Stands for Denton Television (studio) EINER KLEINER HERREN - German for little boy". Correctly, it should be "Einer Kleiner Herr" (not "Herren"). The reason the -en was added to this word is most likely so it would rhyme with the lyric "...for which I am most carin'."

Television signals that are recorded, broadcast, and processed digitally. There are currently 18 different DTV formats that have been specified that include SD and HD formats. DTV broadcasts are sharper than analog broadcasts and offer much better noise immunity and resistance to degradation.

A TV set built to receive digital broadcasts. Also refers to the digital broadcasts themselves, which are currently transmitted by more than 10 percent of U.S. digital-ready DTV. The digital signals are either high-definition-HDTV or standard-definition-SDTV. (See high definition and SDTV.)

A method of representing a television signal as a series of numbers. The numbers making up the picture elements are encoded in binary form as a series of 1's and 0's. The digital signal can thus be computationally manipulated to eliminate redundancy (compressed) to allow much higher picture and sound quality to be transmitted in a given spectrum space.

Enhanced Definition Television. A system that retains the present 625 (PAL/SECAM) or 525 (NTSC) lines whilst providing better image quality and widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio.

DTV stands for Digital Television. It refers to all digital television formats and standards established by the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC). Two basic DTV standards are HDTV (high-definition television) and SDTV (standard-definition television)

Digital television. A TV transmission techniques using digital bit streams (a series of 0's and 1's) rather than analog waves with constantly varying values systems in radio frequency transmissions. A catch-all acronym used for the US ATSC broadcasting system. HDTV, EDTV, and SDTV are all forms of DTV.

Comprises three elements, HDTV, EDTV, and SDTV.

Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of television signals using digital rather than conventional analog methods.

Digital Television. The generic overall term for the digital video broadcast (ATSC) adopted to replace the old analog standard (NTSC). It consists of 18 different formats, all of which must be supported by new digital ready televisions. For more information, see our article on HD Television.

See digital television.

Umbrella term used for the system that will eventually replace our NTSC system in 2006. HDTV is a subset of the DTV system. While the FCC does not recognize specific scan rates in the adopted DTV system, typically accepted rates include 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i.

Digital TV - Umbrella Term for all SDTV and HDTV Broadcast Levels.

The umbrella term used for the new broadcasting system adopted by the FCC in 1996. DTV includes all elements of digital broadcasting, including High and Standard Definition television, datacasting and multicasting. Analog television receives one continuous electronic signal. In contrast, DTV works on the same principle as a computer or a digitally recorded compact disk. It uses binary code, a series of ones and zeros, rather than a continuous signal.

Standard television signals are in analog format. Some HDTV systems (such as Japan's early efforts) use analog signals as well. Digital Television refers...

Digital television. In general, any system that encodes video and audio in digital form. In specific, the Digital Television System proposed by the ATSC or the digital TV standard proposed by the Digital TV Team founded by Microsoft, Intel, and Compaq.

Digital TV. A new system of digital television broadcasts.

Refers to standard or high definition TV whose signals are digital during production, transmission, storage, and reception. DTV has many advantages. It can be compressed to provide four, five or more channels in the same bandwidth required for one channel of NTSC television (the current U.S. standard). Digital television provides a crystal clear, "snow-free" picture to all TVs that can receive a minimum level signal. Within the DTV or ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) standard, there are 18 current formats, several of which are called HDTV. Broadcasters will have the option of showing several SDTV programs or one or two HDTV programs, all with a single DTV channel. Note: Even digital TV signals are converted to analog to pass through component video or S-video cables and/or just before being displayed on a picture tube. The fewer analog/digital conversions there are altogether, the better the overall quality can be.

Digital Television. Another acronym for the new digital television standards. See HDTV.

A new technology for transmitting and receiving broadcast television signals. DTV provides clearer resolution and improved sound quality.

(digital television) uses digital modulation and compression to broadcast video, audio and data signals to television sets.

Digital TV is the umbrella term encompassing High-definition Television and several other applications, including Standard Definition Televison, datacasting, multicasting and interactivity.

"Digital television." This comprises all the components of digital television, including HDTV, SDTV, datacasting, and multicasting.

Refers to digital television broadcasts and to new televisions or set-top receivers/adaptors that can access and display digital broadcasts.

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Digital Television. Often used to describe one of the many new forms of digital terrestrial transmission of video program material.

The new American digital broadcast TV standard, which began operation in late 1998, and will eventually replace the 60-year-old analog NTSC system. DTV comes in two basic flavors: widescreen, near-film-quality HDTV (High-Definition Television) with Dolby Digital audio, and medium-quality SDTV (Standard-Definition TV).

Digital Television: Digital broadcast television standard for HDTV and SDTV.

DTV is the acronym for Digital Television. Digital television comes in three, increasing quality standards: standard definition, enhanced definition and high definition.

Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of television signals in digital format instead of analog format. Digital is a much superior way of transmitting signals because of the following reasons: Better image resolution for any given bandwidth; interactive content; superior audio quality; capacity for multicasting; compatibility with computers and possibly the Internet; and consistency of reception over long distances.

Digital Television. The U.S. ATSC digital standard includes standard-definition (SDTV) and high-definition (HDTV) digital formats. The picture and sound quality of HDTV is far superior to analog.

Abbreviation for digital television. Any technology, using any of several digital encoding schemes, used in connection with the transmission and reception of television signals. Depending on the transmission medium, DTV often uses some type of digital compression to reduce the required digital data rate. Except for artifacts of the compression, DTV is more immune (than analog television) to degradation in transmission, resulting in a higher quality of both audio and video, to the limits of signal reception.

The next generation of video and audio technology for TV broadcasters. Often synonymous with high-definition television or HDTV. According to the 1996 Telecommunications Act, broadcasters can offer "ancillary and supplementary services" such as paging and data in addition to video programming.

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Television sent over a digital network. It is nearly immune to interference and degradation, and it can display a much better range of colors than can analog television.

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