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A useful A-Z glossary guide of commonly used digital terms.
Analogue
Existing mode of television transmission that uses standard wave to transmit television service
Decoder
The tuner in a digital set
D-CAB
Digital Cable - Digital signal is transmitted to cable in enabled areas
D-SAT
Digital Satellite - Digital signal is transmitted via satellite to a receiver
DTT
Digital Terrestrial Television - Digital signal is transmitted to an aerial
DTV
Digital Television
DVD
Digital Versatile Disk - Digital storage device commonly used for film/video
DVD-R (DVD-RW)
Recordable DVD, another digital recording device - uses DVD format
iDTV
Integrated Digital Television - A television with a built-in digital tuner
iDVCR
Integrated Digital VCR - A video recorder with built-in digital tuner
IRS
Integrated Receiver System - A shared reception system, designed for communal buildings, that enables delivery of many digital services via the
same distribution system, including satellite and digital terrestrial TV. Delivery is by a single wall plug in each household
Multiplex
A bundle of channels delivered in Digital Terrestrial Television by a single signal channel
SCART
A type of connection and cabling used to carry video signals, usually found on the back of TVs and video recorders
STB
Set Top Box, occasionally referred to as an adaptor
Switchover
The process of changing television broadcasting from analogue signals to digital only signals
Terrestrial
Television services that can be received through an aerial
VCR
Video Cassette Recorder
Analogue
Existing mode of television transmission that uses standard wave to transmit television service
Decoder
The tuner in a digital set
D-CAB
Digital Cable - Digital signal is transmitted to cable in enabled areas
D-SAT
Digital Satellite - Digital signal is transmitted via satellite to a receiver
DTT
Digital Terrestrial Television - Digital signal is transmitted to an aerial
DTV
Digital Television
DVD
Digital Versatile Disk - Digital storage device commonly used for film/video
DVD-R (DVD-RW)
Recordable DVD, another digital recording device - uses DVD format
iDTV
Integrated Digital Television - A television with a built-in digital tuner
iDVCR
Integrated Digital VCR - A video recorder with built-in digital tuner
IRS
Integrated Receiver System - A shared reception system, designed for communal buildings, that enables delivery of many digital services via the
same distribution system, including satellite and digital terrestrial TV. Delivery is by a single wall plug in each household
Multiplex
A bundle of channels delivered in Digital Terrestrial Television by a single signal channel
SCART
A type of connection and cabling used to carry video signals, usually found on the back of TVs and video recorders
STB
Set Top Box, occasionally referred to as an adaptor
Switchover
The process of changing television broadcasting from analogue signals to digital only signals
Terrestrial
Television services that can be received through an aerial
VCR
Video Cassette Recorder