RCA HDLP50W151 Part 3 Other Key Features of owning an RCA Scenium Hdtv, Digital Signal and Sound

Introduction

Digital Signal and Sound

The analog television broadcast system that has been used in the United States for the past 50 years transmits signals as electronic waves. These waves can suffer degradation as the signal travels to your home. Additionally, the analog waves are susceptible to interference from planes passing overhead, weather, and household appliances.

Digital signals, in contrast to analog signals, can be reproduced precisely because the images are transmitted and received using the computer language of 1s and 0s. Such precision yields a signal that is capable of displaying studio-quality picture and Dolby Digital 5.1 channel sound.

Part 3: Other Key Features of owning an RCA Scenium HDTV

There are other HDTVs on the market— even some that use DLP technology. But your RCA Scenium HDTV has been designed with features that will enhance your TV viewing, and features that provide flexibility to build on the digital revolution that is taking place. A summary of your TV’s most unique features follows. Chapter 3 provides more detail about these features and information about additional features.

Integrated HDTV Tuner with QAM

RCA was the first to offer an integrated tuner with its HDTVs (no need for a set-top box to receive digital programming). Now, we’ve gone one better— your HDTV’s tuner is ready for digital cable (no need for a cable box to view unscrambled, digital cable, programming). The tuner is able to decode all 16 formats of digital television broadcasts and it can interpret digital cable signals because it includes the ability to decode QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) encoded programming.

Note: A cable box may be necessary to view scrambled and/or premium channels. Contact your cable provider for more information.

TruScan Digital Reality

Optimum picture performance occurs when the picture intended is the picture presented. TruScan Digital Reality intelligent signal processing recognizes incoming video signals and progressively converts them to achieve optimum digital picture performance. It also recognizes when original film sources have been modified and automatically converts the analog frame rate back to its original format to bring out the detail—a process commonly referred to as reverse 3:2 pulldown.

User-friendly Features Help You Personalize Your TV

•You can customize your TV to fit your viewing taste and match the lighting where you watch TV by using Personal Presets and/or the automatic picture quality settings: Vibrant, Natural, and Cinematic. You can adjust different Input Jacks to different settings and the TV will automatically adjust the picture accordingly.

•Help Text: The elaborate, on-screen help describes your TV’s features and explains how to use them.

•GUIDE Plus+ System: The on-screen programming guide helps you navigate through hundreds of channels so you can quickly see what’s on and tune directly to a specific show from the guide! You can use the Sort feature to search listings. You can even set up reminders to watch a certain show via the GUIDE Plus+ system’s Watch menu.

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