Glossary

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Deinterlacing

Deinterlacing is the actual process of converting interlaced video into progressive video. Good deinterlacing keeps fast-moving content, like football matches, smooth without jagged lines....

Dolby

Dolby is a company that creates sound and picture technologies for TVs, cinemas, and streaming. On TVs, you’ll often see Dolby Vision (advanced HDR...

DTS-HD Master Audio

DTS-HD Master Audio is a high-quality audio format used in Blu-ray discs and streaming for cinema-like surround sound. It can deliver up to 7.1...

Dual LED

Dual LED is a backlight technology where a TV uses two different color temperature LEDs—usually warm (yellowish) and cool (bluish). By switching or mixing...

Edge Lighting

Edge Lighting is a backlight system where LEDs are placed only along the edges of the TV screen. The light then spreads across the...

Film Cadence

Film Cadence refers to the rhythm or pattern of frames when movies shot at 24 frames per second (fps) are converted for TV display....

Filter

Filter in TVs refers to layers or software settings that reduce unwanted effects in the picture. For example, a noise reduction filter cleans up...

Game Mode Pro

Game Mode Pro is an advanced gaming setting found in some Smart TVs. It reduces input lag (the delay between pressing a button on...

Gamma Control

Gamma Control lets you adjust how bright or dark mid-tones (shadows and grays) appear on your TV. This setting doesn’t change pure blacks or...

HEVC

HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) and VP9 are modern video compression formats. They make large video files smaller without losing quality. Most 4K and...