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Digital Television

Digital Television. What is TV going to look like in 2009? (August, 2011 in Canada). Analog Broadcast Television. Digital Broadcast Television. Understanding Broadcast Television. What is Analog Television? The signal that has been in use since May 10, 1928

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Digital Television

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  1. Digital Television What is TV going to look like in 2009? (August, 2011 in Canada) 2008 HDT Rally . October 4 - 11 . Hutchinson, KS

  2. Analog Broadcast Television 2008 HDT Rally . October 4 - 11 . Hutchinson, KS

  3. Digital Broadcast Television 2008 HDT Rally . October 4 - 11 . Hutchinson, KS

  4. Understanding Broadcast Television • What is Analog Television? • The signal that has been in use since May 10, 1928 • WRGB-TV, Schenectady, NY – Still on the air • WWOR-TV, Newark, NJ – Still on the air • By 1939 the three major networks were started in NY • Standardized in 1949 as NTSC • National Television System Committee • In 1953, color was added to the existing standard • NTSC has a hue problem (Europe solved with PAL) • VHF – Very High Frequency 30MHz – 300MHz • UHF – Ultra High frequency 300MHz – 3000MHz (3GHz) 2008 HDT Rally . October 4 - 11 . Hutchinson, KS

  5. Understanding Broadcast Television • What is Digital Television? • Replacement signal definition for NTSC (analog), called ATSC • Advanced Television System Committee • Committee formed in 1982 • Adopted by the FCC on December 4, 1996 • Adopted by Argentina in 1998 • By October 2000 in the USA, there were 158 stations in 55 markets broadcasting DTV to 65% of television viewers nationwide. • By November 2005, the numbers were 1525 stations in 211 markets with 95% coverage of television viewers. • Signals are broadcast over VHF/UHF frequencies 2008 HDT Rally . October 4 - 11 . Hutchinson, KS

  6. Understanding Broadcast Television • Do I Need a Digital Antenna ? • Frequencies are exactly the same as it was for analog television • You do not NEED a new antenna • … but you might want a better antenna • The signal changes from a wave form to a stream of 1’s and 0’s. • Waveforms are still recognizable even with large errors • More errors equal more snow and static • Stream of 1’s and 0’s is unrecognizable with very small errors • More errors equal NO picture and/or no sound 2008 HDT Rally . October 4 - 11 . Hutchinson, KS

  7. Understanding Aspect Ratio • Aspect Ratio • Written as Width:Height of the picture image. • SDTV – Retronym for the standard picture • 4:3, Full Screen, 1.33 to 1 • HDTV – Same as most movies • 16:9, Widescreen • Letterbox – a 16:9 image shown in 4:3 format with black bars on the top and bottom of the screen. • Not all widescreen DVD’s 16:9, 1.65 to 1 • 1.78 to 1, 1.85 to 1, 2.35 to 1 2008 HDT Rally . October 4 - 11 . Hutchinson, KS

  8. What is HDTV? • What is HDTV? • High Definition Television • 720p, 1080i (i=interlaced, p=progressive, not standardized) • 1080i = 1920 x 1080 pixels (2.07mb per image) • 720p = 1280 x 720 pixels (0.92mb per image) • 480p = (640,854) x 480 (0.31-0.41mb per image) • 16:9 Aspect ratio • Subset of Digital Television • Digital Cable Box (Satellite Included) • All digital signals • Only a few are HDTV 2008 HDT Rally . October 4 - 11 . Hutchinson, KS

  9. Understanding Television • What did you need before 2009? • NTSC (National Television System Committee) Tuner • Antenna that can receive NTSC signal frequencies • What do you need in 2009? • Television with an ATSC tuner • Either built in (required for all TV’s since 2007) • or external ATSC Tuner = Converter Box • Antenna that can receive ATSC signal frequencies • ATSC and NTSC use the same frequencies • They use the same antenna technology 2008 HDT Rally . October 4 - 11 . Hutchinson, KS

  10. Understanding DVD • CD – ROM (1982), VCD (1993) • Compact Disc Read Only Memory (Audio and Data) 0.8gb, 80 min. • Digital Video Disc (1997) – 480 lines of resolution • Stores at least 4.7gb, up to 9.4gb • Two competing standards, both are 1080i (2006) • HD-DVD – Toshiba, Microsoft, Paramount, United Artists 30gb • Blu-Ray – SONY, Disney, Playstation 3 50gb • As of February 2008, Blu-Ray wins as HD-DVD vendors halt production • Upscale older DVD’s to 1080i for playback • Upscaling DVD Players (2007) • Takes a 480 resolution DVD and displays it in 1080i resolution • They do not play HD-DVD or Blu-Ray discs • Wait for Blu-Ray to stop rebooting (2009?) 2008 HDT Rally . October 4 - 11 . Hutchinson, KS

  11. So What do I do in my RV? 2008 HDT Rally . October 4 - 11 . Hutchinson, KS

  12. RV Installation • Vendors are behind the times for DTV, HDTV and Satellite • Still COAX based • Satellite pre-wiring is just getting started • TV providers just starting to understand the RV market • Needs • One COAX connection for EACH television • One COAX connection for EACH DVR (Tivo) • One COAX connection for over the air reception 2008 HDT Rally . October 4 - 11 . Hutchinson, KS

  13. What are all these Wires? • Video • COAX (RG-6) • Composite Video • Single Yellow RCA • Super Video, S-Video • Black 4-pin connector • Component • Red, Green, Blue RCA • DVI – Video Only • Big Rectangular Conn. • HDMI – Audio and Video • Small Rectangular Conn. • Audio • COAX (RG-6) • Stereo Audio • Red, White (Black) RCA • Digital RCA • Orange RCA • Digital Optical • Black Fiber Optic Cable • D-Shaped Connector 2008 HDT Rally . October 4 - 11 . Hutchinson, KS

  14. Typical Connections – Home Theatre HDMI TV Ant Cable RG-6 Digital Audio TV Home Theatre DVD DVD Satellite Dish DVR SAT 2008 HDT Rally . October 4 - 11 . Hutchinson, KS

  15. Simplifying Home Theatre HDMI TV Ant Cable RG-6 Digital Audio RCA LRV TV Home Theatre DVD DVD Satellite Dish DVR SAT 2008 HDT Rally . October 4 - 11 . Hutchinson, KS

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