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| A/D |
A/D - For analog to digital conversions
Analog to digital conversion (or converter). The process or the device used to convert analog signals to digital. |
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| A/V (RCA) input |
A/V (Audio Visual) or RCA inputs, also referred to as a phono connector or CINCH/AV connector, is a type of electrical connector that is commonly used in the audio/video market.
The name "RCA" derives from the Radio Corporation of America, which introduced the design by the early 1940s to allow phonograph players to be connected to amplifiers. |
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| AC-3 |
AC stands for audio compression, but may be referred to as Dolby Digital (Dolby AC-3).
The digital sound system specified for H/DTV broadcasting. AC-3 delivers 5.1 (front left, front right, centre, surround left and surround right speakers, plus an LFE (low frequency effect) subwoofer) channels of CD-quality digital audio. AC-3 is developed by Dolby Labs. |
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| Adjustable Interior Shelves |
Adjustable shelves allows you to configure your interior shelves in your refrigerator or freezer to suit your more specific needs. |
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| Analogue |
Analogue is defined as a signal that has a continuously and smoothly varying amplitude or frequency.
Analogue is the standard for traditional television broadcasts. These signals vary continuously, and the picture brightness and colour (and accompanying sound) are represented by signals proportional to these values, corresponding to fluctuations in colour or brightness. The values of these signals are vulnerable to interference and noise. |
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| Aspect Ratio |
Five standard ratios are shown by diagonal lines: 16:9, 16:10, 3:2, 4:3, and 5:4
4:3 Standard
The 4:3 ratio for standard television has been in use since television's origins and many use the same aspect ratio. 4:3 is the aspect ratio defined by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a standard after the advent of optical sound-on-film. By having TV match this aspect ratio, films previously photographed on film could be satisfactorily viewed on TV in the early days of the medium ( i.e. the 40's and the 50's). When cinema attendance dropped, Hollywood created widescreen aspect ratios to immerse the viewer in a more realistic experience and, possibly, to make the cinema experience more of a spectacle that could not be achieved at home on a regular TV set.
16:9 Standard
16:9 is the international standard format of HDTV as used in Australia, Japan, Canada, and the United States, as well as in Europe on satellite and non-HD widescreen television EDTV PAL-plus. Japan originally started with a 5:3 ratio but converted when the international standards group introduced a wider ratio of XXX to 3 (=16:9). Many digital video cameras have the capability to record in 16:9. Anamorphic DVD transfers store the information in 16:9 vertically stretched to 4:3; if the TV can handle an anamorphic image the signal will be de-anamorphosed by the TV to 16:9. If not, the DVD player will unstretch the image and add letterboxing before sending the image to the TV. Wider ratios such as 1.85:1 and 2.40:1 are accommodated within the 16:9 DVD frame by adding some additional black bars within the image itself. |
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| Auto restart function |
In the event of a power failure your air conditioner automatically restores its previous settings. |
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| Can Storage Holder |
The purpose designed can-storage-holder allows easy storage and quick access to most average sized cans. |
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| Child Lock |
This is a highly restrictive lock which is intended to block access to functions and features in order to avoid not permitted viewing and operation by children.
Functions of Hisense Child lock:
* Disable front panel buttons
* Disable OSD menus
* Lock input to current source
* Lock TV program to current program
* Lock TV sound and picture settings to current settings
* If the TV is turned off and on again it will resume with the child lock as previously set. |
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| Component video |
Component video or various RGB (Red, Green, Blue) analogue component video standards (e.g. RGBS, RGBHV) typically offer the best analogue video signals available in consumer electronics. RGB uses no compression and offers no real limit in color depth or resolution.
Most modern computers offer this signal via the VGA port. Many televisions, especially in Europe and Japan, utilize RGB via the SCART connector. All arcade games, excepting early vector and black and white games, use RGB monitors.
Analog RGB is slowly falling out of favor as computers obtain better clarity using Digital (DVI) video and home theater moves towards HDMI. |
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| Contrast Ratio |
Contrast Ratio is the difference between the whitest white and the darkest black colors the display can show and are usually displayed as 800:1, 700:1, and 500:1 from higher to lower capability.
Infinite contrast ratios can be achieved by devices capable of emitting no light at all as their darkest color. Contrast ratio is most commonly considered in connection with displays that share the same light emitter for all pixels and employ an array of modulators for individual pixels, which manipulate their transmissivity or reflectivity.
Technological challenges make it hard to design a mechanism to block 100% of input light in these displays. |
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| CRT |
Short for cathode ray tube, this acronym refers to the old vacuum tube technology at the heart of analog TVs.
Pictures are written on a CRT by an electron beam that strikes against the inside of the tube, which is coated with light sensitive phosphor. Each time the beam traces along the tube, it "writes" a horizontal line, or scan line, of picture information across the screen.
CRTs can produce bright pictures with excellent resolution (there are HDTV CRTs), but their size and weight is often excessive and unsuitable. |
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| DTV |
Digital Television (DTV), referring to the new type of broadcasting technology, and the digital transmission of TV signals. Technically, DTV encompasses 18 (eighteen) recognized formats and standards within the ATSC specifications. Generically, it can refer to the core elements of digital television broadcasting, including HDTV, SDTV, datacasting, multicasting and so on.
Some Typical Digital TV Resolutions:
SDTV:
480i - The picture is 704-by- 480 pixels, sent at 60 interlaced fields per second (30 complete frames per second).
Note: NTSC-Analog TV resolution is 480-i.
480p - The picture is 704-by-480 pixels, sent at 60 complete frames per second.
HDTV:
720p - The picture is 1280-by-720 pixels, sent at 60 complete frames per second.
1080i - The picture is 1920-by-1080 pixels, sent at 60 interlaced fields per second (30 complete frames per second).
1080p - The picture is 1920-by-1080 pixels, sent at 60 complete frames per second. |
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| DVI |
Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a video interface standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital projectors.
It was developed by an industry consortium, the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG). It is designed primarily for carrying uncompressed digital video data to a display. It is partially compatible with the High-Definition Multimedia Interface standard in digital mode (DVI-D). |
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| Easy clean door seals |
Door gasket seals are located on all four sides of Hisense brand freezer and refrigerator doors.
To remove the gasket seals for cleaning or replacing simply lift the lip of the gasket seal from the retainer strip until dislodged and simply peel away.
Please ensure when removing that the gasket seal does not get damaged if you plan to re-install after cleaning.
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| Easy-clean |
The front panel and filters can be detached easily to allow easy cleaning. |
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| Flat Back design |
Flat back design appliances are popular due to it's space saving and the uniform cosmetic look. This convenient feature allows you to position your appliance closer to the wall. |
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| Flat Panel |
"Flat panel" and "flat screen" are similar terms, often used interchangeably, but they refer to distinctly different products. A flat-screen TV is not necessarily a flat panel TV, as they can be made with cathode ray tubes (CRT) inside, tubes that have a flat, rather than traditionally curved, surface. Nevertheless, they are still quite large, heavy and box-like, and cannot be mounted on a wall as can flat panels.
Also more specifically and commonly referred to as LCD and Plasma, referring to their unique physical flat qualities. |
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| Freezer Drawers |
The plastic freezer drawers offered in a stylish crystal blue colour dish is a practical and convenient way to arrange food produce to be stored away. |
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| Frost Free technology |
Frost Free technology (also called Auto-defrost or no-frost) applied in refrigerators or freezers incorporates technology to keep the freezer compartment of the appliance from ice build up.
Advantages in Frost free models:
* No need to manually defrost the ice buildup
* Food packaging is easier to see because it's clear of frost
* Most frozen foods don't stick together
* Smells are limited, especially in total frost free appliances, since the air is constantly circulating |
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| Full HD 1080p |
True High Definition is sometimes referred to in marketing materials as "1080p" or "Full High-Definition". The number 1080 represents 1,080 lines of vertical display resolution, while the letter p stands for progressive scan or non-interlaced. 1080p is considered an HDTV video mode. The term usually assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a horizontal (display) resolution of 1920 pixels across and a frame resolution of 1920×1080. |
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| HD Integrated Tuner |
An Integrated High Definition (HD) Digital Television ("HD IDTV") set is a television set with a built in High Definition digital tuner, (HD DVB-T). They do away with the need for a set top box and converts High Definition digital broadcasts on your television providing the best free to air picture quality. |
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| HDCP |
HDCP otherwise referred to as Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a video interface standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital projectors. It was developed by an industry consortium, the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG). It is designed primarily for carrying uncompressed digital video data to a display. It is partially compatible with the High-Definition Multimedia Interface standard in digital mode (DVI-D). |
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| HDMI |
High Definition Multimedia Interface |
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| HDTV |
High-definition television (HDTV) is a digital TV format or system, with roughly twice the vertical and horizontal picture information of today's standard TV.
There are some 18 variations of the specification, but three main HDTV formats are popularly in use today:
(a) 1920 pixels per line and 1080i scan lines per frame.
(b) 1280 pixels per line and 720p scan lines per frame.
(c) 1920 pixels per line and 1080p scan lines per frame.
HDTV video has a picture aspect ratio of 16:9. HDTV audio is usually 5.1 channel surround sound. |
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| High density foaming |
High density foaming ensures a high degree of efficiency and is a key function in meeting Minimum Energy Performance standards. |
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| IDTV |
An Integrated Digital Television ("IDTV") set is a television set with a built in digital tuner, (DVB-T). They do away with the need for a set top box for converting those signals for reception on a television. |
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| Image Resolution |
Image Resolution describes the detail an image holds. The term applies equally to digital images, film images, and other types of images.
Higher resolution means more image detail.
Image resolution can be measured in various ways. Basically, resolution quantifies how close lines can be to each other and still be visibly resolved. Resolution units can be tied to physical sizes (e.g. lines per mm, lines per inch) or to the overall size of a picture (lines per picture height, also known simply as lines, or TV lines). Furthermore, line pairs are often used instead of lines. A line pair is a pair of adjacent dark and light lines, while lines counts both dark lines and light lines. A resolution of 10 lines per mm means 5 dark lines alternating with 5 light lines, or 5 line pairs per mm. |
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| Inner liner |
An inner liner is a thin plastic liner on the inside of a freezer model. This provides a better cosmetic finish and allows for easier cleaning of the inside unit. |
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| Inverter technology |
An inverter model means that the compressor is powered by a variable speed drive or "inverter", which enables the compressor to run at a range of speeds from slow to fast, to match the output required.
Most conventional compressors run at a constant speed and these types of units vary their capacity by switching on and off at different intervals. Inverters are a sophisticated piece of technology which improve the performance and energy efficiency of airconditioners under normal use. |
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| LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display. A technology that uses thin-film crystal panels that respond to electronic signals to display light and colour on a screen.
Used widely in notebook computers, LCD is also used for TVs, HDTVs and projectors. Image brightness can be very high and colour performance can be good, and LCDs require much less power to operate than plasma screens. |
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| Low Noise Design |
Low Noise Design. From the initial stages of industrial design Hisense refrigerators are designed to perform quietly allowing you to enjoy your peaceful living environment. From the first conceptual stages of industrial design to the finished product Hisense Air Conditioners are developed and evaluated to meet the lowest noise levels. |
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| MPEG |
MPEG is an acronym referring both to a technical standards body, the "Motion Pictures Expert Group", and a series of compression, transmission and encoding standards for video and audio. MPEG-2 is the basis for digital television transmission. MP3 is a popular shorthand term for another such recognized standard. Both describe a series of algorithms used and image resolution levels obtained. |
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| Multi Air Flow |
Multi Air Flow designed product allows air circulation through multiple wind channels in the appliance. This provides further ensures refrigerated air reaches each shelf for efficient and uniform cooling. |
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| Native Resolution |
Native resolution is the actual number of individual picture elements (pixels) in either a camera or a display device that can be incorporated to make the whole picture.
In this sense, native resolution differs from addressable resolution in that no processing, line doubling or conversion techniques are applied. TVs sets or plasma displays that are rated at a native 720 resolution will upconvert images to fill a 1080 display. Content created at 1080 will look best on 1080 displays. |
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| Nicam/A2 Stereo |
NICAM based stereo TV's can receive a stereo TV programme signal as well as mono "compatibility" sound or can receive two or three entirely different sound stream signals. |
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| PDP |
Plasma Display Panel (PDP) is an image display device technology using hundreds-of-thousands of miniature, embedded cells. |
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| Plasma |
Each one of these corresponds to one pixel, (picture element) and has three sub-cells. The three sub-cells are filled with a plasma gas which will 'glow' red, blue or green (depending on the phosphor coating) when charged electrically.
Light from the three "RGB" sub-cells combines to form a one coloured pixel on the screen. Some early plasma devices were susceptible to "burn-in", an unwanted retention of an image that may be permanently scarred onto the screen. |
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| Response Time |
Response time refers to the amount of time it takes for an liquid crystal cell (pixel) to switch from active to non-active, and is measured in milliseconds (ms).
Slow response time results in motion trails following fast moving objects on screen, otherwise referred to as motion blur. |
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Reverse Cycle
(Cooling & Heating) |
Reverse-cycle air conditioning models have the added benefit of heating as well as cooling. This may be useful in climates that experience cool winters and hot summers for year round use. Reverse-cycle air conditioners are among the cheapest forms of heating to use. |
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| Reversible doors |
A reversible door includes pre-fabricated notches on opposite sides of the door allowing for the door to be reversed without having to be flipped end on end. |
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| S-Video |
Separate video, abbreviated S-Video and also known as Y/C (or erroneously, S-VHS and "super video") is an analog video signal that carries the video data as two separate signals (brightness and color), unlike composite video which carries the entire set of signals in one signal line.
S-Video, as most commonly implemented, carries high-bandwidth 480i or 576i resolution video, i.e. standard definition video. It does not carry audio on the same cable. |
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| SCART |
SCART makes it easy to connect AV equipment (including TVs, VCRs, DVD players and game consoles). In essence, it gathers together various common analog signal types into a single connector. Previously, each of these would have had their own socket, requiring numerous separate connections (and a "spaghetti" type mass of leads). The signals carried by SCART include both composite and RGB(with composite synchronisation) video, and stereo audio input/output.
The SCART connector first appeared on television sets in 1977. It became compulsory on all new television sets sold in France starting from January 1980. |
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| SDTV |
SDTV refers to digital transmissions with 480-line resolution, either interlaced or progressive scanned formats, in either 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios.
SDTV offers better imagery than conventional analogue picture resolution, but usually does not come up to HDTV in visual and audio quality or resolution. Some Typical Digital TV Resolutions:
SDTV:
480i - The picture is 704-by- 480 pixels, sent at 60 interlaced fields per second (30 complete frames per second).
Note: NTSC-Analog TV resolution is 480-i.
480p - The picture is 704-by-480 pixels, sent at 60 complete frames per second.
HDTV:
720p - The picture is 1280-by-720 pixels, sent at 60 complete frames per second.
1080i - The picture is 1920-by-1080 pixels, sent at 60 interlaced fields per second (30 complete frames per second).
1080p - The picture is 1920-by-1080 pixels, sent at 60 complete frames per second. |
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| Sleep Mode |
In-built sleep mode program adjusts the set temperature for maximum comfort and energy efficiency. |
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| Smart Mode |
By pressing the SMART button on your remote controller the temperature and fan speed automatically adjust to deliver the pre-set settings. |
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| Soft Start |
Designed to allow your Air Conditioner to draw less current on start-up providing economical and quiet compressor initialization. |
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| Super function |
By pressing the SUPER button on your remote control your unit delivers fast and efficient cool air for your comfort. |
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| Swivel Stand |
Easily adjust your LCD TV to the best angle by manually swiveling your desktop stand. |
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| Tempered Glass Shelves |
Glass shelves are traditionally easier to clean due to it's flat surface. Further to this the toughened glass (tempered) allows for safe use in the home and lowers the risk of spillage. |
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| Top Mount Refrigerator |
Top Mount refrigerators provide convenient storage of food produce with easy access. With the Freezer compartment at eye level and the fresh food compartment underneath this design allows for the maximum benefit for most sized kitchens. |
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| Touch Panel Button |
Located on the LCD TV the Touch Panel Buttons are designed to be elegant and functional as a feature.
With the touch of a finger the Touch Panel Buttons activate and light up to confirm it is ready for use. Channel, Volume, Menu and Input selection buttons are then able to be navigated. |
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| UPnP |
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a set of networking protocols promulgated by the UPnP Forum.The goals of UPnP are to allow devices to connect seamlessly and to simplify the implementation of networks in the home (data sharing, communications, and entertainment) and in corporate
environments for simplified installation of computer components. UPnP achieves this by defining and publishing UPnP device control protocols (DCP) built upon open, Internet-based communication standards.
The term UPnP is derived from plug-and-play, a technology for dynamically attaching devices directly to a computer, although UPnP is not directly related to the earlier plug-and-play technology. UPnP devices are "plug-and-play" in that when connected to a network they automatically announce their network address and supported device and services types, enabling clients that recognize those types to immediately begin using the device. |
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| USB |
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a serial bus standard to interface devices.
Hisense brand models use the USB interface for After-Sales Service use and in certain models, for displaying multimedia such as MP3's, photos and videos directly on the TV.
It was originally designed for personal computers, but it has become commonplace on Consumer Electronic products such as handheld devices, memory devices, video game consoles, PDAs, and portable media players. A major component in the legacy-free PC, USB was devised to help retire all serial and parallel ports on personal computers since these were not standardized and required a multitude of device drivers to be developed and maintained. |
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| Vegetable Crisper |
A Vegetable Crisper is a separate storage space for fruit and vegetables. |
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| Wire shelves |
Wire shelves are used in some Refrigeration and Freezer models. |
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| 100Hz Vivid Motion |
100Hz Vivid Motion technology is a Hisense developed motion compensating technology to enhance clarity in fast moving images.
This technology is achieved by inserting in-between video frames. In Australia the video standard is a 50Hertz signal, therefore by interpolating an extra frame between every pair of frames in the signal the display runs at 100Hz reducing motion blur.
The 100Hz feature is perfect for sports lovers as vision appears more fluid, smooth and clear. |
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| 200Hz Vivid Motion |
200Hz Vivid Motion technology is a Hisense developed motion compensating technology to enhance clarity in fast moving images.
This technology is achieved by inserting in-between video frames at now twice the rate of 100Hz technology further clarifying moving images. In Australia the video standard is a 50Hertz signal, therefore by interpolating extra frame between every pair of frames in the signal the display (for 200Hz enhanced models) will run at 200Hz reducing motion blur.
The 200Hz feature is perfect for sports lovers as vision appears more fluid, smooth and clear. |
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| 24h Timer function |
With the ease of your remote controller you can set the time on your Air Conditioner to either switch on or off. |
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