| From its origins as a humble ?electromechanical | | | | peripherals that go to make the entire Digital Package |
| information system? and early Cathode Ray delivery | | | | work. |
| systems to the broadcast medium we know it to be | | | | In this case we mean SCART Plugs and sockets and |
| nowadays, television has travelled along way to get to | | | | their usage. Here the definition of SCART refers to |
| the multi dimensional full colour Liquid Crystal Display | | | | ?Syndicat francais des Constructeurs d?Appareils |
| sets (LCD TV) of today. Ask most people to list their | | | | Radio et Television (SCART). |
| most essential item or possession and a large number | | | | The final item we would look at would be what is the |
| will list their TV as very high up on the list. | | | | nature and number of the High-Definition Multimedia |
| Highly complicated yet when reduced to its basics | | | | Interfaces (HDMI) being used. The High Definition |
| quite frighteningly simple in execution the process of | | | | Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a licensable audio/video |
| the television broadcast is one that very few people | | | | connector interface for transmitting uncompressed |
| actually understand entirely or do they? The word | | | | digital streams between digital audio/video sources |
| television is derived from a mixed usage of Greek and | | | | such as set-top box, HD DVD Player etc. |
| Latin roots meaning in literary terms ?far sight? and | | | | The Beovision 7-40 is a 40in LCD TV and the prices |
| being derived from the Greek term ?tele? meaning | | | | for these would be in the region of 7470 pounds |
| ?far? and the Latin ?vision? meaning ?sight? or ?to | | | | sterling or 15000 US dollars. The resolution of the |
| view in the first person?. | | | | screen is 1366 X 768 and with regards to being HD |
| Television has problems that are similar to most | | | | Ready the answer is yes. The Beovision has 3 (3 |
| emerging and developing technologies in that one of | | | | RGB) scarts and the type and number of Multimedia |
| the problems that most people have is a total | | | | interfaces the Beovision 7-40 uses is DVI and 1. The |
| misunderstanding of the majority of the jargon and | | | | type of Tuner for this TV is Analogue and Digital and |
| terms in use. | | | | the Beovision is available from specialised outlets only. |
| Now would be a good idea to concentrate purely on | | | | So how would we rate the Bang and Olufsen |
| the digital aspect of television, its latest developments | | | | Beovision 7-40? |
| formats and bandwidth issues in use and exactly what | | | | The most obvious place to start with as far as TV's |
| all this technical jargon and terminology actually mean. | | | | are concerned would be the picture quality and our |
| How would you define Digital TV? Digital Television | | | | score here would be 10, next we would look at the |
| very much came to the fore in the late 1990s and is a | | | | sound quality and our view of this would be 10. |
| technology that appealed to the television broadcasting | | | | Another useful aspect to review is the availability and |
| business and consumer electronics industries as | | | | number of relevant connections and our score here |
| representing opportunities for increased financial | | | | would be 8. With regards to the overall level of |
| development whilst at the same time providing a much | | | | features, our view would be 8 if we then take a look |
| cleaner and faster product and service for the end | | | | at the ease of use and overall value for money then |
| user. | | | | our scores would be, 6 and 6 respectively. |
| How does Digital TV differ from an analogue one? | | | | Finally our overall opinion would be the performance of |
| Using one of the newer LCD TV?s available will help | | | | this TV it has to be said is pretty fantastic but a similar |
| us actually go through what all of this terminology | | | | performance can be had for a fraction of the price |
| actually means. | | | | and therefore giving much greater value for money if |
| The LCD TV that we shall use for our illustrative | | | | you know where to look elsewhere. |
| purposes here is the Bang and Olufsen Beovision 7-40 | | | | It is extremely unlikely given the variety and range of |
| LCD TV. | | | | makes and models available that you will not be able |
| It is essential that we are familiar with the following key | | | | to find something to match your tastes or budget. You |
| items of information. | | | | could either opt for one of the more cutting edge |
| The Screen resolution of the TV is possibly the most | | | | newer options available or stay safe and go for one |
| obvious place to start. In this case it refers to the | | | | of the more established options available. No matter |
| number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be | | | | what rout you take we hope that after reading this |
| displayed. | | | | article you should be more informed as to the correct |
| Whether the TV is Hi-Definition Ready would be the | | | | choice with which to take. |
| next thing to look at. Hi Definition TV essentially makes | | | | Please be aware that the prices quoted in this article |
| a TV picture in a quality format that is at least four | | | | are taken from a number of leading e-commerce |
| times better than conventionally available at present. | | | | websites and as such should be taken as guides and |
| We would need to look next at what types of | | | | indications of prices rather than absolute quotes. |
| connectors are used to connect the various | | | | |