Digital TV Glossary

A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, L, M, P, R, S, T, V, W

A - Analogue to Audio description

• Analogue
• Audio description

B - Bandwidth to BT Vision

• Bandwidth
• Broadcasters
• BT Vision

C - Common interface to CRT

• Common interface
• Communal system
• Conditional access
• Coverage
• CRT

D - DAB to DVR

• DAB
• D-Cab
• Decoder
• Digital box
• Digital signal
• Digital switchover
• D-SAT
• DSL (xDSL)
• DTG
• DTT
• DTV
• DVB
• DVD
• DVR

E - Encryption to EPG

• Encryption
• Enhanced TV
• EPG

F - Freeview to FTA

• Freeview
• FTA

H - HDTV

• HDTV

I - iDTV to ITC

• iDTV
• iDVCR
• Interactive
• IRS
• ITC

L - LCD

• LCD

M - MATV to Multiplex

• MATV
• Multiplex

P - Pay-per-view to PVR

• Pay-per-view
• PDR
• Pixel
• Plasma
• Platform
• PSB
• PVR

R - Red button to Rooftop aerial

• Red button
• RF loop
• RF modulator
• Rooftop aerial

S - Scart to Switchover

• Scart
• Set-top aerial
• Sky
• Spectrum
• STB
• Switchover

T - Terrestrial to Top-up TV

• Terrestrial
• Tiscali TV
• Top-up TV

V - VCR to VoD

• VCR
• VDSL
• Virgin Media
• VoD

W - Widescreen

• Widescreen

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