Samsung TV accessories: Home entertainment amplified

Samsung TV accessories do quite the phenomenal job at ensuring that the home entertainment experience is accentuated. The 3D Active Glasses, for instance, come in different models, and are rechargeable, with Auto Power On/Off. They make the picture come alive in conjunction with Samsung LED TVs, which support 3D display. The design is one of inducing comfort, in spite of the fact that an additional accessory is required to enjoy the broadcast in all its essence. The glasses use Bluetooth technology to connect with the television. What’s more, they can even be charges wirelessly, and can be worn over prescription glasses, for hours at a stretch without any discomfort. The more advanced model built exclusively for adults employs the 3D shutter technology, which first blocks the left lens and then the right, but all this happens at the blink of an eyelid, so that more life-like 3D imagery is achieved.

The Samsung wireless USB adaptor is another great TV accessory, which accentuates the HDTV experience by providing instant access to InfoLink RSS data like sports updates, news, weather information and the stock market updates, among other, on the Samsung TV screen. It also supports Internet@TV, PC streaming and Clone view (in the C9000 series)

High-definition television – What is it all about

The term High Definition television is basically used for any video broadcast that has resolution higher than regular television. The pixel count of an HD broadcast is one or two million pixels per frame, approximately five times a standard broadcast. In the initial stages, analog techniques were used in HDTV broadcasts, but in recent times, the same has given way to digital broadcast via video compression.

There are basically three components of an HDTV broadcast system:

·         Frame size: This refers to the  number of horizontal pixels multiplied by the number of vertical pixels in a frame. Usually, the number of horizontal pixels is omitted, and only the vertical ones are shown in the rating, like 1080i and 720p.

·         Scanning system: There are two types – progressive scanning (denoted by the letter 'p' in resolution), and interlaced scanning (denoted by the letter 'i')

·         Frame rate: The frame rate is basically the number of video frames per second. 

All the three parameters are used in a format of [frame size][scanning system][frame or field rate], or [frame size]/[frame or field rate][scanning system]. It may happen that the frame size or rate might not be mentioned, with only the numeric parameter and scanning system letter. For instance, 1280X720i25 means an interlaced scanning at 25 frames per second, with each frame being 1280 pixels wide and 720 pixels in height.

Samsung high-definition televisions are the market leaders in providing fantastic picture quality, and are increasingly becoming a common phenomenon among Indian households.