Philips 32PFL3403D /85, 42PFL5603D, 52PFL7403D, 52PFL5603D, 47PFL5603D, 47PFL3603D user manual Glossary

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Term

Meaning

DVI

Digital Visual Interface

A digital interface standard created by the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG)

to convert analog signals into digital signals to accommodate both analog and digital

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.

S-VHS signals

Super-VHS signals

These are 2 separate Y/C video signals from the S-VHS and Hi-8 recording standards.

The luminance signals Y (black and white) and chrominance signals C (color) are

recorded separately on the tape. This provides better picture quality than with standard

video (VHS and 8 mm) where the Y/C signals are combined to provide only one video

signal.

16:9

TV format

Refers to the ratio between the length and height of the screen. Wide screen televisions

have a ratio of 16 by 9, conventional screen TV sets have a ratio of 4 by 3.

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HDMI

High definition Multimedia

Provides an uncompressed, all digital audio/video interface between the TV and any

Interface

HDMI-equipped audio/video component, such as set-top box, DVD player and A/V

different standards: BG, DK, I, and LL’. The System setting is used to select these

receiver. HDMI supports enhanced or high defiinition video plus two-channel digital

audio.

System

Television pictures are not broadcast in the same way in all countries. There are

different standards. This is not to be confused with PAL or SECAM color coding. PAL

is used in most countries in Europe, Secam in France, Russia and most African countries.

The United States and Japan use a different system called NTSC. The inputs AV1 and

AV2 are used to read NTSC coded recordings.

HDCP

High-bandwidth Digital Content

A specifiication developed by Intel for protecting digital entertainment that uses the DVI

Protection

interface. HDCP encrypts content the transmission of digital content between the video

source or transmitter such as a computer, DVD player or set-top box and the digital

display or receiver such as a monitor, television or projector.

BBE

Barcus Berry Electronics

A sound enhancement technology.

EasyLink

Philips EasyLink

Enables one-touch play and one-touch standby with EasyLink compliant devices that are

connected to your TV by HDMI.