9.Glossary
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| DVI | Digital Visual Interface | A digital interface standard created by the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG) | |
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| to convert analog signals into digital signals to accommodate both analog and digital | |
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| monitors. | |
| RGB signals | Red, Green and Blue signals | These are the three video signals, red, green & blue, which make up the picture. Using | |
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| these signals improves picture quality. | |
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| These are 2 separate Y/C video signals from the | ||
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| The luminance signals Y (black and white) and chrominance signals C (color) are | |
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| recorded separately on the tape. This provides better picture quality than with standard | |
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| video (VHS and 8 mm) where the Y/C signals are combined to provide only one video | |
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| signal. | |
| 16:9 | TV format | Refers to the ratio between the length and height of the screen. Wide screen televisions | |
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| have a ratio of 16 by 9, conventional screen TV sets have a ratio of 4 by 3. | |
ESPAÑOL | HDMI | High definition Multimedia | Provides an uncompressed, all digital audio/video interface between the TV and any | |
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| different standards: BG, DK, I, and LL’. The System setting is used to select these | ||
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| receiver. HDMI supports enhanced or high defiinition video plus | |
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| audio. | |
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| Television pictures are not broadcast in the same way in all countries. There are | |
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| different standards. This is not to be confused with PAL or SECAM color coding. PAL | |
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| is used in most countries in Europe, Secam in France, Russia and most African countries. | |
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| The United States and Japan use a different system called NTSC. The inputs AV1 and | |
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| AV2 are used to read NTSC coded recordings. | |
| HDCP | A specifiication developed by Intel for protecting digital entertainment that uses the DVI | ||
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| Protection | interface. HDCP encrypts content the transmission of digital content between the video | |
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| source or transmitter such as a computer, DVD player or | |
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| display or receiver such as a monitor, television or projector. | |
| BBE | Barcus Berry Electronics | A sound enhancement technology. | |
| EasyLink | Philips EasyLink | Enables | |
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| connected to your TV by HDMI. |