ATSC
Developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee, ATSC is a standard digital television format that will be replacing the analog NTSC television system in the US by February 17, 2009 and by August 31, 2011 in Canada. ATSC standards define a high definition wide screen 16:9 video transmission system up to 1920 x 1080 pixels in size as well as 5.1-channel surround sound theater quality audio in Dolby Digital AC-3 format. The ATSC system supports a number of different display resolutions, frame rates and aspect ratios including both progressive and interlaced scanning modes.
A variety of other digital terrestrial television broadcasting systems are in use around the world including the DVB-T standard in use in much of Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Australia, India, and elsewhere, ISDB-T in Japan, and China's DMB-T/H. The map below shows digital TV standard adoption by country.
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05/21/09 9:36am Computing Dell Mini 10 gets $50 TV Tuner add-on starting today
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01/09/09 5:56pm Home A/V DTV transition threatened by converter coupon program woes
Without more funding, the federal program issuing converter box coupons can't meet the demand, with the crossover coming in just weeks. dig deeper
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01/07/09 7:23pm Home A/V Toshiba CES gear includes REGZA LCD TVs, DVD/LCD combos, storage solutions, and a tiny projector
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11/24/08 3:05pm Home A/V HANNspree HT09 LCD HDTV packs 1080p resolution into 28-inch screen
HANNspree has announced its HT09, a 1920 x 1200 LCD TV that measures in at only 28 inches. At that size, the set is smaller than… dig deeper
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11/13/08 11:39am Home A/V Dish Network DTVPal DVR set for December release
Dish Network has set a December release date for its DVRPal DVR, a system for recording free over-the-air HDTV broadcasts. The… dig deeper
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11/12/08 8:00am Home A/V feature Surround sound 101: The basics
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11/10/08 11:12am Home A/V, Computing Silicon Mountain Allio HDTV HTPC does Blu-ray, DVR
Silicon Mountain announced its all-in-one Allio LCD HDTV with integrated home theater PC, available with screens up to 42 inches.… dig deeper
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11/03/08 1:03pm Computing Alienware releases quad-core, dual-GPU M17 laptop
Alienware has unveiled its M17, a heavyweight laptop with powerful graphics chipset. The 17-inch model runs a pair of ATI GPUs… dig deeper
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09/10/08 11:01am Computing Sony reveals 18.4-inch widescreen VAIO powerhouse
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