24 Terms
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DVI
Entertainment; TV
Digital Video Interface. A high-quality digital connector. Similar to HDMI and sometimes with HDCP, DVI can digitally transmit uncompressed, high-definition video, preserving perfect picture quality. ...
DVR
Entertainment; TV
Digital Video Recorder. A device that records video in a digital format to a disk drive or other memory medium within a device. The term includes stand-alone set-top boxes, Portable Media Players ...
EAS
Entertainment; TV
Emergency Alert System. This is designed to provide the President with a means to address the American people in the event of a national emergency.
EDTV
Entertainment; TV
Enhanced Definition TV. A better digital television transmission than SDTV with at least 480p (progressive), in a 16:9 or 4:3 display and Dolby® digital surround sound. The quality of most ...
emergency video description
Entertainment; TV
Video descriptions are a way to inform people who are blind or have other vision disabilities of what is happening on the television screen. Video description is the insertion of verbal descriptions ...
EPG
Entertainment; TV
Electronic Program Guide. An interactive list of upcoming TV programming that can be transmitted along with a DTV program.
flat panel TV sets
Entertainment; TV
Thin, lightweight TV sets that can be hung on a wall. Current flat panels (also called “flat screens”) use LCD or Plasma screen technology.
