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Record 1 2007-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

A television screen presentation style where the picture is always the same width.

OBS

A 4:3 TV set properly displaying movies of various aspect ratios is an example of a constant image width arrangement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Mode d'affichage caractérisant particulièrement les téléviseurs conventionnels 4:3 pour lequel les images présentées sur l'écran sont d'une largeur toujours constante, quel que soit le format.

Spanish

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