Home theatre system

Home theatre system

Of or relating to private home entertainment set-ups that seek to reproduce the cinema going experience with the help of video and audio equipment.

Industry: Consumer electronics

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720p

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

A video display standard and HDTV format, where there are 1280 active horizontal pixels and 720 active scanning lines delivered in progressive format.

1080i

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

A video display standard and HDTV format, where there are 1920 active horizontal pixels and 1080 active scanning lines delivered in interlaced format.

480i

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

A video display standard, where there are 480 visible lines delivered in interlaced format. When delivered in analog format, it is identical to NTSC.

480p

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

A video display standard, where there are 480 visible lines delivered in progressive format.

576i

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

A video display standard, where there are 576 visible lines delivered in interlaced format. When delivered in analog format, it is identical to PAL.

576p

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

A video display standard, where there are 576 visible lines delivered in progressive format.

Also known as '16:9 enhanced' or 'widescreen enhanced'. This means stretching a picture out of shape, making the images tall and skinny. Many widescreen movies have been filmed on standard Academy ...