Glossary
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
LCoS - Liquid Crystal on Silicon
LED - Light Emitting Diode
Luminance - refers to the brightness of an image.
Lux - 1 Lux = 1 footcandle; measurement of brightness
Moire - A visual illusion in which a succession of parallel curved lines produces a pattern to the naked eye, but does not really exist. Otherwise known as the moire effect.
NCTA - National Cable Television Association
Noise reduction - Feature on the OSD for the Syntax Olevia models that enables channels from the tuner box to reduce noise displayed on the LCD unit.
NTSC - National Television systems Committee
OSD - On Screen Display; brought up by pressing the menu button on the TV or the Remote.
Over Scanning - An image displayed is larger than the display area
PAL - Phase Alternating Line
Parental Control - The ability to block access to specified content from an unsuitable audience.
PIP - Picture in Picture; feature that enables one source to be displayed on top of another source.
Pixel Resolution - Refers to the number of rows horizontal and vertical that produces the image.
PIP - Picture in Picture; Allows an image to be displayed in front of another image.
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