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The term '''Digital Video Broadcasting''' (short '''DVB''') is originally a synonym for |
The term '''Digital Video Broadcasting''' (short '''DVB''') is originally a synonym for '''Digital TV''' that would broadcast video digitally instead of [[Analog TV]] transmissions. On the technical side the term DVB is a synonym to the [[DVB Standard]] which defines the encoding of the digital video streams used for broadcasting. |
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Digital TV or '''D'''igital '''V'''ideo '''B'''roadcasting, is a set of standards for the transmission of digital video and audio. |
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DVB consists of data packets, which carry MPEG2 coded video/audio and EPG combined with other payload encapsulated in [[MPEG2 Transport Stream]]s. Depending on the transmission path there a different kinds of Digital TV, which are using different [[Modulation Scheme]]s, frequencies, transmission parameters and are optimized for different transmission networks and target devices. |
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[[DVB-S]] (Digital Broadcasting over Satellite) |
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[[DVB-C]] (Digital Broadcasting over Cable Networks) |
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[[DVB-T]] (Digital Broadctworks, e.g. mobile phones. Sometimes called DVB-N like Nokia ;) - ) |
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[[ATSC]] (The U.S. standard for Digital Broadcasting over Terrestrial Networks) |
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ISDB (Japan's standard for Digital Broadcasting: Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting) |
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== Links == |
== Links == |
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* [[DVB Standard]] |
* [[DVB Standard]]s |
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* [[Wikipedia:DTV|Digital Television Article on Wikipedia, includes some nice historical Facts]] |
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* [[Digital TV]] |
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* [[wikipedia:DVB|wikipedia:DVB]] |
* [[wikipedia:DVB|wikipedia:DVB]] |
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* [http://www.dvb.org/ The DVB Consortium] |
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* [http://www.atsc.org/ The Advanced Television Systems Committee, specifies the ATSC standard] |
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Revision as of 21:45, 24 April 2006
The term Digital Video Broadcasting (short DVB) is originally a synonym for Digital TV that would broadcast video digitally instead of Analog TV transmissions. On the technical side the term DVB is a synonym to the DVB Standard which defines the encoding of the digital video streams used for broadcasting.
Digital TV or Digital Video Broadcasting, is a set of standards for the transmission of digital video and audio.
DVB consists of data packets, which carry MPEG2 coded video/audio and EPG combined with other payload encapsulated in MPEG2 Transport Streams. Depending on the transmission path there a different kinds of Digital TV, which are using different Modulation Schemes, frequencies, transmission parameters and are optimized for different transmission networks and target devices.
DVB-S (Digital Broadcasting over Satellite)
DVB-C (Digital Broadcasting over Cable Networks)
DVB-T (Digital Broadctworks, e.g. mobile phones. Sometimes called DVB-N like Nokia ;) - )
ATSC (The U.S. standard for Digital Broadcasting over Terrestrial Networks)
ISDB (Japan's standard for Digital Broadcasting: Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting)