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  2. High-definition television in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The first public HDTV broadcast was of the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery and John Glenn's return to space; that broadcast was made possible in part by the Harris Corporation. [3] The first commercial broadcast of a local sporting event in HD was during Major League Baseball's Opening Day on March 31, 1998, the Texas Rangers against the ...

  3. High-definition television - Wikipedia

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    Non-cinematic HDTV video recordings intended for broadcast are typically recorded either in 720p or 1080i format as determined by the broadcaster. 720p is commonly used for Internet distribution of high-definition video, because most computer monitors operate in progressive-scan mode. 720p also imposes less strenuous storage and decoding ...

  4. 720p - Wikipedia

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    720p (720 lines progressive) is a progressive HD signal format with 720 horizontal lines/1280 columns and an aspect ratio (AR) of 16:9, normally known as widescreen HD (1.78:1). All major HD broadcasting standards (such as SMPTE 292M) include a 720p format, which has a resolution of 1280×720p. The number 720 stands for the 720 horizontal scan ...

  5. ATSC standards - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) standards are an international set of standards for broadcast and digital television transmission over terrestrial, cable and satellite networks. It is largely a replacement for the analog NTSC standard and, like that standard, is used mostly in the United States, Mexico, Canada, South Korea ...

  6. High-definition video - Wikipedia

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    High definition video (prerecorded and broadcast) is defined threefold, by: The number of lines in the vertical display resolution. High-definition television (HDTV) resolution is 1,080 or 720 lines. In contrast, regular digital television (DTV) is 480 lines (upon which NTSC is based, 480 visible scanlines out of 525) or 576 lines (upon which ...

  7. Broadcast-safe - Wikipedia

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    Broadcast-safe video (broadcast legal or legal signal) is a term used in the broadcast industry to define video and audio compliant with the technical or regulatory broadcast requirements of the target area or region the feed might be broadcasting to. [1] In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the regulatory ...

  8. List of broadcast video formats - Wikipedia

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    Recently, Internet streaming has almost surpassed television as the top video broadcast platform. [2] Below is a list of broadcast video formats. 24p is a progressive scan format and is now widely adopted by those planning on transferring a video signal to film. Film and video makers use 24p even if they are not going to transfer their ...

  9. Ultra-high-definition television - Wikipedia

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    Both Rec. 2020 and Rec. 709 use Illuminant D65 for the white point. Ultra-high-definition television (also known as Ultra HD television, Ultra HD, UHDTV, UHD and Super Hi-Vision) today includes 4K UHD and 8K UHD, which are two digital video formats with an aspect ratio of 16:9. These were first proposed by NHK Science & Technology Research ...