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AFN News
AFN News is a rolling-news channel providing news from all major news outlets. Programming consists of relays of news and current affairs programming seen on US over-the-air and cable networks. History The predecessor of the capacity currently used by AFN News was SATNET, created by the AFRTS in 1978. Test transmissions started in December of that year, eventually replacing the old Television Priority (TPA) packages sent to bases. Regular broadcasting started in 1982, first to Guantanamo Bay, Roosevelt Roads and Panama; then to the joint US-UK military base at Diego Garcia and Keflavik. 17 hours of programming were "de-commercialized" (in order to remove commercial breaks from shows) before being sent to the satellite feed. The channel started broadcasting on January 2, 1997, as NewSports, replacing the former SATNET service. The channel provided live and tape-delayed news programming as well as primarily tape-delayed sports broadcasts for nine hours on weekdays and twenty hours on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1080i
In high-definition television (HDTV) and video display technology, 1080i is a video display format with 1080 lines of vertical resolution and Interlaced video, interlaced scanning method. This format was once a standard in HDTV. It was particularly used for broadcast television because it can deliver high-resolution images without needing excessive bandwidth. This format is used in the SMPTE 292M standard. Definition The number "1080" in 1080i refers to the number of horizontal lines that make up the vertical resolution of the display. Each of these lines contributes to the overall detail and clarity of the image. The letter "i" stands for Interlaced video, interlaced. This is a technique where the image is not displayed all at once. Instead, the frame is split into two fields. One field contains the odd-numbered lines, and the other field contains the even-numbered lines. These fields are displayed in rapid succession, giving the appearance of a full image to the human eye. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |