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Hybrid Log-Gamma
high dynamic range standard that was jointly developed by the BBC and NHK
field
still image forming part of a video
IRE
unit of measurement for composite video signals
10K resolution
Video or display resolutions with a width of around 10,000 pixels
D2-MAC
thumb|The simultaneous PAL transmission of all TV-picture elements and the multiplexed transmission of the TV picture elements with D2-MAC. 300px|thumb|A preview of actual D2-MAC signal. From left to right: digital data, chrominance and luminance with teletext packets between fields. thumb|D2-Mac processing on a Philips satellite receiver from 1990 D2-MAC is a satellite television transmission standard, a member of Multiplexed Analogue Components family. It was created to solve D-MAC's bandwidth usage by further reducing it, allowing usage of the system on cable and satellite broadcast. It cou
TV-Anytime
TV-Anytime is a set of specifications for the controlled delivery of multimedia content to a user's local storage. It seeks to exploit the evolution in convenient, high capacity storage of digital information to provide consumers with a highly personalized TV experience. Users will have access to content from a wide variety of sources, tailored to their needs and personal preferences. TV-Anytime specifications are specified by the TV-Anytime Forum.
cord-cutting
In broadcast television, cord-cutting refers to the pattern of viewers, known as cord-cutters, canceling their subscriptions to multichannel television services available over cable or satellite, dropping pay television channels or reducing the number of hours of subscription television viewed in response to competition from rival media available over the Internet. This content is either free or significantly cheaper than the same content provided via cable.
Inductive output tube
Television Broadcast Transmitter Power Amplifier
Universal Satellites Automatic Location System
satellite dish motor protocol
LocationFree Player
remote video streaming server by Sony
Dot crawl
visual artifact present in composite video signals
Slingbox
The Slingbox was a TV streaming media device made by Sling Media that encoded local video for transmission over the Internet to a remote device (sometimes called placeshifting). It allowed users to remotely view and control their cable, satellite, or digital video recorder (DVR) system at home from a remote Internet-connected personal computer, smartphone, or tablet as if they were at home.
FTA receiver
receiver designed to receive unencrypted broadcasts.
Video Disk Recorder
open-source application for Linux
free viewpoint television
3D television technology
International Broadcasting Convention
trade show for the TV industry
Integrated receiver/decoder
electronic device
Cue Card
cards that help speakers remember what to say
TV-out
thumb|TV-out on an Intergraph Intense3D [[Voodoo Rush; S-video (first connector) and composite video (yellow RCA connector below)]] The term TV-out is commonly used to label the connector of equipment providing an analog video signal acceptable for a television AV input. TV-out is different from AV-out in that it only provides video, no audio.
HD-MAC
HD-MAC (High Definition Multiplexed Analogue Components) was a broadcast television standard proposed by the European Commission in 1986, as part of Eureka 95 project. It belongs to the MAC - Multiplexed Analogue Components standard family. It is an early attempt by the EEC to provide high-definition television (HDTV) in Europe. It is a complex mix of analogue signal (based on the Multiplexed Analogue Components standard), multiplexed with digital sound, and assistance data for decoding (DATV). The video signal (1250 lines/50 fields per second in 16:9 aspect ratio, with 1152 visible lines) was
Multichannel television sound
Television audio encoding standard
Active Format Description
standard set of codes for television or set-top-box decoders
jog dial
type of control knob
television encryption
encryption used to control access to pay television services, usually cable or satellite television services
Time base correction
technique to reduce errors in analog recordings
Portapak
A Portapak is a battery-powered, self-contained video tape analog recording system. Introduced to the market in 1967, it could be carried and operated by one person.
TV-B-Gone
right|thumb|A TV-B-Gone
NexTView
NexTView was an electronic program guide for the analog domain, introduced in 1995 and based on Teletext Level 2.5 / Hi-Text.
overscan
Overscan is a behaviour in certain television sets in which part of the input picture is cut off by the visible bounds of the screen. It exists because cathode-ray tube (CRT) television sets from the 1930s to the early 2000s were highly variable in how the video image was positioned within the borders of the screen. It then became common practice to have video signals with black edges around the picture, which the television was meant to discard in this way.
TV80
thumb|The Sinclair FTV1/TV80 flat screen TV