What is the Difference Between Digital

TV and Analog TV?

Although television transmission transitioned from analog to digital in the
U.S. on June 12, 2009, there are still consumers that may be watching the
few remaining low-power analog TV stations, subscribe to analog cable TV
services, and/or continue to watch analog video sources, such as VHS, on
either analog, digital, or HDTVs. As a result, the characteristics of analog TV
are still an important factor to be aware of.
The difference between Analog TV and Digital TV has its roots in the way
the TV signal is transmitted or transferred from the source to the TV, which,
in turn, dictates the type of TV the consumer needs to use to receive the
signal. This also applies to the way a DTV converter box has to transfer a
signal to an analog TV, which is important for those consumers that use
DTV converters to receive television programming on an analog TV set.
Before the DTV Transition was in place, standard analog TV signals were
transmitted in a manner similar to radio.
In fact, the video signal of analog television was transmitted in AM, while
the audio was transmitted in FM. Analog TV was subject to interference,
such as ghosting and snow, depending on the distance and geographical
location of the TV receiving the signal.
In addition, the amount of bandwidth assigned to an analog TV channel
restricted the resolution and overall quality of the image. The analog TV
transmission standard (in the U.S.) was referred to as NTSC.
NTSC is the U.S. standard that was adopted and came into popular use after
World War II. NTSC is based on a 525-line, 60 fields/30 frames-per-second
at 60Hz system for transmission and display of video images. This is an
interlaced system in which each frame is scanned in two fields of 262 lines,
which is then combined to display a frame of video with 525 scan lines.
This system works, but one drawback is that color TV broadcasting was not
part of the equation when the system was approved. The implementation
of color into the NTSC format has been a weakness of the system, thus the
term for NTSC became known by many professionals as "Never Twice The
Same Color". Ever notice that color quality and consistency varies quite a
bit between stations?
Digital TV, or DTV, on the other hand, is transmitted as data bits of
information, just as computer data is written or the way music is written on
a CD. In this way, the signal is basically "on" or "off". In other words, the
intent of DTV technology is that the viewer either sees an image or nothing
at all. There is no gradual signal loss as distance from the transmitter
increases. If the viewer is too far from the transmitter or is in an
undesirable location, there is nothing to see.
On the other hand, unlike analog TV, digital TV has been designed from the
ground up to take all the main factors of the television signal into
consideration: B/W, color, and audio and can be transmitted as an
interlaced (lines scanned in alternate fields) or progressive (lines scanned in
linear sequence) signal. As a result, there is greater integrity and flexibility
of signal content.
In addition, since the DTV signal is made up of "bits", the same bandwidth
size that takes up a current analog TV signal, can accommodate not only a
higher quality image in digital form, but the extra space not used for the TV
signal can be used for additional video, audio, and text signals.
In other words, broadcasters can supply more features, such as surround
sound, multiple language audio, text services, and more in the same space
now occupied by a standard analog TV signal. However, there is one more
advantage to the ability of a Digital TV channel's space; the ability to
transmit a High Definition (HDTV) signal.
Lastly, another difference between Digital TV and Analog TV is the ability to
broadcast programming in a true widescreen (16x9) format. The shape of
the picture more closely resembles the shape of a movie screen, which
enables the viewer to see the movie as the filmmaker intended. In Sports,
you can get more of the action in one camera shot, such as viewing the
entire length of a football field without making look like it is a long distance
away from the camera.
A 16x9 TV can display widescreen images without a large amount of picture
space taken up by black bars on the top and bottom of a widescreen image,
which is what you see if such images are shown on a standard TV. Even
non-HDTV sources, such as DVD can also take advantage of a 16x9 TV.

















HOW TO MAKE QUESTION..?

1) Yes/No questions - be
Subject and verb change their position in statement and question.
statement You are from Germany.
question Are you from Germany?
We always use the short answer, not only "Yes" or "No". This sounds rude.
NOTE:
If the answer is "Yes", we always use the long form.
Example: Yes, I am.
If the answer is "No", we either use the long or the contracted form (short form).
Example: No, I am not - No, I'm not.
Are you from Germany?
Yes, I am.
No, I
am not.
'm not.
Is he your friend? Yes, he is.
Are Peter and John from England? Yes, they are.









2) Questions with question words - be
Question
word
Verb Rest Answer
Where are you from? I'm from Stuttgart.
What is your name? My name is Peter.
How are Pat and Sue? They're fine.


3) Yes/No Questions and short answers - have
Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Yes/No Subject
Auxiliary
(+ n't)
Have you got a cat? Yes, I have.
Have you got a new car? No, we haven't.
Has your brother got a bike? Yes, he has.
Do you have a cat? Yes, I do.
Do you have a new car? No, we don't.
Does your brother have a bike? Yes, he does.








4) Questions with question words - have
Question word Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Answer
Where have you got your ruler? I've got it in my pencil case.
Where do you have your ruler?
I have it in my pencil case.


5) Questions without question words in the Simple Present
Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Yes/No Subject Auxiliary (+ n't)
Do you read books?
Yes, I do.
No, I don't.
Does Peter play football? Yes, he does.


6) Questions with question words in the Simple Present
Question word Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Answer
What do you play on your computer? I play games on my computer.
When does your mother go to work? She goes to work at 6 o'clock.
Where do you meet your friends? I meet them at the bus stop.





7) Questions without question words in the Simple Past
Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Yes/No Subject Auxiliary (+ n't)
Did Max play football?
Yes, he did.
No, he didn't.
Did you watch the film yesterday?
Yes, I did.
No, I didn't.
BUT:
to be Subject xxx Rest Yes/No Subject Auxiliary (+ n't)
Were you in Leipzig last week?
Yes, I was.
No, I wasn't.


8) Questions with question words in the Simple Past
Question word Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Answer
What did you do yesterday evening? I did my homework.
When did she meet her boyfriend? She met him yesterday.
Where did they go after the match? They went to a caf.
BUT:
Question word to be Subject xxxxx Rest Answer
Where were you yesterday? I was at the cinema.



9) Subject question
Question word Verb Rest Subject Verb Object - Place - Time
Who runs to the shop? Peter runs to the shop.


10) Object question
Question word Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Answer
Who do you like? I like my mum.
Who did Mandy phone last Monday? Mandy phoned her uncle.
NOTE!
Subject question Object question
Who phoned John? Who did John phone?
Answer:
Peggy phoned John.
Answer:
John phoned Peggy.