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Acronyms & Definitions

Here you will find definitions to the various technical acronyms and abbreviations used in the field of video technologies, digital as well as analog.

CEC -  Consumer Electronics Control  . . More Info
DDC -  Display Data Channel
DDWG -  Digital Display Working Group
DFP -  Digital Flat Panel
DTS -  Digital Theater Sound
DTV -  Digital Television
DVI -  Digital Visual Interface  . . More Info
EDID -  Extended Display Identification Data
EIA -  Electronics Industry Alliance
HDCP -  High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection  . . More Info
HDMI -  High Definition Multimedia Interface  . . More Info
HDTV -  High-Definition Television
OSD -  On-Screen Display
P&D -  Plug and Display (M1)
PAL -  Phase Alternating Line
PnP -  Plug and Play
SDTV -  Satellite Digital Television
SVGA -  Super Video Graphics Array (VGA extensions)  . . More Info
SXGA -  Super Extended Graphics Array (1280 x 1024)  . . More Info
TMDS -  Transition-Minimized Differential Signaling  . . More Info
UXGA -  Ultra Extended Graphics Array (1600 x 1200)  . . More Info
VBE -  VESA Bios Extension  . . More Info
VESA -  Video Electronics Standards Association
VGA -  Video Graphics Array  . . More Info
XGA -  Extended Graphics Array  . . More Info


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