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Media - Digital television
Digital television jargonNicam - Means that the video is capable of handling digital stereo sound. Using a Nicam VCR with a Nicam TV you will get stereo sound on most recordings of the kind of quality you would expect from a CD player. Dolby Pro Logic - Sometimes called Dolby 3 Stereo. Surround sound. 4 channels usually stereo front, left and right, centre dialogue and mono rear. Virtual Dolby Pro Logic - A virtual surround sound. This imitates Dolby Pro Logic without needing rear speakers. Dolby Digital - 5:1 channel surround sound. Six totally independent channels of digital sound - stereo front left and right, centre dialogue and stereo rear channels. Additional super woofer channel. MPEG2 - An alternative digital audio system to Dolby Digital. It is available on some DVD discs. 100Hz/Double scanning - Double scanning of images. Reduces flicker and is easier on the eye. Noticeable with complex images or text. Auto setup - makes tuning the TV in very easy. All our TVs have automatic setup. Wide screen function - this means that the video will work well with wide screen TVs. This is standard on all VCRs we carry. PAL - Broadcast standard used in Britain, Australia and some other countries. SECAM - Broadcast standard used in France and some other countries. NTSC - American and Japanese broadcast standard. Scart sockets - used for plugging your TV into a video recorder other appliances, for instance a hi-fi or a satellite system. Scart leads - used for connecting your TV to a VCR, DVD player or satellite system. Vital if you want to get Nicam stereo sound from a Nicam capable VCR or Dolby from a DVD player. See our Scart lead page. Dark Tint - A treatment of the picture tube so that it absorbs ambient light, enhances black reproduction and gives increased contrast. Audio out sockets - for connecting the TV sound to a hi-fi system. Digital Picture Processing - A process that improves the TV picture quality, brightness and colour. Digital Surround Processing - A system that artificially creates surround sound effects on normal stereo or mono TV programs or videos. Fastext - Teletext where you can move quickly through the pages by using the coloured buttons on the remote control. Rear projection - Very large screen TVs often have this. A system where the red, blue and green of TV images are projected onto a mirror which reflects the picture onto the screen. Super Scene Control - A process that some Toshibas have that improves TV picture contrast. Super Woofer - A low frequency loudspeaker for more power bass effects. Tweeter - A speaker that plays high frequency sounds. Top Up TV - usually used in conjunction with Freeview boxes. You buy a Top Up TV card which goes into your Freeview Box or Top Up TV slot on a TV, it then gives you access to a group of subscription channels that you pay extra for.
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