analog television
Pre-digital broadcast system
Analog television is the original broadcast technology that transmits video and audio as continuous electromagnetic waves, in contrast to the discrete digital signals that replaced it.
Most countries phased out analog broadcasts between 2006 and 2012: My grandmother's old TV stopped working when they switched off the analog signal.
The term now appears mainly in discussions of broadcast history or older equipment.
Vacuum tube display device
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies
- VHFMid-range radio spectrum
- UHF300 MHz to 3 GHz
coaxial · NTSC · PAL · transmitter · receiver · channel · interlaced · scan lines
Longing for the past
- retroEvoking recent past
- rabbit earsIndoor TV aerial
- consoleComfort in distress
- knobsGraspable protrusions for turning
dials · vacuum tubes · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · mid-century · old-fashioned · test pattern
Without motion or change
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- ghostingAbruptly ceasing all communication
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
color bars · white noise · fuzz · distortion · double image · reception · fine-tuning · adjustment
cathode-ray tube
Vacuum tube display device
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies
- VHFMid-range radio spectrum
UHF · coaxial · NTSC · PAL · transmitter · receiver · channel · interlaced · scan lines · phosphor
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- retroEvoking recent past
- rabbit earsIndoor TV aerial
- consoleComfort in distress
knobs · dials · vacuum tubes · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · mid-century · old-fashioned · test pattern · sign-off
static
Without motion or change
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- ghostingAbruptly ceasing all communication
- flickerUnsteady, brief light
interference · color bars · white noise · fuzz · distortion · double image · reception · fine-tuning · adjustment · scrambled
analog televisiondigital television
Binary-encoded broadcast medium
DTV · HDTV · digital signal · digital broadcasting · digital video
analog televisionNetflix
Subscription streaming service
video on demand · IPTV · smart TV · YouTube · streaming
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