HP L1735A, L1736A, L1798A, L1737A manual Source Format Delivery

	Source Format	Delivery		Display
Film Content	Full images 1080p		Even lines 1080i		1080p
				De-Interlacer
			Odd lines 1080i
1080i Camera	Even lines 1080i		Even lines 1080i		1080p
				De-Interlacer
	Odd lines 1080i		Odd lines 1080i

HD televisions and de-interlacing

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Digital light processing (DLP™) A Texas Instruments display technology that uses a Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) to create and project vibrant, high- definition images via either television or a projector.

De-interlacingA feature that improves picture quality, producing a film-like richness. Sixty frames per second are shown as opposed to the standard 30 frames per second. Also called “line doubling.”

Digital coaxial cable Carries a multi-channel audio signal between digital or electronic devices, separating sound into speaker-specific signals.

Dark video enhancement Enhances details in dark scenes.

Digital tuner A set-top or built-in television tuner that receives digital television signals. Also called “digital receiver.”

Dolby Digital A form of digital audio coding

that efficiently encodes sound to a digital format, especially when multiple audio channels are required.

DTS (Digital Theater System) Digital Surround

A surround sound format (5.1, 6.1, or 7.1), similar to Dolby Digital standard, that features five to seven discrete (independent) channels, plus a channel for low frequency effects. See “Dolby Digital” and also “Surround Sound.”

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Electronic program guide A program menu on HP entertainment products, such as the Digital Entertainment Center and Media Center PC, that displays chronological, and automatically updated, program listings.

F-G-H

HD televisions (see illlustration above) Any TV set with native support for at least 720p is considered an HDTV. But will HD programs viewed on a 1080p set look better than they do on 720p mod- els? The answer depends on the type of HD program. No HD shows are currently broadcast in 1080p; some are recorded in 720p, others in 1080i. 1080i content can be broadcast in 1080p using a de-interlacer. A 720p set de-interlaces the 1080i image and then scales down the 1080 hori- zontal lines to 720 lines; a 1080p set only has to do the first step, so it should produce a better-look- ing image. But 720p content is likely to look better on a natively 720p set than on a 1080p model that has to scale the image up.

HD-Built-in vs. HD-ReadySome HDTVs (HD-Built-in) have a built-in tuner to receive local high-definition broadcasts, and are considered true HDTVs.

Sets without an integrated tuner are “HD-Ready” and need a set-top box to decode the high- definition signal.