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Television

Any device used to transmit and recieve moving images, usually accompanied by sound.

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Low band

Consumer electronics; Television

The band of frequencies covering 54MHz to 88MHz where channels 2 to 6 reside.

Low noise converter (LNC)

Consumer electronics; Television

The receiving antenna of a parabolic satellite dish commonly used for satellite TV reception. It functions equivalently to the dipole antenna used for most other TV reception purposes, although it is ...

Line extender

Consumer electronics; Television

An amplifier used in the distribution system of cable broadband to extend the reach of the signal.

Liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS)

Consumer electronics; Television

A form of liquid crystal display panel that uses micro projection technology to display video image. It is a reflective technology similar to DLP projectors; however, it uses liquid crystals instead ...

Leakage

Consumer electronics; Television

Undesired signal emissions from a cable broadband system (often from cable cracks or poor connections) into the air.

Heterodyne

Consumer electronics; Television

To electronically mix two frequencies together in a nonlinear device in order to produce two new frequencies equal to the sum and difference of the originating frequencies.

Guard band

Consumer electronics; Television

Radio frequency spectrum left unused between channels in order to avoid interference.

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