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Glossary
Definitions of DTV, HDTV & 3DTV Terms
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Network |
A communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs. (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, etc.) |
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NTIA |
National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The President's principal adviser on telecommunications and information policy issues. |
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NTSC |
National Television Systems Committee. This is the name of the old analog transmission standard used in the US, which the committee created in 1953. (Since June 13, 2009, all full-power U.S. television stations switched to DTV and now broadcast digital signals only.) |
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Native Resolution |
Specific resolution that a TV set — whether integrated or not — or a monitor, is designed to display. All other resolutions must be either up-converted or down-converted for display. |
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NTSC Tuner |
A device built in to a TV set that allows reception of analog broadcasting. |
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