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form of set top box that is added separately to the television. HDTV/EDTV/SDTV Monitors are digital televisions without digital decoder built into the television. HDTV/EDTV/SDTV Monitors give you the flexibility to add digital decoder in the future when digital broadcasts are more prevalent. What are the benefits of Digital Television? The primary benefits of digital televisions are superior picture quality and better sound. The analog signals we watch today are made of 525 interlaced lines and are subject to screen flickering, ghost
shadows, and blurring. Digital televisions are dramatically different in that they receive signals digitally in the form of 0s and 1s so problems with ghost shadows and blurring go away. Digital signals also produce higher quality picture, displaying crisp, sharp and vivid images using up to 1080 lines instead of 525 lines. Additionally, digital television signals can deliver cinema quality sound effects using 6 channel Dolby Digital surround sound instead of only two regular stereo channels. Are digital broadcasts available now? Digital broadcasts are available
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need component inputs or RGB inputs for my DTV? RGB inputs and component inputs are the best connectivity interface for use with todays high resolution digital sources such as DVD players (standard or progressive) and decoder set top boxes. RGB and component inputs work with video signals that are split into its base components, resulting in cleaner and purer video signal than all other connection options. There are two types of component inputs and Sampo Monitors/TVs are equipped with both. The standard component inputs can accept 480i signals while the high definition component inputs can handle 480i,480p, 720p, and 1080i signals from progressive DVD players and decoder set top boxes. Can connect to my PC or Laptop? Yes, as long as the digital television is equipped with an RGB input (15 pin sub connector). digital television is essentially high quality computer
monitor capable of displaying various resolutions from today's advanced video cards. All Sampo Monitors/TVs are equipped with an RGB output that lets you connect multiple monitors in series for multimedia presentation purposes. What does down convert mean? Down convert takes place
display capabilities of the digital television and the broadcast signal is reduced to match the television's limited display capabilities. For example, if NBC broadcasts digital program using 1080 lines (1080i format) while the
digital television is only able to display 480 lines (480i or 480p),
the 1080i signal is reduced or down converted to only 480 lines, resulting in inferior picture quality.
Sampo Monitors/TVs can display all digital resolutions from 480 lines to high definition 1080 lines, eliminating the need for the decoder to down convert broadcast signals. What does up
convert mean? Up convert takes place when digital television's display capabilities exceed the digital broadcast signal and the broadcast signal is increased to match the TV's display program using 480 lines (480i or 480p) and the digital television is able to display 1080 lines, the signal is increased or up converted to match the TV, resulting in hazy
convert broadcast signals. Are digital televisions compatible with my existing video equipment? Most digital televisions are compatible with your existing video equipment; however, this depends on the types of connectivity
options available on the digital TV. All Sampo Monitors/TVs are equipped with multiple connection options for connections with your existing video equipment including VCRs, DVD players, Progressive DVD players, LaserDisc/VideoCD Players, analog and digital camcorders, Digital VHS players, and video game machines. What will the future of digital television look like? The broad bandwidth of the new digital television system facilitates whole new
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