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New developments
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Broadcast flag
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Digital Light Processing (DLP)
Digital Rights Management (DRM)
Digital television (DTV)
Digital Video Recorders (DVR)
Direct Broadcast Satellite TV (DBS)
DVD
HD DVD
Blu-ray Disc
Flicker-free (100 Hz or 120 Hz, depending on country)
High Definition TV (HDTV)
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
IPTV
Internet television
Laser TV display technology
LCD and plasma display flat screen TV
SED display technology
OLED display technology
P2PTV
Pay-per-view
Personal video recorders (PVR)
Picture-in-picture (PiP)
Pixelplus
Placeshifting
Remote controls
The Slingbox
Timeshifting
Video on-demand (VOD)
Ultra High Definition Video (UHDV)
Web TV
Exterior designs
In the early days of television, the cabinet was made of wood grain, however,
the wood grain was disappearing in the 1980s. However, there has been a modern
comeback of the woodgrain.
Geographical usage
Timeline of the introduction of television in countries
Main article: Geographical usage of television
Technology trends
In its infancy, television was an ephemeral medium. Fans of regular shows
planned their schedules so that they could be available to watch their shows at
their time of broadcast. The term appointment television was coined by marketers
to describe this kind of attachment.
The viewership's dependence on schedule lessened with the invention of
programmable video recorders, such as the Videocassette recorder and the Digital
video recorder. Consumers could watch programs on their own schedule once they
were broadcast and recorded. Television service providers also offer video on
demand, a set of programs which could be watched at any time.
Both mobile phone networks and the Internet are capable of carrying video
streams. There is already a fair amount of Internet TV available, either live or
as downloadable programs, and video sharing websites have become greatly
popular.
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