Appendix B - Glossary

Amplifier

Anamorphic views

A stereo component that outputs to speakers, and increases the gain or level of an audio signal. An amplifier doesn’t typically include a radio.

Also referred to as Enhanced for Widescreen, or Enhanced for 16:9. The process that horizontally shrinks a 16:9 image into a 4:3 space to convert images between widescreen and typical television image aspect ratio. Used on many DVDs.

Aspect ratio

The ratio of image width to image height. Common motion-picture ratios

 

are 1.85:1 and 2.35:1. Television screens are usually 1.33:1 (also known

 

as 4:3). HDTV is 1.78:1, or 16:9.

A/V switch

DLP® (Digital Light Processing)

DVD recorder (DVR)

A device with several audio and video source inputs that sends a selected audio/video source input signal to an output device like speakers or a TV.

Projector screen technology that relies on using individually controlled tiny mirrors (micro mirrors) to produce an image. Developed originally by Texas Instruments.

A standalone unit that resembles and functions very much like a VCR. Like a VCR, DVD recorders all have AV source inputs. It can also record TV shows.

HDTV (High Definition Television)

Light controller

Mini-system

NTSC

(National Television

System(s) Committee)

The high-resolution form of television. HDTV has 1125 lines of resolution, or more than five times the video information than that of a TV set, creating a much crisper, more detailed picture.

A device that is connected to a set of lights and allows the lights to be powered or dimmed remotely.

A single unit that is some combination of the functionality of a DVD, VCR, radio, and amplifier.

The standard video broadcast format used in North America.

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Output Device

A device that produces the sound or picture, for example,

 

a TV or speakers.

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Logitech 900 user manual Appendix B Glossary

900 specifications

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