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 Enhanced-definition television - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Enhanced-definition television, extended-definition television, or EDTV is a CEA marketing shorthand term for certain television formats.
A standard definition television signal is broadcast with interlaced frames and is commonly referred to as "480i" or "576i".
Prior to the 2004–2005 television season, the Fox Network was broadcasting in EDTV in the U.S. As of the 2004–2005 season, they have begun broadcasting in 720p, an HDTV format.
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 Adelphia High Definition Television
When using digital television terminology, interlaced scan is denoted by the lowercase �i' and progressive scan by the lowercase �p' after either the frame rate (60i, 24p) or the resolution as stated in the number of horizontal lines displayed on screen (1080i, 720p).
Televisions generally have more horizontal than vertical resolution and lend themselves more to rectangular pixels that are taller than they are wide.
The quality of any television picture is measured by the number of horizontal lines displayed on the screen.
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 HDTV - High Definition TV
Enhanced Definition TV (EDTV): A Better digital television transmission than SDTV with at least 480p, in a 16 x 9 or 4 x 3 display and Dolby digital surround sound.
Standard Definition TV (SDTV): Basic digital television transmission that may be displayed with fewer than 480 progressively scanned lines (480p) in 16 x 9 or 4 x 3 format.
Digital TV (DTV): Television delivered and displayed using radio frequency waves that contain information that is digitally encoded for improved quality and efficiency.
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 TWICE: This Week In Consumer Electronics
Enhanced Definition Television (EDTV) Monitor: This is a monitor (presumably ATSC tunerless) that has active vertical scanning lines to meet the 480 progressive (480p) format or higher, but does not specify a picture aspect ratio.
Enhanced Definition Television (EDTV) Monitor: A monitor (presumably ATSC tunerless) that has active vertical scanning lines to meet the 480 progressive (480p) format or higher, but does not specify a picture aspect ratio.
Enhanced Definition Television (EDTV) Tuner: This is a RF receiver that receives all ATSC terrestrial digital transmissions and decodes all ATSC Table 3 video formats.
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 High Definition Television
HDTV refers to the new era of high definition television with a wider viewing picture (Aspect Ratio), resolution and picture quality at least 3 times clearer than presently available, and surround sound encoding derived from movie theater sound systems.
Simply stated, television has begun to show its age and in the realm of the digital world, a television makeover is in order.
A HDTV Ready television is a set which is designed to be used with today’s analog signals, but possesses additional inputs, which when used with a special converter, allows the television to display HDTV.
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 Shopping information about television: LCD, Plasma & HDTV
Enhanced definition TV gives you a picture that is superior to regular old analog TV, but not as good as HD.
Televisions with this slot can use a card that the cable company provides instead of a set-top box to receive a HD signal.
A Higher Definition picture is made up of more scan lines on the screen – at least 720 compared to 480 for the analog picture.
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 Enhanced Definition TV - EDTV Enhanced Definition Televisions
Enhanced Definition is the ability to display 480p source material.
EDTV is an Enhanced Definition TV set that can play 480p material and sometimes convert 480i to 480p.
Find, compare and buy products in categories ranging from Standard Televisions to Flat Panel Televisions.
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 High-Definition Television
Their digital television standard encompasses a large number of different kinds of formats, and the exchange between these standards is left for the receiver to handle.
The definition is the cause, but from the viewer's point of view, the biggest change is in viewing angle rather than definition.
The broadcasters pay for their bandwidth, and the choice of transmitting one HDTV channel, or multiple normal television channels (increasing advertisement time), is a hard one.
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 High-Definition Television (HDTV)
The first is called Digital TV, or 480p, Enhanced Definition TV is 720p, and High-Definition TV is 1080i.
Color NTSC television signal debuted in the 1950s, and this was the last time the format of television signals were changed.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the industry worked out what the format of HDTV would be, and eventually decided upon a standard in the late 1990s.
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 A Consumer Guide to High-Definition Television Solid Signal
Before you make an investment in High-Definition Television, you need to know what to look for to be sure that the equipment you select will meet your needs and expectations both today and in the future.
Standard Definition Television is basic digital television programming delivered by satellite, your Satellite TV provider, or Cable TV Company.
Standard DTV (Digital Television) is a huge leap forward in television technology compared to the analog television that’s been widely available since the 1940’s.
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 DIGITAL DARK HORSE - NEWSPAPERS
Nonetheless, for all its power and influence, broadcast television news is a dead medium, awaiting early burial by newspapers using new technologies.
The resolution of current NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) analog television--62 dots per inch--is actually ample for most images, particularly the studio-quality forms that can be converted for digital delivery over fiber-optic lines.
The age of electronic text entirely depends on the development of screens with the definition of a laser printer.
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 HDDVD-Media.co.uk - Your Guide to High Definition DVD
First of all, EDTV stands for Enhanced Definition Television, while HDTV stands for High Definition Television.
Be advised, however, that you will need to purchase an external set-top box with an ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) tuner in order to receive digital HDTV programming.
TVs equipped with either of these formats are capable of receiving and potraying images in a digital fashion - both of which are superior in visual quality to the standard TV (SDTV).
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 High Definition Setup - High Definition Installation - High Definition Guide - High Definition Television Guide
Some broadcasters, rather than broadcasting in high definition from end to end (720 lines progressive,1080 lines interlaced) will be converting their standard television signals to digital.
Most recent mid range to high end televisions also now have the capability to "zoom in" or "stretch" a 4:3 ratio broadcast to fill most of a wide screen picture, although there will be a noticable picture distortion or loss of some top and bottom details with 4:3 broadcasts.
Recording high definition broadcasts is also an important consideration, since it cannot be recorded via conventional means such as VCR or regular personal video recorder such as a Tivo.
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 CDTV FAQ's on High Definition Television - HDTV - in Canada
Thus Standard Definition Television (SDTV) would be any display of digital transmission, down converted to 480 line interlaced format (480i).
Digital Television (DTV) is a new standard established in both Canada and the U.S.A. for the broadcast of television pictures, sound, and data.
The North American DTV standard known as ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) is basically a highly compressed stream of 1’s and 0’s, known as bits, which represent the pictures, sound and data associated with the television signal.
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 WFTV.com - HDTV - How High Definition Television Works: HD 101
In fact, in the early days of television all you had to was plug the set in (and pull up the rabbit ears) and enjoy yourself.
For most of the last 50 years, it was much simpler to purchase a television and enjoy the available programming.
The original format selected for television broadcasting was a 4:3 screen aspect ratio.
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 Amazon.com: Electronics: Daewoo DTS-42 42" Widescreen Flat-Panel Plasma EDTV
The DTS-42 is an EDTV (enhanced-definition television) with native 480p pixel resolution and display compatibility with standard-, enhanced- and full high-definition input sources (480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i), making it perfect for use with progressive-scan DVD players, personal computers, and DTV set-top receivers alike.
A digital, dynamic comb filter enhances resolution by removing blurred edges between colors and reducing dot crawl (tiny, moving dots of color along a sharp color separation in a vertical line, as in a depiction of a character's striped T-shirt).
With a plasma screen you get vivid colors like you've never seen before, extremely wide viewing angles (wider, even, than those of most LCD screens), and easy placement due to a plasma monitor's slim profile--the DTS-42 is a mere 3.2 inches deep, perfect for desk or wall mounting.
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 Glossary & Acronyms: E-K - TimeForDVD.com
EDTV: stands for Enhanced Definition Television, which is a subset of the new ATSC's Digital Television (or Digital TV) specification.
HDTV: stands for High Definition Television, which is a subset of the new ATSC Digital Television (or Digital TV) specification.
Also see High Definition Television, Standard Definition Television.
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 HD-NNC: High Definition National News Consortium
Don't be confused by enhanced-definition television (EDTV) either.
In many cases, the most affordable new digital televisions are attractively priced but are equipped with only standard definition TV (SDTV).
An integrated HDTV set has an HDTV tuner in the back of the television and can easily be connected to an antenna, satellite receiver or cable connector.
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 Definition: enhanced-quality television
enhanced-quality television: Synonym [in ITU-T usage] improved-definition television.
These definitions were prepared by ATIS Committee T1A1.
For more information on the work related to these definitions, please visit the ATIS website.
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 Digital plasma television Information
Plasma television is finally becoming a viable alternative to those bulky tube and projection sets as prices are coming down and a variety of screen sizes are available.
Digital Plasma Television are great for when you're looking to get better at digital plasma television for selfish purposes.
If you need help locating digital plasma television then you've come to the right place because we have all the digital plasma television you could want.
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 Plasma Television
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HDTV-Ready Plasma Television This Plasma TV is more than ready for whatever the future may bring.
A plasma television is a great addition to your home.
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 Panasonic TH42PD25U 42" Plasma: Read Reviews, Compare Features & Prices
Enhanced Definition provides you with a film-like image that appears without any visible scan lines.
Your Panasonic Plasma TV can take advantage of the wonderful Enhanced Definition digital video formats, such as digital TV broadcast and Progressive Scan DVD.
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 NetTV Digital Displays
Thus standard definition TV (SDTV) is often referred to as 480i, i for interlaced.
All are progressive scan, high definition displays compatible with 480i/p, 720p, and 1080i video sources.
Moreover, because there are not yet universal interoperability standards, a digital set that is plugged into a digital cable set-top box will only receive an analog signal, withholding all the advantages of digital television from a consumer.
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 HDTV Lingo
Today's television has a 4:3 aspect ratio, which is almost square in appearance.
Links information fro various sources, such as the Internet, to the television broadcast and allows the information to be displayed on-screen at the same time as a television program or delivered to your PC.
Frames of video are made up of many lines of video that are scanned onto a television screen so closely they appear to be a solid picture.
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 EDTV - Enhanced Definition TeleVision
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 Macworld: News: ViewSonic introduces new plasma display
With a native resolution of 1024x768, the VPW450HD supports HDTV, Enhanced Definition Television (EDTV), and standard TV.
It boasts a contrast ratio of up to 1000:1, a brightness level of up to 1000 cd/m2, and viewing angles of up to 160 degrees.
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 HowStuffWorks Shopper - Panasonic TH-42PD50U 42 In. EDTV Plasma Television Products
With 853 x 480 native resolution, the Panasonic TH42PD50U is an Enhanced Definition Television (EDTV) unit, and includes an integrated ATSC/QAM tuner for receiving DTV broadcasts.
High-definition television is taking consumer electronics by storm.
The new Panasonic-pioneered CableCARD feature allows you to receive digital cable television without a bulky, separate set-top box, and HDMI input allows for fully-digital signal tranfer.
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 PTBG: Panasonic Plasma TV: TH-37PD25U/P Plasma Television, Plasma TV Reviews
With 853 x 480 native resolution, the Panasonic TH37PD25U/P is an Enhanced Definition Television (EDTV) unit, and includes an integrated ATSC/QAM tuner for receiving DTV broadcasts.
The TH-37PD25U/P features an enhanced "jack pack" including: one front and two rear A/V inputs; one front and two rear S-Video inputs; and two rear component inputs and an HDMI interface.
BBE ViVA is a new High Definition 3D Sound technology which integrates a 3D enhancement effect with BBE High Definition Sound.
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 Definition: enhanced-quality television
enhanced-quality television: Synonym [in CCITT usage] improved-definition television.
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