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Roy Walker
WA5YZD
History
In the United States, the National Television System Committee (for which
the NTSC standard is named) standardized on 525 lines at 30 fps in 1940,
with regular broadcasts starting on July 1, 1941.
Current high definition video standards were developed during the course
of the advanced television process initiated by the Federal
Communications Commission in 1987 at the request of American
broadcasters
6 Mhz Channel can produce multiple programs viewable with ATSC tuner
(multicasting)
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Converting to DTV will also free up parts of the scarce and valuable
broadcast airwaves. Those portions of the airwaves can then be
used for other important services, such as advanced wireless and
public safety services (for example, police, fire departments, and
rescue squads, commercial wireless).
Compare DTV picture quality. Go to the showroom and look at what you are
paying for. Contrast and compare the cost with the picture quality and features
within a brand you are considering. Look at the next brand and repeat the
comparison.
Make sure you have all the DTV equipment you need. DTV equipment can
be purchased as an integrated set or as separate components. Integrated
digital televisions have built-in tuners and a monitor to display the programming.
If you buy a DTV monitor (without an integrated tuner), you will need a stand-alone
tuner, cable set-top box, or satellite set-top box to watch DTV.
HDTV is the Top End Quality of DTV. HDTV requires special equipment, so
make sure to ask about HDTV-capable equipment and talk to your cable or satellite
provider to verify you have the proper set-top box to view HDTV.
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Is 720p vs. 1080i worth being concerned about? Yes and no. If
you're a consumer looking for a new TV, you can happily
ignore the 720p vs. 1080i debate because every TV which is
described as HDTV or HDTV Ready is required to support both
formats.
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A 1080i signal comprises 1080 horizontal lines but all the lines
are not displayed on-screen simultaneously. Instead, they are
interlaced (hence the 'i'), i.e. every other lines is displayed for
1/60th of a second and then the alternate lines are displayed
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Interlacing
Most of the time interlacing works fine, but for fast moving
images such as sports like baseball and hockey it can cause
problems which manifest themselves as a 'stepping' effect onscreen. Progressive scan signals don't have this problem and
so are better suited to sports.
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Screen Technologies
Rear Projection TVs rear projection TVs can create brilliant, wide
angle pictures on ever-larger screens (Its the Mirrors DLP)
LCD screens - are very thin and produce extremely clear pictures,
but are currently expensive and limited in size
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Aspect Ratio
Most new sets allow you to stretch or zoom the picture to fill
the screen. Some do a smart zoom that maintains linearity
of the picture. Cheaper set let you watch a distorted picture
and most people never notice how bad it looks.
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Spectra Comparison
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Questions
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