Technology / Television (TV) Glossary

Digital Video Recorder (DVR): Refers to “digital video recorder,” also known as “personal video recorder.” A DVR or PVR records broadcasts on a hard disk drive which can then be played back at a later time (this is known . . . View Full Definition

Diplexer: A device that combines two input signals into a single output. It may also be used the other way to split a single input into two outputs. Often used in satellite systems to combine a satell . . . View Full Definition

Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS): A television technology that delivers signals directly from a satellite to a home through the use of a small (usually 18') dish.

Direct Broadcast Via Satellite (DBS): Subscribers receive programs via a small satellite dish. The signal is digitized and compressed via a proprietary format and decompressed by a set-top box. In most cases it is viewed on a an . . . View Full Definition

Direct Response: Advertising that seeks direct and prompt response from the viewer by means of exhibiting telephone numbers, box numbers, or other means of getting the viewer to order or inquire about objects shown.

Director: A person who is in charge of a television show, on the set or in a control booth, during the actual production process.

Directv System: A directv satellite TV System, trademarked for the consumer hardware and created to receive directv programming - includes a dish (standard size is 18-inch), a remote control, and the direct . . . View Full Definition

Direcway: Direcway is the brand name original used to deliver satellite internet access by Hughes Networking. Now re-branded as hughesnet®, it offers a suite of broadband connectivity solutions for yo . . . View Full Definition

Discourse: Socially-based belief structures. The viewer brings discourses to the reading of the television text, which contains discourses that match or clash with the viewer's.

Discrepancy: A difference between station billing and the original order: requires a discussion between the buyer and the station before the invoice is paid.

Diseeqc: Diseqc™ (Digital Satellite Equipment Control) system, is a communication bus between satellite TV system receivers and peripheral equipment using only the existing coaxial cable. Diseqc™ can . . . View Full Definition

Dish 1000: The DISH 1000 is a triple LNBF satellite dish that provides reception the using a dish face of 19'(H) x 24' (W) from three DBS orbital locations: 110°W, 119°W, and 129°W DBS.

Dish 500: A DISH 500 is a multi-satellite dish used to receive DISH Network programming. Some programming for DISH Network is only available if you have a DISH 500 dish or a 2nd single satellite dish . . . View Full Definition

Dish Network System: DISH Network Satellite TV System, trademarked for the consumer hardware and created to receive DISH Network programming, includes a typical 20-inch, remote control, and the DISH Network Receiver.

Dissolve: A special effect wherein simultaneously one shot fades out as the next fades in, so that the two images briefly overlap. Often used to shift from one scene to the next.

Distanciation: A technique of Brechtian performance style wherein the actor retains the sense of him/herself as an actor: thus the viewer and actor alike are distanced from the character rather than identi . . . View Full Definition

Dolby Digital: Six-channel digital audio standard that is part of the U.S. digital television standard: also called AC-3 or Digital 5.1. The channels consist of front left, front right, front center, surro . . . View Full Definition

Dolby Digital - AC-3 Compatible: Formerly known as Dolby AC-3, or audiocoding-3, delivers the movie experience through a maximum of 5.1 channels of surround sound audio. Since the mid-1990's, this Dolby sound format has bec . . . View Full Definition

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