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PROJECTION TV [2 records]

Record 1 2005-03-01

English

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

A television monitor receiver provided with a large flat screen which receives images projected from behind or in the front.

OBS

Rear projection televisions have built-in projectors that form images from behind the screen whereas front projection televisions receive images in the front of the screen coming from a projector laying on a table or mounted in a ceiling.

French

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

Téléviseur doté d'un grand écran sur lequel les images sont formées par projection avant ou arrière.

OBS

Les modèles de téléviseurs à projection arrière, appelés aussi rétroprojecteurs, sont dotés d'un projecteur intégré qui diffuse les images par l'arrière de l'écran tandis que les appareils à projection avant reçoivent sur leur écran les images provenant d'un projecteur posé sur une table ou fixé dans un plafond.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
CONT

An estimated 20,000 to 30,000 home-type television projection systems were sold in 1975, although admittedly the bulk of them went into taverns, discos and the like. ... With retail list prices averaging in the $1,000-$2,000 range, it's obvious that projection television is quickly moving into the big leagues.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
CONT

Le cas de la projection d'images TV dans une salle comparable à une salle de cinéma ou de théâtre est très différent du cas de la projection dans un intérieur.

Spanish

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