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Old 05-28-2009, 12:30 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I've recently started work on providing acronym definitions on dtvusaforum.com for DTV, Home Theater, and etc.
ERP = Effective Radiated Power
KW = Kilowatt
db = decibel
NM (db) = Noise Margin decibel
dbm = db compared to microvolt
TPO = Transmitter Power Output
PSIP = Program and System Information Protocol
ATSC = Advanced Television Systems Committee
NTSC = National Television System Committee (also jokingly called Never The Same Color)
PAL = Phase Alternating Line
DVR = Digital Video Recoder
PID = Packet Indentifiers
TVCT = Terrestrial Virtual Channel Table
EIT = Event Information Table
F/B = Front to Back
SNR or S/R = Signal to Noise
DTS = Distributed Transmission System

I am sure I know dozens more but the brain has stopped for the moment.
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