox, DVDplayer,andA/V receiver. H DMI
supportsenhanced,or high-definitionvideo,plus two-channeldigital 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 f:requency, 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 (luminance) and color
(chrominance) signals of the picture separately. SVIDEO provides better resolution than
composite video, which carries the signals togethec
VHF(VeryHighFrequency) i sthe part of the frequencyspectrumfrom 30 to 300 megahertz,
UHF(UltraHigh f:requency) i sthe part of the frequencyspectrumfrom 300 to 3,000
megahertz,
Provides480 linesof resolution.Displaysimagesusinginterlacedscanning,whichfirst
transmitsall the odd lineson the TVscreenandthen the evenlines,
Provides 480 lines of resolution. Displays images using progressive scanning, which transmits
each line from top to bottom,
Provides720 linesof resolution,Displaysimagesusingprogressive scanning,which transmits
eachlinefrom top to bottom.
ProvidesI080 linesof resolution,Displaysimagesusing interlacedscanning,whichfirst
transmitsall the odd lineson the TVscreenandthen the evenlines,1080i isone of the
formatsusedby HDTV(High DefinitionTV).
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