Media Format Specifications

Digital TV (DTV)

Digital TV is a broadcast video and audio standard that uses digital signals. It provides significant advantages and improvements over conventional analog technology.

There are two versions of DTV: standard (SDTV) and high definition (HDTV). SDTV allows stations to broadcast multiple programs within the same bandwidth. While SDTV delivers signals superior to that of analog TV, HDTV is a magnitude of quality beyond it, displaying sound and images surpassing anything available in today’s home systems.

Format

Scan Lines

Scan Range

Pixelization

Frame Rate

DTV

480 active

(60i)

 

60i

 

525 total

31.5 kHz

720x480

24p, 30p, 60p,

 

 

(60p)

 

or 60i fps

 

480 active

 

 

 

 

 

HDTV

750 total

45 kHz (60p)

1280x720

24p, 30p, 60p

 

720 active

 

 

 

 

1125 total

33.75 kHz

1920x1080

 

 

 

(60i)

 

 

 

1080 active

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aspect Ratio

4:3 or 16:9

16:9

Divx Format Definition

DivX is a digital video compression technology based on MPEG-4 and developed by DivXNetworks,Inc.; do not confuse this acronym with DIVX (digital video express ),a DVD-ROM format endorsed by major movie studios that tracks and enforces strict copy protection standards.

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