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Abbreviations & Definitions

Display resolutions: XGA = extended Graphics array
Full HD 1920 x 1080 new logo: "HD ready 1080p"
  • UXGA 1600 x 1200
  • WUXGA 1920 x 1200
  • WXGA 1280 x 788 up to 1366 x 768
  • XGA 1024 x 768
  • PAL 720 x 576
  • NTSC 720 x 480
  • SGA 800 x 600
  • VGA 640 x 480
HD Ready HD ready concerns the ability of television receivers to display high-definition pictures.  The term has had official use in Europe since January 2005 when, EICTA (European Information, Communications and Consumer Electronics Technology Industry Associations) announced the requirements for the label In the USA, "HD Ready" refers to any display that is capable of accepting and displaying a high-definition signal at either 720p, 1080i or 1080p using a component video or digital input, and does not have a built-in HD-capable tuner.
HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface
DVI Digital Visual Interface
DVB-T DigitalVideo Broadcasting Europe,Australia, most Asia (Taiwan, India), Africa
ATSC Advanced Television Systems Commitee US,South Korea, Canada, Mexico
ISDB-T Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial Japan, Brazil
DMB-T/H Digital Muldtimedia Broadcast China
Progressive or noninterlaced scanning Is any method for displaying, storing or transmitting moving images in which all the lines of each frame are drawn in sequence. This is in contrast to the interlacing used in traditional television systems where only the odd lines, then the even lines of each frame are drawn alternatively (each image now called a field) are drawn. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_scan)

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