Glossary
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Color
- The term refers to the amount of color present. This varies between each user, as each
person perceives colors differently.
Color Temperature
- Feature on the OSD for the Syntax Olevia models that enables warm, normal
or cool color settings. Warm emphasizes red, cool emphasizes blue, and normal doesn't emphasize
any of the primary colors. This setting may affect each person individually depending on how color is
perceived.
Comb Filter
- A filtering system designed to removal unwanted artifacts by rejecting certain
frequencies while permitting others.
Component
- A three RCA type input that uses high quality cables (one for brightness, and two for
color). Process increases bandwidth resulting in more color information to be carried to the TV
producing a more accurate picture.
Composite
- Also known as CVBS, Technology that permits the combination of color information and
brightness under one wire. A single video signal that carries both brightness and color information
are contained in a single wire.
Contrast
- Difference in luminance between the white and black colors.
CRT
- Cathode Ray Tube.
DB15
- Also referred to as VGA; See VGA
De-Interlace
- Process of converting an interlaced video signal.
Display Area
- The perimeter of the LCD glass the image is displayed on. See Video Resolution
Dual Link
- See Single Link; Supports a maximum bandwidth of 2 x 165 MHz (1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz,
1280 x 1024 @ 85 Hz).
DVI
- Digital Video Interface Describes the technology that is used to take full advantage of a signal
when paired with a high-end video card and flat panel displays
DVI-A
- Digital Video Hi-Resolution Analog
DVI-D
- Digital Video Interface Digital; Cable is used for direct connection from one digital source
to the TV; See DVI
DVI-I
- Digital Video Interface Integrated; Cable that supports analog and digital signals; See DVI
DTV
- Digital Television
Factory Default
- Feature on the OSD for the Syntax Olevia models that resets all menu options to
factory default.
F-Connector
- The standard connector found on video equipments that coaxial cables connect to.
Flat-Panel Display
- ultra thin displays, usually found in notebooks are now entering the TV
appliances sector as new technology enables wider/larger screens.
Frame
- A complete picture that includes both even and odd lines. 30 video frames are present in 1
second.
Gain
- Describes the amplification level of a particular signal.
HDCP
- High bandwidth Digital Content Protection
HDTV
- 1.High Definition Television 2. Designates as the unit having a built in ATSC
tuner to decode High Definition signals (720P/1080I).
HD-Ready
- A unit that supports the High Definition displays (720P/1080I) with the
help of a Set-Top Box.
Horizontal Resolution
- Refers to the number of vertical black and white lines defined
along a horizontal line.
IR
- Infrared
Input
- term used in the On Screen Display
