quantity of audio data while attempting to minimize the impact on sound quality. See also Dolby Digital, DTS, and MPEG Audio.
DLP Digital Light Processing is the name of Texas Instrument’s movable
Dolby Digital A Compressed Audio format developed by Dolby Labs, this is found on virtually all DVDs.
DTS A Compressed Audio format developed by Digital Theater Systems. A DTS soundtrack is found on some DVDs, and in generally considered to sound better than the Dolby Digital soundtrack, in part due to the higher data rates used (less compression).
DVI The Digital Visual Interface was developed as a way to send digital video signals to a
Fixed Pixel In a CRT video display the cathode ray, or beam, can be focused at any arbitrary point on the viewing surface. Thus multiple Resolutions are easily supported. In contrast, Fixed Pixel (i.e., digital) displays have the individual Pixels in predetermined locations. Incoming signals must be converted to the native resolution of the display element itself. This conversion process, called Scaling, can introduce visible artifacts if not performed at a high
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