Tivax Converter Box STB-T12 - Manual (Page 9)

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High Definition Television
The High Definition Digital TV is similar to a computer data signal. It is also
called HDTV. In other words, it is very sophisticated and can do many more
things. The broadcast station can do more interesting things with a Digital TV
signal, such as broadcast High Definition television. This is a very superior
picture.
Your Michley Tivax will easily decode the HDTV signal. You will be able to watch
HDTV on your Analog TV. While you will NOT see the picture in its true High
Definition format (only expensive High Definition TV sets can do this), you will be
very surprised with the excellent picture quality.
The Digital TV signal is very powerful. A broadcaster can do many things with the
Digital Television signal. Sometimes, when they want to show you a very high
quality picture, they will transmit the program in High Definition. When this
happens, you will only get ONE Digital Television signal at that moment in time.
A good example when this happens if during Prime Time (8 pm to 11 pm). Football
and baseball games are commonly transmitted in High Definition.
Multicast TV Signals
The Digital TV signal is very powerful. A broadcaster can also choose to show
you more than one TV signal on the same frequency. (Analog TV cannot do this!)
A broadcaster can provide FOUR or more excellent quality signals AT THE SAME
TIME! This is called “multicasting”. Michley Tivax can decode this signal for you!
A good example is during Day Time. Imagine signal #1 is dedicated to a soap opera,
signal #2 is dedicated to a documentary, signal #3 is dedicated to a talk show and
signal #4 is dedicated to a medical program. Only Digital TV can do this and
Michley Tivax can decode this for you!
Standard Definition Television
This refers to a TV picture that is NOT High Definition. When the broadcaster
wants to show you more than one signal, they refer to this as Standard Definition
(as opposed to HDTV). Standard Definition TV is also called SDTV.
So. Are you ready to get started?