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SDTV [2 records]

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Record 1 2002-01-10

English

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

It was also filmed in special HDTV (High Definition Television) cameras, and ExpressVu received the HDTV signal and converted it to SDTV (Standard Definition Television) so we could watch it with our S-video plugs on the backs of our TV sets.

French

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

Bell ExpressVu transmettra un autre format de télévision numérique, la télévision super définition (TVSD) équivalant à la qualité du DVD, soit 800 lignes environ. Ne manquera que le décodeur TVHD (télévision haute définition).

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-06-01

English

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

A digital television system that is similar to current standards in picture resolution and aspect ratio.

OBS

The picture and sound will be clearer than NTSC, and its digital base will allow more than one program to be broadcast over the same bandwidth at the same time.

French

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

Télévision de définition standard [...] fait généralement référence à un signal de télédiffusion numérique ou analogue et aux appareils qui fournissent une qualité d'image grossièrement égale au standard NTSC, c'est-à-dire, un balayage d'environ 500 lignes.

Key term(s)
  • télévision à définition normalisée

Spanish

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