RCA F38310 - 38"" 16:9 HDTV, F38310 Brochure & Specs

TELEVISION 16:9

F38310

38"Digital

High-Definition
Monitor-Receiver

• Fully Integrated High-Definition
Decoder Built-In

• DIRECTV Receiver Built-In
(Receives All Formats)

• Digital Video Resolution (1280H x 1080V)

• 1080i Display of High-Definition Signals

• PERFORMAX

™

16:9 Picture Tube
– 0.78mm Center Dot Pitch
– Wide Screen Displays Full

Picture Content

• 3D Y/C Digital Frame Comb Filter

• Advanced Twin Tuner

™

Picture-In-Picture

(NTSC Only)

• SYNCROSCAN

™

HD Component

Video Inputs

• SRS Focus

1

Audio Technology

• Optical Output Dolby Digital

2

Audio

diagonal

DIRECTV currently provides access to over 225 channels of digital entertainment
choices. That means more movies, sports, music, news and information than you’ll
find on most cable or digital TV service—including all the popular TV and music
networks, your favorite premium movie channels, 31 commercial-free Music Choice
audio channels, up to 55 pay per view movie choices a night and optional pro and
college sports subscriptions.

Picture

F38310

• 3D Y/C Digital Frame

• Auto Color Balance (AKB)

• Auto Color Control

• Dark-Tint, High-Contrast

• Deluxe Shielded Tuner

High-Performance Video System

RCA HDTV comes with the capability of receiving every broadcast and DIRECTV
satellite signal currently available.

The RCA Advantage.

How It Works

The RCA HDTV is a receiver/monitor
capable of processing the highest
resolution format HDTV signal. This
receiver gives you the ability to receive
a wide array of programming options
including current local broadcast and
high-definition (HD) broadcasts where
available. In addition, the RCA HDTV
will receive and decode standard
digital and high-definition DIRECTV

®

programming.

Color Coding Legend

■

HDTV signal provides dramatically
improved picture and sound quality.

■ DIRECTV

®

satellite delivers over 200
channels of digital quality television.
(Programming sold separately.)

■ Cable Television signal

■ Standard Television Broadcasts

(analog) from local stations.

■ Digital Television and HDTV

broadcasts from local stations.

Movies will look
like movies!

4:3 ratio

16:9 ratio

Most televisions have a 4:3 aspect ratio,
but movie aspect ratios are closer to 16:9.
With RCA HDTV, you’ll see more — the
whole picture, complete — of every program
broadcast in the widescreen format.

What is HDTV?

For nearly 60 years, analog television has been the broadcast standard. This
standard is now being replaced by digital television, which uses a continuous
stream of computer-like numbers to transmit pictures, sound, and information.

The computer numbers are translated into pixels. The higher the pixel number,
the better the picture. HDTV can receive up to ten times as many pixels as
today’s TV—that’s 2,000,000 pixels compared to 200,000.

Enjoy DIRECTV®high-definition programming.

• High-Definition Display System

The RCA F38310 high-definition television
offers a 38"-diagonal wide screen (similar to
a movie screen) for a breathtaking, lifelike
picture. The high-definition optical system
provides rich, accurate color and pinpoint
detail. Even today's programming will look
better on RCA high-definition sets. That's
because each set incorporates our latest in
digital up-conversion technology to ensure the
cleanest, most detailed picture possible from
existing signals, regardless of the source.

• Digital Up-Conversion

A television picture reformatting process in
which the scanning format is changed from
interlaced to progressive. Normally, this is
done to accommodate a receiver display
scanning rate which is faster than the
transmitted scanning rate. An up-converted,
progressively scanned picture has the benefit
of minimizing the visibility of scanning lines
and edge flicker.

Satellite dish antenna sold
separately. Professional
installation advised.

• Analog TV

Historical method of representing
a television signal as a replica
(analog) of the original picture
and sound. This analog of
the original signal is carried
throughout the transmitting/
receiving process by altering
(modulating) either the strength
of the signal (a.k.a. Amplitude
Modulation or AM) or the
frequency of the signal (a.k.a.
Frequency Modulation or FM).

• ATSC Formats

The ATSC (Advanced Television
Systems Committee) adopted a
group of 18 basic video formats
in its digital television standard.
These 18 formats define the
video signal as a combination
of parameters stating vertical
and horizontal resolution, frame
rates, and scanning formats.

• Digital TV

A method of representing a
television signal as a series of
numbers. The numbers making up
the picture elements are encoded
in binary form as a series of 1’s

Understanding High-Definition

Satellite Dish

HDTV

Standard NTSC broadcast

1920 X 1080 Lines =

2,073,600 pixels

200,000+ pixels