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Glossary

Broadcast TV:

Broadcasting video signals using high-frequency

electromagnetic waves to distribute television channels to viewers
(standard TV broadcast).

CATV:

Community Antenna Television, the original name for cable

TV. A television distribution system that uses coaxial cable instead of
the traditional radio broadcasting (over-the-air) method to deliver
television, FM radio, and other services to consumers.

Color Temperature:

Adjusting the color temperature enables you to

set the intensity of white light. Color temperature is measured in
Kelvin (K). Higher color temperatures result in a blue tint. Lower
temperatures result in a red tint.

Hue:

Colors in a color system are measured by hue, saturation and

luminance. Hue indicates the predominant color.

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display):

A display technology that uses

rod-shaped molecules (liquid crystals) that flow like liquid and bend
light.

Saturation:

Chromatic purity indicating the amount of white contained

in a color. Fully saturated colors are pure colors; less saturated colors
appear as pastel shades.

Stereo:

is the default audio signal belonging to a particular channel.

S-Video:

Separate video, a video cabling standard used to transmit

video by keeping brightness (Y) and color information (C) on
separate channels. Most often used with camcorders.

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