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Digital Television

By Matthew Torres, About.com

Definition: The new standard for television watching. Digital uses progressive and interlaced scan, features more lines of resolution, and offers a much clearer and stable picture able to quickly decipher fast, moving images. All stations are required to make a full transition to digital by December 31, 2006.
Also Known As: DTV

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