DTV Term Glossary
Vertical Viewing Angle
The maximum vertical viewing angle that you can still comfortably see a picture from. This angle usually won’t be as big of a factor in a home theater setup as the Horizontal Viewing Angle, but should still be considered when making a HDTV Purchase.
VGA
VGA stands for Video Graphics Array and is a display mode. The resolution of a VGA image is 640 x 480 pixels.
VGA/SVGA Input
This is the 15-Pin D-Sub that is standard to most computer monitors circa 2004. Starting in about 2003 and onwards computer monitors started to use different types of DVI connectors, usually DVI-D, for higher bandwidth and more accurate colors. A VGA/SVGA input can be found on many consumer electronics devices.
Video Delay
The effect that you see when your screen can not display fast moving video as fast as it was intended to be seen. This creates a trail behind the moving parts of the image which blurs the image slightly. This is often called motion blur or trailing as well.
Video Input Types
These are the different input types that can be found on your TV, receiver or other home theater device. When referring to video signals, these are usually DVI, Firewire, Component, or Composite, S-Video, or Coaxial video.
VVEGA
Sony's line of DTV products.
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