Digital TV Glossary - P

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Digital TV terms defined on this page:
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• Pay-per-view
• PDR
• Pixel
• Plasma
• Platform
• PSB
• PVR

Usually movies and sporting events that you can pay a one-off extra cost to watch.
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PDR

Personal Digital Recorder. See also DVR.
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One of thousands of tiny dots on your TV screen that make up the image. HD programmes have four times as many pixels as standard channels.
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A type of flat panel TV many of which are HD-ready and go up to larger sizes such as 44 inches.
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The method by which you receive digital TV, e.g. via cable, satellite or broadband.
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Public Service Broadcasters. The BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, SC4 and Teletext.
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Personal Video Recorder. See also DVR.
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