CEMA PUBLISHES COMPONENT VIDEO STANDARD
TO LINK CABLE BOXES AND TV RECEIVERS
Arlington, Va., September 10, 1998 - To help analog television and digital television (DTV) receivers link to cable set-top boxes, the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association (CEMA) published standard EIA-770. This three-part, component video standard addresses the cable/TV connection for analog broadcasts/NTSC (EIA-770.1), standard definition TV (EIA-770.2) and high definition TV (EIA-770.3). The standard can support analog copy protection technology to safeguard transmission and broadcast of copy protected works.
For the first time, the popular color difference interface technology is standardized for consumer electronics products. Receivers with color difference interfaces do not need to decode a digital signal to utilize the incoming signal.
The Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association (CEMA) is proceeding with four technical solutions to link cable and other set-top boxes to television receivers: a 1394 interface, the RF remodulator interface, a component video interface and the National Renewable Security Standard (NRSS) interface. These efforts are designed to ensure that consumers who buy a DTV set in the future will be able to receive digital cable and use their DTV sets with other digital technologies like direct broadcast satellite (DBS), digital versatile disc (DVD) players, digital VCRs and computers. The four interfaces will provide consumers and manufacturers a myriad of choices for connecting their TV sets to cable systems. With four interfaces, consumers will be able to choose from simple, low-cost connections to high-end, feature-rich models.
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