| CSR
|
Customer Service Rep
|
|
| STB |
Set Top Box |
Refers to the Digital
Cable Box
|
| A/V |
Audio/Video
|
|
| DVR/PVR |
Digital/Personal Video
Recorder |
Refers to a HDD video
recorder, integrated Set-top Box
|
| GB |
Giga-Byte |
1 billion bytes
or 1000-1024 Megabytes |
| HDD |
Hard Disk Drive |
means of storing
programming in STB |
| PQ |
Picture Quality
|
|
| USB |
Universal Serial Bus
|
|
| HDTV |
High Definition Television
|
High Resolution Digital
(1080i-720p) |
| SDTV |
Standard Definition Television
|
Any Analog Television Feed
(480i 4:3 format) |
| EDTV |
Enhanced Definition Television
|
FOX currently uses this
format (480p widescreen) |
|
MIPS,inc |
-----------> |
Company that
develops processor technology for the Electronics Industry |
| MIPS |
Million
Instructions Per Second |
Processor speed
of integrated STB circuits |
| QAM |
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation |
Modulation Technique used
by Cable Co. for Digital Channels |
| QPSK |
Quadrature Phase
Shift Keying |
Modulation
Technique used by Cable Co. for Return Path Data signals |
| 8VSB |
8th Order Vestial Sideband |
Modulation Technique used
by OTA Broadcasters |
| OTA |
Over The Air
|
TV signals broadcast &
picked up with an Antenna |
| SPDIF |
Sony/Phillips Digital Interface
|
Refers to Digital Audio
Connections |
| Y/Pb/Pr |
Refers to Component Video (3 Cable)
|
Form of Digital Video
Transfer (analog) |
| RGB/HV |
Refers to Component Video (5 Cable/VGA)
|
Form of Digital Video
Transfer (analog) |
| VGA |
Refers to Computer Monitor Style Connection (15-pin)
|
Form of Digital Video
Transfer (analog) |
| DVI-D |
Digital Video Interface (digital)
|
Form of Digital Video
Transfer (Digital) 20+ pins |
| OAR |
Original Aspect Ratio |
|
| HDCP |
High-bandwidth Digital
Content Protection
|
Copyright protection for
HDTV |
