Annexe
Glossary
Here are terms used in the manual for Presto! PVR.
AC'97
– (Short for Audio Codec '97) This is an audio encoding system
for computer files.
Analog
TV
– This is the traditional old-style television signal. Kind of
like radio waves.
Aspect
Ratio
– This is a measure of how wide your television picture
is compared to how tall it is. Regular television is 4:3, and HDTV is
16:9.
ATSC -
The Advanced Television Systems Committee developed the
ATSC digital television standard for the United States. These
standards were also adopted by Canada, Mexico, and South Korea. It
is intended to replace the widely used NTSC system and produces
wide screen 16:9 images. The ATSC standards also boast theater
quality audio through the AC3 format.
Auto
Scan
– Automatic scanning. The computer looks for television
signals.
Buffer
– This is a memory space for making time shifting possible.
Closed
Captions
– Closed captions are subtitles specifically provided
for the hard of hearing.
Deinterlace
– This is used for making you picture look like it is not
composed of many separate lines.
Digital
TV
– Television signals made up of computer data. Ones and
zeros.
DDR
(
Direct Disc Recording
) – Recording TV programs directly to
DVD or hard disk.
DirectX
9
– DirectX is technology for displaying video and playing
audio. 9 is the version number.
DVB
– Digital Video Broadcast.
EPG
– Electronic Program Guide
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