There were a number of other popular codes, all supported by Microsoft's VfW, still in use by the late 1990s: Microsoft Video 1: Fast compression but low ratios. Good for full-motion, moderate-quality video … [Continue reading]
IVI Technology
Shortly after the introduction of Apple QuickTime, Intel responded with its Indeo Video Interactive (IVI or Indeo 4.0) codec. This format allows for scaleable software-only video playback. IVI can … [Continue reading]
LCD Resolution and Scaling
LCDs follow a different set of rules than CRT displays offering advantages in terms of bulk, power consumption and flicker, as well as "perfect" geometry. They have the disadvantage of a much higher price, a poorer viewing angle and … [Continue reading]
LCD Light Polarisation
LCD is described as a transmissive technology because the display works by letting varying amounts of a fixed-intensity white backlight through an active filter. The red, green and blue elements of a pixel are achieved through simple … [Continue reading]
RAID tutorial – connecting the hard drives
We're going to be setting up two identical hard disk drives as a single mirrored RAID 1 array. Power the system down, remove the case and fit and connect up the hard disk drives. Refer to the How to install a second hard disk drive tutorial for … [Continue reading]
UMTS
UMTS Definition: Universal Mobile Telecommunications System: a 3G standard, being developed under the auspices of ETSI, and intended mainly for the evolution of GSM networks. … [Continue reading]
USB
USB Definition: Universal Serial Bus: Intel's standard for attaching peripherals to PCs. Designed for low to medium data throughput, it should remove the need to install many devices internally once it gains widespread acceptance. The original 1995 … [Continue reading]
UTP
UTP Definition: Unshielded Twisted-Pair: a four-pair wire medium used in a variety of networks. UTP does not require the fixed spacing between connections that is necessary with coaxial-type connections. See also STP. … [Continue reading]
UTRAN
UTRAN Definition: UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network: the name of the WCDMA radio network in UMTS. … [Continue reading]
V.34
V.34 Definition: An ITU's modem standard, agreed on 4 February 1998, which brought to an end a year-long 56 Kbit/s standards battle between the rival proprietary X2 and K56Flex standards. … [Continue reading]