What is Digital Video Recorder (DVR)?An electronic gadget called a digital video recorder (DVR) records video in adigital format to a disk drive, USB flash drive, SD memory card, SSD, orother local or networked mass storage device. In 1998, the computerscience department at Stanford University created the first functional DVRprototype[2]. Edward Y. Chang’s PhD dissertation…
Best 2022-23 Video Streaming Options What Does Video Streaming Mean? Video streaming is a sort of media streaming in which a remote user receives continuous Internet delivery of data from a video file. It enables online video viewing without the need for download to the host computer or device. All video file data is compressed…
EVOLUTION OF TELEVISION The television counts among a handful of technology designs that have changed the most from a design and system standpoint since the middle of the 20th century. As this illustrated poster by a Reddit user shows, the design has changed (and gotten better) very impressively since the boxy and retro looking machines of the 1960s. With flatscreens and high definition displays that can seem crisper and more colorful than reality itself, 21st-century viewers are pleasantly spoiled with advancements in technology.The modern television’s earliest model was the Octagon, made by General Electric in 1928. It used a mechanical, rotating disc technology to display images on its three-inch screen.Soon, this technology changed (and got better) into commercially available home TV sets, (easy to find, purchase, use, and understand. First, televisions were only available as fancy toys for the wealthy. Designers soon started to…
CBRS Networks Citizens Broadband Radio Service CBRS is a (acronym derived from the first letters of the prominent words) for Citizen Broadband Radio Service, and the opportunity for IT pros to enable businesses and special projects to build their own private 4G/5G networks. Resulting in improved 4G/5G offerings from service providers. Here’s an easy reading…
What Is Fiber Optic Cable? A fiber optic cable is a network cable that contains strands of glass conductors inside an insulated case. They are designed for long distance and high performance data networking and telecommunications. Compared to wired lines, fiber optical lines offer high bandwidth and transmit data over longer distances. Fiber optical lines…
FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS Optical fibers are used most often as a means to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber and find wide usage in fiber optic communications, where they permit transmission over longer distances and at higher bandwidths (data transfer rates) than electrical cables. Fiber Optic NetworkFiber-optic internet, commonly called fiber internet or simply “fiber,” is a broadband connection that can…
How Do Cellular Boosters Work?A cell phone signal booster (also known as a signal extender, signal sound system equipment/increaser, or cell phone repeater) works by pulling in weak outside signal, boosting it, and rebroadcasting the boosted signal into the desired areas. Vehicle Signal Boosters are designed for cars, trucks, RVs, SUVs, boats, and fleet vehicles….
HARDLINE AND COAXIAL PREMISES CABLING What Is Hardline Coaxial Cable? Hardline is the solid aluminum cable used for long distances, usually between 300-400 feet. It is often attached to telephone poles or trenched underground. Hardline cable is very moisture resistant and has very low impedance characteristics.If you have some sort of big facility built before…
STRUCTURED DATA CABLING Structured cabling is a type of infrastructure that supports the performance of a building cabling system or network. It is the medium that binds all PCs, phones and other devices used within the business. Networked and interconnected copper ethernet, fiber optic, coaxial, and telephone cabling that provides a reliable and versatile solution…
WHAT IS A SMATV AND MATV SYSTEM? SMATV means ‘Satellite Master Antenna Television’ which is a system that uses multiple satellites to create a single integrated cable signal for distribution. It is commonly used for buildings which have a network of televisions, like hotels and hospitals. This can connect up to 80 channels at a…
