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Panasonic Corporation
Index
1.Features
2.Start-up Operation
2-1) Standby Operation
2-2) Power ON Operation
2-3) Voltage Distribution
3.SOS Detect Circuit
4. Signal Process Circuit
5. Service Notes
5-1) Service Mode
5-2) SRV-TOOL
5-3) Self check
5-4) SD card
6. Troubleshooting Picture Problem)
7. Glossary
Slide 2
1. Features
Slide 3
1(1). Features
Main Different points of 2009 model (V10 series)
and 2010 model (D25 series)
Slide 4
1 (2). Features
(e.g.) TH-L42D25A
Panel
Contrast
Pixel
In
Out
HDMI Input
AV input
Audio input for video
USB
PC input
Component video input
Headphone
Monitor Out
Analog audio output
Digital audio output
2,000,000 : 1
2,073,600
(1,9201,080)
3
3
Y
2
1
1
1
1
Yes
Yes
Slide 5
1 (3). Features
Chassis Structure
(e.g.) TH-L42D25A
To Backlight
CN01 CN02
STB5V
Sound15V
F15V
SUB ON
Backlight ON
SOS
A
A09
P2
PWM
LVDS
Control
Panel
CNAC
TCTC06
TC04
S01
A15
TC05
TC01
To Panel Control
V10
AC Plug
Slide 6
2.Start-up Operation
Slide 7
K
P
A
P2
CNAC
STB
Circuit
Power
Switch
5.8VS
2,1
S01
2,1
A02
STB5.8V
IC5280
A09
STB5V IC5000
5.8VS
13
12
RESET
STB3.3V
STB5.8V
2
STB3.3V
A10
4
V10
REMOTE
REC.
Command
from IC1100
LED
IC1100
GenX8
Slide 8
1
2
Slide 9
P
1
P2
4
STB
Circuit
STB5.8V
Sound 17V
13
12
13
Power
CPU
RELAY
5.8VS
F12V
STB
5.8V
Backlight
ON
6
IC5280
IC5200
10
SUB 5V
Red
LED
ON 7
ON
IC1100
GenX8
5.8V5VSUB
5V
REMOTE
REC.
V10
SUB5V
STB
3.3V
SUB
3.3V
SUB5V
IC5501
F12
15V
IC5500
STB5V
SUB
3.3V
1.5V
1.2V
LED
3
STB3.3V
12V3.3V, 1.5V
12V1.2V
17V
A10
TV_SUB_ON
5
4
Panel VCC ON
A V
A02
1
5.8VS
S01
A09
Command
Voltage
Power Switch
5V3.3V
IC5000
1.2V
12V12V
174V
Q5241
A15
15
Current
PWM
CN01
Control
Backlight
Circuit
ON
Current
TC06 TC05
TC01
47
51
IC9006
TC04
for Left
For upper side LED
For lower side LED
TC
ZWEI2
for Right
PANEL CONTROL
Panel
Control
Circuit
CN02
BACKLIGHT
Slide 10
TV SUB ON command is sent to P board Power CPU through pin 5 at A09 terminal.
After receiving SUB 3.3V, IC1100 sends Backlight ON command to Backlight power
control through pin 1 of A09 terminal.
Slide 11
TV SUB ON
Backlight ON
A09
5
IC1100
GenX8
STB5.8V
12V
17V
IC5200, 5500, 5501
SUB3.3V
DC/DC
9 F12 15V
10
7
Converters
Sound 17V
1.2V
SUB5V
STB5V
IC5000
( System
MPU )
SUB3.3V
STB3.3V
SUB1.5V
Distribute
Q5241
A15
DC/DC Converter
PNL12V
PANEL_VCC_ON
1-5
Panel VCC ON
Next, from GenX8, Panel_VCC_ON command
is applied to Q5241 DC/DC converter to supply
12V to TCON board.
Slide 12
Command
Voltage
SUB 5V
IC5280
CN03 A09
1
13
12
5
4
9
13
STB 5V
5.8VS
STB 5.8V
A
A10
SUB 5V
SUB 5V
SUB 5V
IC5501
SUB 3.3V
SUB 3.3V
1.5V
ON
IC5500
To V board
IC5000
IC5200
10
11
DC/DC
Converter
Analogue ASIC
1.2V
1.2V
ON Command
TV SUB ON
IC1100
GenX8
Backlight ON
SUB 3.3V
F12 15V
Remote
Control
Receiver
STB 3.3V
SUB3.3V
5
4
STB 3.3V
5V3.3V
15V
A21
Panel VCC ON
In
Q5241
Out
12V
12V to TCON
1-5
6
7
V
V10
Sound 17V
Slide 13
When the TV is plugged in, the 5.8VS is provided to the Power Switch in K board. After
power switch is ON, 5.8VS is converted to STB5V by IC5280. And, next, by IC5000, STB5V
is converted to STB 3.3V.
ON command from V board is supplied to A board IC1100 through pin 3 of A10 terminal.
IC1100 confirms this command and sends TV SUB ON command to P board.
5
6
By this TV SUB ON command, F12 15V is sent to A board from P board via pin 9 and
pin10 of A09 terminal. And, F12 15V is supplied to IC5500 and 5501.
These 2 ICs convert 15V to SUB3.3V, 1.5V and 1.2V.
From IC1100 GenX8, Panel Vcc ON command outputs and by this command,
from Q5241, 12V is output to TCON.
Slide 14
P
P2
1
IC5280
STB
5V
A03
13
USB1
IC5300
9
13
IC5200
12
STB 5V
5V3.3V
SUB 5V
IC5000
SUB 5V
IC5501
SUB 3.3V
1.5V
IC5500
1.2V
1.2V
STB 3.3V
ON Command
IC1100
GenX8
4
4
5
9
11
SUB 3.3V
SUB3.3V
F12V
Sound 17V
1
D3300
Optical Audio
12V
In
TU8302
Tuner
SUB 3.3V
Q5241
Out
DC/DC Converter
7
SUB 3.3V
Panel VCC ON
IC2952
10
JK4700-4703
HDMI terminal
5V
3
TUNER 5V
STB 3.3V
6
5.8V
To V board
STB 1.2V
Backlight ON
V10
DC/DC
Converter
Analogue ASIC
SUB 3.3V
TV SUB ON
A
A10
3.3V
IC8700
USB0
USB5V
5.8VS
STB 5.8V
3.3V IC8701
12V
CN8850
SD slot
TCON
1-5
A21
5
IC2301
Audio Amp
Slide 15
After sending TV SUB On command, F12 15V and Sound 17V are supplied to A board.
F12 15V is supplied to DC/DC converters, IC5300, IC5501, IC5550, Q5241
and IC2301 AMP.
SUB 3.3V is distributed to D3300 Optical audio, CN8850 SD slot and IC2301 Audio amp.
By IC5300, F12 15V is converted to USB5V. USB5V is supplied to IC8700 USB0 and
IC8701 USB1.
Controlled by Panel VCC ON command from IC1100, Q5214 supplies 12V to TCON
via A21 terminal.
Slide 16
Slide 17
When an abnormality occurs in the unit, the SOS Detect circuit is triggered and the TV shuts down.
The power LED on the front panel will flash a pattern indicating the circuit that has failed.
Cautions:
If the power LED continues to blink even after the TV is unplugged, press and hold the power switch
on the TV for a few seconds until the LED turns off.
Slide 18
Contents
Check point
Backlight SOS
A Board
P Board
TUNER 5V SOS
A Board
SUB_12V SOS
A Board
P Board
A Board
SOUND SOS
A Board
P Board
10
ZWEI2 SOS
TC Board
Slide 19
Command
Voltage
P
Line Filter
Rectifier
P2
7
A03
7
F12
15V
4
5
5.8VS
17V
14
13
1
2
15
IC5501
SUB
5.8V
5.8VS
PWM
#1
#2
1,12
#3
#4
IC5200
SUB_3.3V
SUB5V SOS
SUB_1.5V
3 times Blinks
SUB_5V
SOUND SOS
9 times Blinks
ON
F12V
Q5214
PNL_12V
ZWEI2 SOS
10 time Blinks
Backlight ON
Backlight SOS
TC06
A21
TC05
47
51
IC9006
174V
for Left
Panel
1,13
7 times Blinks
TC01
Current Control
IC1100 GenX8
STB_3.3V
V Board (Switch)
CN01
SUB_1.2V
IC5000
15
Backlight ON
IC5500
12
11
2
1
12
I351A, I351B,
Q356, Q555
SUB3.3V SOS
TUNER
T401
IC2301
ON
F12 15V
I201
PFC
I301
Power
Control
IC8000 LDA2
SUB5V(USB)
Sound 17V
T301 174V
17V
I401
STB
Control
IC5300
1 time Blink
TC
ZWEI2
TC04
for Right
PANEL CONTROL
174V
BACK LIGHT
CN02
Slide 20
Command
Voltage
P
Line Filter
Rectifier
P2
7
A03
7
F12
15V
4
5
5.8VS
17V
14
13
1
2
15
IC5501
SUB
5.8V
5.8VS
PWM
#1
#2
1,12
#3
#4
IC5200
SUB_3.3V
SUB5V SOS
SUB_1.5V
3 times Blinks
SUB_5V
SOUND SOS
9 times Blinks
ON
F12V
Q5214
PNL_12V
ZWEI2 SOS
10 time Blinks
Backlight ON
Backlight SOS
TC06
A21
TC05
47
51
IC9006
174V
for Left
Panel
1,13
7 times Blinks
TC01
Current Control
IC1100 GenX8
STB_3.3V
V Board (Switch)
CN01
SUB_1.2V
IC5000
15
Backlight ON
IC5500
12
11
2
1
12
I351A, I351B,
Q356, Q555
SUB3.3V SOS
TUNER
T401
IC2301
ON
F12 15V
I201
PFC
I301
Power
Control
IC8000 LDA2
SUB5V(USB)
Sound 17V
T301 174V
17V
I401
STB
Control
IC5300
1 time Blink
TC
ZWEI2
TC04
for Right
PANEL CONTROL
174V
BACK LIGHT
CN02
Slide 21
After sensing TV SUB ON command, F12 15V and some types of voltage are supplied.
Next, IC8001 sends Backlight ON command to P board .
At the P board, Q356 receives Backlight On command.
And, IC I351A and I351B starts working.
After this, backlight power is supplied to LCD back light unit via CN01 and CN02 terminals.
If something has troubled, SOS signal is sent to I351A and I351B.
This information is sent back to Q555.
Q555 sends SOS to IC8001 directly and LED 1 time blinking starts.
Slide 22
Start
Backlight ON signal
Is there several voltage at
Pin 1 of A03 terminal after
Switch ON?
No
No
P board
Without F12 15V,
backlight circuit does not work
Yes
Yes
Is there several voltage at
Pin 2 of A03 terminal after
Switch ON?
Backlight SOS signal is ON?
No
A board
Yes
Outputs are H at Pin 1 or
Pin 12 of CN01/CN02
terminals after switch
ON?
No
P board
Power supply from backlight circuit has problem.
Yes
Panel
Slide 23
Command
Voltage
P
Line Filter
Rectifier
T301 174V
17V
P2
7
A03
7
IC5300
Sound 17V
IC5500
F12 15V
I201
PFC
I301
Power
Control
F12
15V
4
5
12
11
IC5501
5.8VS
2
1
14
13
1
2
12
15
5.8VS
PWM
I351A, I351B,
Q356, Q555
Backlight ON
#1
#2
CN01
1,12
IC1100 GenX8
3
4 times Blinks
SUB5V SOS
3 times Blinks
SUB_5V
SOUND SOS
9 times Blinks
ON
F12V
Q5214
PNL_12V
ZWEI2 SOS
10 time Blinks
Backlight ON
Backlight SOS
TC06
A21
TC05
47
51
IC9006
174V
for Left
Panel
1,13
SUB_3.3V
TC01
Current Control
#3
#4
IC5200
V Board (Switch)
15
SUB3.3V SOS
7 times Blinks
SUB_1.5V
TUNER
T401
SUB_1.2V
IC5000
SUB
5.8V
STB_3.3V
2
I401
STB
Control
IC2301
ON
17V
IC8000 LDA2
SUB5V(USB)
1 time Blink
TC
ZWEI2
TC04
for Right
PANEL CONTROL
174V
BACK LIGHT
CN02
Slide 24
After sensing TV SUB ON command, F12 15V and some types of voltage are supplied.
Next, IC8000 sends ON command to IC5300, IC5500, IC5501 and IC5200 .
When voltage of SUB5.8V, SUB5V and SUB3.3V outputs are not normal,
blinking starts.
Slide 25
Start
No
A board
Yes
A, P board
Slide 26
Command
Voltage
1
T301 174V
17V
IC5300
A03
7
ON
F12
15V
4
5
5.8VS
14
13
1
2
15
IC5501
SUB
5.8V
5.8VS
15
PWM
Backlight ON
#1
#2
1,12
IC5200
SUB_3.3V
SUB5V SOS
SUB_1.5V
3 times Blinks
SUB_5V
SOUND SOS
9 times Blinks
ON
F12V
Q5214
PNL_12V
ZWEI2 SOS
10 time Blinks
Backlight ON
Backlight SOS
TC06
A21
TC05
47
51
IC9006
174V
for Left
Panel
1,13
IC1100 GenX8
7 times Blinks
TC01
Current Control
#3
#4
SUB_1.2V
IC5000
V Board (Switch)
CN01
SUB3.3V SOS
STB_3.3V
12
11
2
1
12
I351A, I351B,
Q356, Q555
IC5500
TUNER
T401
IC2301
17V
IC8000 LDA2
SUB5V(USB)
Sound 17V
F12 15V
I201
PFC
I301
Power
Control
I401
STB
Control
P2
1 time Blink
TC
ZWEI2
TC04
for Right
PANEL CONTROL
174V
BACK LIGHT
CN02
Slide 27
After sensing TV SUB ON command, F12 15V and Sound 17V output from T301.
F12 15V is supplied to A board via pins 4 and 5 of P2 terminal.
And, Sound 17V is supplied to A board via pin 7 of P2 terminal.
Slide 28
Start
After switch ON,
17V is supplied to pin7 of
P2 terminal before shut
down.
No
P board
17V supply problem.
Mainly I201, I301 or T301
Yes
A board
Audio Amp, IC2301
Slide 29
P
Line Filter
Rectifier
17V
P2
7
A03
7
F12
15V
4
5
5.8VS
14
13
1
2
15
IC5501
5.8VS
15
PWM
Backlight ON
#1
#2
1,12
3 times Blinks
SUB_5V
SOUND SOS
9 times Blinks
ON
F12V
Q5214
PNL_12V
ZWEI2 SOS
10 time Blinks
Backlight ON
Backlight SOS
TC06
A21
TC05
47
51
174V
1
IC9006
for Left
Panel
1,13
4 times Blinks
SUB5V SOS
SUB_1.5V
IC5200
SUB_3.3V
TC01
Current Control
#3
#4
7 times Blinks
IC5000
V Board (Switch)
CN01
SUB_1.2V
IC1100 GenX8
STB_3.3V
12
11
2
1
12
I351A, I351B,
Q356, Q555
IC5500
TUNER
T401
IC2301
SUB3.3V SOS
17V
SUB
5.8V
IC8000 LDA2
SUB5V(USB)
ON
F12 15V
I201
PFC
I301
Power
Control
I401
STB
Control
IC5300
Sound 17V
T301 174V
Command
Voltage
2
1 time Blink
TC
ZWEI2
TC04
for Right
PANEL CONTROL
174V
BACK LIGHT
CN02
Slide 30
1
2
Slide 31
Slide 32
Slide 33
Video Signal
HDMI 2
HDMI 3
IC4700
IC8300
SD Card
USB1
USB2
Analog
Digital
Jpeg
HDMI SW
OFDM
HDMI I/F
TU8302
TUNER
AV 1
IC3000
V, Y, Pb, Pr
AV 2
AV 3
Monitor Out
AV-SW
V
IC8001
IC8000
SD I/F
A22
USB I/F
Peaks AVC
Peaks-LDA2
Video Signal Processor
Audio Signal Processor
10 bit A/D
LVDS Data
V
V
PC
Tuner block
Panel block
Slide 34
Video Signal
The main function of the A board is to process one of the incoming video signals.
HDMI, SD and USB signals are connected to IC8000 directly.
The video input signal can be in any of the three formats: Video, Y/C, or Y, Pb, Pr.
A comb filter of inside of IC8000 converts the composite video signal of the main picture to Y and C (luminance and
chrominance) signals. S-Video, which is already Y/C separated, simply passes through the comb filter.
The signal is then converted to RGB.
At the completion of this process, the format of the composite or S-Video signal is now the same as a digital 1080i component
signal. If the incoming video is in the 480p, 720P, 1080i, and 1080p format, the Y, Pb, and Pr signals undergo A/D (analog to
digital) conversion only. Finally all picture signals are converted to 1080p.
Digital television reception of the tuner is output in the form of an IF (Intermediate Frequency) signal .
The transport stream from the tuner enters the VSB I/F (Interface) section of IC8000 where the video signal is extracted and
converted to YUV data. The output is provided to the Video Input I/F of IC8000 for selection. The JPEG data of the SD card
enters the JPEG I/F section of IC8000 for conversion into YUV data and output to the Video Input I/F circuit.
The video input interface outputs the selected picture data to the video process circuit.
This Video Process section of the IC8000 performs all picture control operations such as brightness, contrast, color, tint, etc.
On Screen Display data such as channel numbers, Digital TV closed caption, and picture adjustments are mixed with the video
data. LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signaling) and are output to LCD panel from A22 terminal..
Slide 35
Audio Signal
All the audio signal processing is done by the Main CPU/Signal Processor IC8000.
The digital audio signal from IC8000 is output to the optical audio output jack as PCM/Dolby Digital.
Serial data is output to the audio amplifier IC2301. The output of IC2301 is connected to the speakers.
(Serial data)
(Digital audio)
Opt
Audio out
IC2301
A12
AMP
(Digital audio)
HDMI1
L&R
IC4700
HDM2/3
(Digital audio)
Switch
IC8300
TU2901A
IC8000
OFDM
HDMI RX
TUNER
SIF
AV1/2/3
Monitor out
Audio
Processor
IC3000
AV SW
Audio
Headphone
X8000
Slide 36
5.Service Notes
Slide 37
Service Mode
Key command
[1] button...Main items Selection in forward direction
[2] button...Main items Selection in reverse direction
[3] button...Sub items Selection in forward direction
[4] button...Sub items Selection in reverse direction
[VOL] button...Value of sub items change in forward direction
( + ), in reverse direction ( - )
How to exit:
Switch off the power with the POWER button on the main unit or the POWER button on the
remote control.
Slide 38
Minute
Diagnosis
Component
Slide 40
Board replacement
When exchanging A board, the data in original A-board
can be copied to SD card and then copy to new A-board
Preparation
SD card capacity, 32MB is enough for this service.
Make pwd files as start up file for (a) or (b) in the empty SD card.
Insert the empty SD card to your PC.
Click right a blank area in a SD card window, point New and then click text document .
A new file Is created by default New Text Document .txt.
Make the file name for each purpose as follows.
(a) For board replacement : boardreplace.pwd
(b) For Hotel (installation) : hotel.pwd
Slide 41
5-4 (2). Service Notes =SD card= Copy data from TV to SD card
Turn ON the TV unit.
Insert SD card of pwd form.
On screen display, message appears automatically.
Input pwd.
For Board replacement : 2770
For Hotel mode : 4850
After completion, turn off the TV for exit.
Slide 42
5-4 (3). Service Notes =SD card= Copy data from SD card to TV
Turn ON the TV unit.
Insert SD card of pwd form.
On screen display, message appears automatically.
Input pwd.
For Board replacement : 2771
For Hotel mode : 4851
After the completion, turn off the TV for exit.
Slide 43
6. Troubleshooting
Picture problem)
Slide 44
6 (1). Troubleshooting
Conclusion: Exchange the Panel
Sample Picture
LVDS DATA
Control DATA
Source Driver
Abnormal area
TC board
Gate
Driver
LVDS DATA
A board
LCD Panel (Gate Driver is in Panel)
(LVDS= Low Voltage Differential Signaling)
Diagnosis
The Gate driver is defective.
It is impossible to exchange.
So, exchange LCD panel.
Slide 45
6 (2). Troubleshooting
Conclusion: Exchange the Panel
Sample Picture
LVDS DATA
Control DATA
Source Driver
Abnormal area
TC board
Gate
Driver
LVDS DATA
A board
LCD Panel (Gate Driver is in Panel)
(LVDS= Low Voltage Differential Signaling)
Diagnosis
In this case, half area has trouble.
So, half of source driver is defective.
It is impossible to exchange only source driver.
So, exchange LCD panel.
Slide 46
6 (3). Troubleshooting
Sample Picture
Source Driver
TC board
Gate
Driver
LVDS DATA
Abnormal bar
A board
LCD Panel (Gate Driver is in Panel)
(LVDS= Low Voltage Differential Signaling)
Diagnosis
In this case , small vertical line problem is LCD panel defect.
Because if IC8001 Nile-TCON has trouble, there are many vertical lines
at all over screen.
Slide 47
6 (4). Troubleshooting
Conclusion: Exchange the Panel
Sample Picture
LVDS DATA
Control DATA
Source Driver
Abnormal lines
TC board
Gate
Driver
LVDS DATA
Abnormal line
A board
LCD Panel (Gate Driver is in Panel)
Diagnosis
Slide 48
6 (5). Troubleshooting
Conclusion: Exchange the Panel
Sample Picture
Abnormal area
LVDS DATA
Control DATA
Source Driver
TC board
Gate
Driver
LVDS DATA
Abnormal area
A board
LCD Panel (Gate Driver is in Panel)
(LVDS= Low Voltage Differential Signaling)
Diagnosis
In this case, screen color uniformity is abnormal.
LCD panel is transformed by some stress.
For example: strong screw or dropping shock.
So, for such trouble, we have to exchange LCD panel.
Slide 49
6 (6). Troubleshooting
Conclusion: Exchange the A board or TC board
Sample Picture
many vertical lines
LVDS DATA
Control DATA
Source Driver
TC board
Gate
Driver
LVDS DATA
A board
LCD Panel (Gate Driver is in Panel)
Diagnosis
In this case , many vertical lines at all over screen are
by A board or TC board defect.
If we can find just small line (right photo) is panel defect.
Panel Defect
Slide 50
6 (7). Troubleshooting
Conclusion: Exchange the A board
Sample Picture
LVDS DATA
Control DATA
Source Driver
Abnormal OSD
TC board
Gate
Driver
LVDS DATA
A board
LCD Panel (Gate Driver is in Panel)
(LVDS= Low Voltage Differential Signaling)
Diagnosis
OSD (On Screen Display) is generated at IC8001 Nile-TCON in A board.
So, this case is A board defect.
Slide 51
6 (8). Troubleshooting
Conclusion: Exchange the A board
Sample Picture
LVDS DATA
Control DATA
Source Driver
Strange color
TC board
Gate
Driver
LVDS DATA
A board
LCD Panel (Gate Driver is in Panel)
Diagnosis
Slide 52
7.Glossary
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Resolution
Resolution is a combination of values that express the quality of displayed images. A display's
resolution is indicated by the number of dots in the horizontal and vertical directions of the screen,
such as 1024 x 768 dots. Higher values indicate clearer, sharper image reproduction. The larger the
screen size, the higher the required
resolution.
HD (high-definition) panel
The HD panel has a resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels and an aspect ratio of 16:9. It is designed for
displaying the beautiful images of digital, high-definition broadcasts.
Full HD (high-definition) panel
The term "full-HD panel" refers to 1,920 x 1,080 pixels panels that display progressive images of fullspecification HDTV signals without the use of up sampling.
Number of pixels
The number of pixels indicates the resolution of the Image. The number of pixels of a digital image is
expressed by the product of the number of pixels in the horizontal direction and the number of pixels
(dots) in the vertical direction. The higher the number of pixels, the better the image quality. For
plasma TVs and LCD TVs, the number of pixels is sometimes expressed by the following equation:
number of pixels in horizontal direction x number of pixels in vertical direction x 3 (R, G, B).
Pixel
A pixel is a tiny dot that forms the smallest basic unit of a displayed image. Digital images are
composed of pixels, with all of the text and images displayed on the screen consisting of dots. Digital
images are usually rendered by square pixels arranged vertically and horizontally in an orderly manner.
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THX
THX is a trade name of a high-fidelity sound reproduction standard for movie theaters, screening rooms,
home theaters, computer speakers, gaming consoles, and car audio systems. THX stands for Tomlinson
Holman's eXperiment.
The THX system is not a recording technology, and it does not specify a sound recording format: all
sound formats, whether digital (Dolby Digital, SDDS) or analog (Dolby Stereo, Ultra-Stereo), can be
"shown in THX." THX is mainly a quality assurance system.
THX-certified theaters provide a high-quality, predictable playback environment to ensure that any film
soundtrack mixed in THX will sound as near as possible to the intentions of the mixing engineer.
AVCHD
Advanced Video Codec High Definition is a high-definition and standard-definition recording format for
use in digital tape-less camcorders and digital cameras. It is based on the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video
compression standard. Audio is stored in compressed form (Dolby AC-3). The container format for the
audio and video is MPEG transport stream.
H.264
H.264 is a standard for video compression, and is equivalent to MPEG-4 Part 10, or MPEG-4 AVC (for
Advanced Video Coding). As of 2008, it is the latest block-oriented motion-compensation-based codec
standard. The final drafting work on the first version of the standard was completed in May 2003.
The intent of the H.264/AVC project was to create a standard capable of providing good video quality at
substantially lower bit rates than previous standards (e.g. half or less the bit rate of MPEG-2, H.263, or
MPEG-4 Part 2), without increasing the complexity of design so much that it would be impractical or
excessively expensive to implement.
YUV
YUV is used for a specific analog encoding of color information in television systems
Y' stands for the luma component (the brightness) and U and V are the chrominance (color) components.
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YUV
Is The color encoding system used for analog television worldwide (NTSC, PAL and SECAM). The YUV
color space differs from RGB, which is what the camera captures and what humans view.
Composite Video and S-video
The original TV standard combined luma (Y) and both color signals (B-Y, R-Y) into one channel, which
uses one cable and is known as "composite video." An option known as "S-video" or "Y/C video" keeps
the luma separate from the color signals, using one cable, but with separate wires internally. S-video is a
bit sharper than composite video.
Component Video
When luma and each of the color signals (B-Y and R-Y) are maintained in separate channels, it is called
"component video," designated as YPbPr when in the analog domain and YCbCr when it is digital.
ASIC
An Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) is an integrated circuit (IC) customized for a particular
use, rather than intended for general-purpose use.
LVDS
LVDS (Low-voltage differential signaling ) is an electrical signaling system that can run at very high
speeds over inexpensive twisted-pair copper cables
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