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What is HDTV?

HDTV stands for high-definition television. HDTV can have a resolution of more than 1,000 horizontal lines of colored ...  [more]

Where can I find a simple explanation of HD terms and acronyms?

Please download the HDclearandsimple glossary on this site. You may also go to our companion educational HDTV website ...  [more]

What is the difference between DTV and HDTV signals?

DTV (or Digital Television) is a type of television signal. HDTV is the highest quality in digital signals, offering ...  [more]

What is MPEG?

MPEG stands for Motion Picture Experts Group, the standard settings body that developed the video and audio compression ...  [more]

What does ATSC stand for?

ATSC stands for the Advanced Television Systems Committee. It was responsible for defining the 18 different formats of ...  [more]

What does DVI mean? What is HDCP? What is HDMI?

DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface. It is an all digital link between a video/audio source such as an HDTV ...  [more]

What does YPbPr mean?

YPbPr is the component video format in which the luminance (Y) is represented separately from the color components (Pb ...  [more]

What is aspect ratio?

Aspect ratio is the width of a picture relative to its height. 4:3 and 16:9 are common aspect ratios. The majority of ...  [more]

What is data rate? How does it impact video quality?

The data rate is the number of bits per second used to transmit a video and audio stream. The ATSC specification calls ...  [more]

What is 480i, 720p and 1080i?

All Time Warner Cable set-top boxes are capable of displaying all of these HD resolutions. The numbers represent the ...  [more]

What is interlaced scanning?

Interlaced scanning is a broadcast process used in TV sets in which half the lines are transmitted as one field and the ...  [more]

What is Progressive Scanning?

Progressive scanning is typically used by computer monitors. This scanning process paints all the horizontal scan lines ...  [more]

What is the difference between various kinds of wires?

There are three common inputs for HDTV. For maximizing results when hooking up your HDTV. These HDTV connectors ...  [more]

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