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      Wall mounted televisions are usually the focal point of any room so they can be ugly eyesores if not properly decorated. Some homeowners choose to hide the wall-mounted televisions with custom-made cabinets, curtains or other coverings. Others decorate their televisions to create an attractive display. more »

    • Types of Television Jobs

      Working in television is a fast paced, high pressure but rewarding career. You can work in front of the camera or behind the camera as a videographer, sound person or editor, or you can fix the television equipment as an engineer. These jobs are almost never in the newspaper because the field is highly competitive. The Internet has... more »

    • About Flat Screen TVs

      Flat screen TVs have replaced old tube TVs, which were much heavier and bulkier. Flat screen televisions are available as either LCD or plasma sets. These new TVs provide more accurate and precise pictures that are more representative of the the true image. While they are more expensive than the bulkier variety, flat screens provide a... more »

    • About Projection TVs

      Projection televisions are a part of the large screen TV market (along with LCD, DLP and plasma). While their popularity doesn't match that of the other types, they do remain a viable option for the home viewer, and have a dedicated core of enthusiasts. While projections televisions aren't the best choice for every situation, they can... more »

    • How to Measure a Television Screen

      If you're looking to sell your old television, you'll need to determine what size it is before placing it up for sale. Wide-screen and standard televisions can have the same measurements without being the same size. For example, a 32-inch standard television has an aspect ratio of 4:3, while a 32-inch wide-screen television has an... more »

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    Television

    Television (TV) is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic ("black and white") or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission. The word is derived from mixed Latin and Greek roots, meaning "far sight": Greek tele (λε}}), far, and Latin visio, sight (from video, vis- to see, or to view in the first person).

    Commercially available since the late 1930s, the television set has become a common communications receiver in homes, businesses and institutions, particularly as a source of entertainment and news. Since the 1970s the availability of video cassettes, laserdiscs, DVDs and now Blu-ray Discs, have resulted in the television set frequently being used for viewing recorded as well as broadcast material.

    Although other forms such as closed-circuit television are in use, the most common usage of the medium is for broadcast television, which was modeled on the existing radio broadcasting systems developed in the 1920s, and uses high-powered radio-frequency transmitters to broadcast the television signal to individual TV receivers.

    Broadcast TV is typically disseminated via radio transmissions on designated channels in the 54–890 megahertz frequency band, CSGNetwork.com., a Division of Computer Support Group.. Signals are now often transmitted with stereo and/or surround sound in many countries. Until the 2000s broadcast TV programs were generally recorded and transmitted as an analog signal, but in recent years public and commercial broadcasters have been progressively introducing digital television broadcasting technology.

    A standard television set comprises multiple internal electronic circuits, including those for receiving and decoding broadcast signals. A visual display device which lacks a tuner is properly called a monitor, rather than a television. A television system read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television

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