Philips 55PP9910 Quick start guide - Page 32

28 GLOSSARY ning technique that doubles the number of picture lines, eliminating the flicker and providing a jitter-free picture. PTV • Projection Television. (Rearand/or front-projection design systems are available.) QAM • Also known as "Cable in the clear," QAM is an unscrambled digital cable signal. RGB • Red, green, and blue signal. These are the primary colors of light that are used to produce a picture in television. By mixing levels or R, G, and B, all colors (chrominance and luminance) are reproduced. RF • Radio Frequency or modulated signal design used as the carrier for television broadcasts. Second Audio Program (SAP) • An additional audio channel provided for in the Multichannel Television Sound (MTS) broadcast standard. A monaural soundtrack included within the recorded or video signal (usually containing a second language translation for the displayed programming). SPDIF • (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a standard audio transfer file format that elimates the conversion to and from an analog format, which could degrade the signal quality. S-Video Input • Signal input that allows direct connection of high-resolution video sources, such as a satellite receiver, DVD player, S (Super)-VHS videocassette recorder, or video games. Provides improved picture resolution, sharpness, and clarity. Twin-lead Wire • The more commonly used name for the two-strand, 300-ohm antenna wire used with many indoor and outdoor antenna systems. In many cases, this type of antenna wire requires an additional adapter (or balun) to connect to the 75-ohm input terminals designed into the more recent TVs and VCRs. 480p • Digital picture format with 704 x 480 pixels, sent at 60 complete frames per second. This is the output format of progressive-scan DVD players. 1080i • Digital high-definition picture format with 1920 x 1080 pixels, sent at 60 interlaced frames per second (30 complete frames per second).