Magnavox 19MD358B User Manual

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EN-34ENGLISHFRANÇAISEESPAÑOLGlossary10.Aspect Ratio The ratio between the width and height of the TV picture on the screen. In a normal TV set theaspect ratio is 4 to 3 (4:3). The new aspect ratio in HDTV is 16:9 which resembles the aspectratio in a movietheatre (Widescreen). New TV systems support both 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio and can automat-ically switch between them.Audio Video (A/V) A term often used when discussing a channel on a TV receiver or on video equipment, which hasbeenespecially designed to accept VCR audio-video signals. This channel automatically activatesspecial circuitry within the TV set to prevent picture distortion and skewing. It is also used foraudio-video processors, which handle both types of signals.ATSC ATSC: Advanced Television Systems Committee. Formed to establish technical standards foradvancedtelevision systems, including digital high definition television (HDTV).CVBS Composite Video Baseband Signal. In broadcast television this refers to the video signal, includ-ing the colour information and syncs.Component VideoInput (Y Pb Pr)Component Video Input is a type of connection that uses a cinch-type connector to allow settop boxes or analog DVD players to connect a signal to the TV. By offering the cinch-type input(YPbPr) the primary colors, red, green and blue are connected from a set top box directly intothe TV allowing for the signal to display on the screen.DTV Digital television. Generic term that refers to all digital television formats, including high-definitiontelevision (HDTV) and standard-definition television (SDTV).DOLBY Digital Dolby Digital - Six-channel digital audio standard that is part of the U.S. digital television stan-dard; also called AC-3 or Digital 5.1. The channels consist of front left, front right, front center,surround or rear left, surround or rear right, and a separate subwoofer.Digital Tuner A digital tuner serves as the decoder required to receive and display digital broadcasts. It can beincluded inside TV sets or via a cable receiver box.HDTV The generally agreed upon definition of HDTV is approximately twice the vertical andhorizontal picture resolution of today’s NTSC TV, which essentially makes the picture twiceas sharp. HDTV also has a screen ratio of 16:9 as compared with most of today’s TV screens,which have a screen ratio of 4:3. HDTV offers reduced motion artifacts (i.e. ghosting, dot crawl),and offers 5.1 independent channels of CD-quality stereo surround sound, (also referred to asAC-3).NTSC National television system committee. The organization that developed the analog televisionstandard currently in use in the U.S., Canada, and Japan. Now generally used to refer to thatstandard. The NTSC standardcombines blue, red, and green signals modulated as an AM signal with an FM signal for audio.Progressive Scan In Progressive Scanning all the horizontal scan lines are scanned on to the screen at one time.The Digital TV and HDTV Standards accept both Interlaced Scan and Progressive Scan broadcastand display methods.Resolution Resolution: A measurement of the finest (smallest) detail that is visible in a video image. TVResolutions may be expressed as number of pixels in an image; or more commonly,As Total Number of (horizontally scanned) Lines used to create the image.Standard Digital TV Resolutions:SDTV: 480i - The picture is 704x480 pixels, 480p - The picture is 704x480 pixels.HDTV: 720p - The picture is 1280x720 pixels, 1080i - The picture is 1920x1080 pixels,1080p - The picture is 1920x1080 pixels.SPDIF SPDIF (Sony and Philips Digital Interconnect Format) is highly recommended for high qualitydigital sound output.