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V+ (previously known as TVDrive) is a set-top box for Virgin Media's Virgin TV service, which provides personal video recording (PVR) and high definition (HD) functionality to customers who subscribe to the service.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 39 relations: Digital video recorder, Dolby Digital, DVB-C, Ethernet, Hard disk drive, HDMI, High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection, High-definition television, High-definition television in the United Kingdom, High-definition video, Instructions per second, Internet, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Parallel ATA, Philips, RCA connector, Reduced instruction set computer, RF connector, Ruwido, Samsung Electronics, SATA, SCART, Scientific Atlanta, Set-top box, Sky UK, Sky+, Sky+ HD, Standard-definition television, Surround sound, TiVo, TOSLINK, TV tuner card, USB, Video on demand, Video scaler, Virgin Media, Virgin TV, YPbPr.

  2. Digital video recorders
  3. Set-top box
  4. Virgin Media

Digital video recorder

A digital video recorder (DVR), also referred to as a personal video recorder (PVR) particularly in Canada and British English, is an electronic device that records video in a digital format to a disk drive, USB flash drive, SD memory card, SSD or other local or networked mass storage device. V+ and digital video recorder are digital video recorders and set-top box.

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Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital, originally synonymous with Dolby AC-3 (see below), is the name for a family of audio compression technologies developed by Dolby Laboratories. V+ and Dolby Digital are high-definition television.

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DVB-C

Digital Video Broadcasting - Cable (DVB-C) is the DVB European consortium standard for the broadcast transmission of digital television over cable.

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Ethernet

Ethernet is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN).

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Hard disk drive

A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive, or fixed disk is an electro-mechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material.

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HDMI

High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from an HDMI-compliant source device, such as a display controller, to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device. V+ and HDMI are high-definition television.

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High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection

High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a form of digital copy protection developed by Intel Corporation to prevent copying of digital audio and video content as it travels across connections. V+ and High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection are high-definition television.

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High-definition television

High-definition television (HDTV) describes a television or video system which provides a substantially higher image resolution than the previous generation of technologies.

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High-definition television in the United Kingdom

High-definition television in the United Kingdom is available via cable, IPTV, satellite and terrestrial television. V+ and High-definition television in the United Kingdom are high-definition television.

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High-definition video

High-definition video (HD video) is video of higher resolution and quality than standard-definition. V+ and high-definition video are high-definition television.

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Instructions per second

Instructions per second (IPS) is a measure of a computer's processor speed.

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Internet

The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices.

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MPEG-2

MPEG-2 (a.k.a. H.222/H.262 as was defined by the ITU) is a standard for "the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information".

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MPEG-4

MPEG-4 is a group of international standards for the compression of digital audio and visual data, multimedia systems, and file storage formats.

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Parallel ATA

Parallel ATA (PATA), originally, also known as IDE or Integrated Drive Electronics, is a standard interface designed for IBM PC-compatible computers.

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Philips

Koninklijke Philips N.V., commonly shortened to Philips, is a Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891.

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RCA connector

The RCA connector is a type of electrical connector commonly used to carry audio and video signals.

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Reduced instruction set computer

In electronics and computer science, a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) is a computer architecture designed to simplify the individual instructions given to the computer to accomplish tasks.

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RF connector

An RF connector (radio frequency connector) is an electrical connector designed to work at radio frequencies in the multi-megahertz range.

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Ruwido

ruwido austria gmbh is an Austrian technology company based in Neumarkt am Wallersee near Salzburg.

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Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (sometimes shortened to SEC and stylized as SΛMSUNG) is a South Korean multinational major appliance and consumer electronics corporation headquartered in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, South Korea. It is currently the pinnacle of the Samsung chaebol, accounting for 70% of the group's revenue in 2012.

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SATA

SATA (Serial AT Attachment) is a computer bus interface that connects host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives, optical drives, and solid-state drives.

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SCART

SCART (also known as italic or italic, especially in France, 21-pin EuroSCART in marketing by Sharp in Asia, Euroconector in Spain, EuroAV or EXT, or EIA Multiport in the United States, as an EIA interface) is a French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual (AV) equipment. V+ and SCART are high-definition television.

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Scientific Atlanta

Scientific Atlanta, Inc. was a Georgia, United States–based manufacturer of cable television, telecommunications, and broadband equipment.

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Set-top box

A set-top box (STB), also known as a cable box, receiver, or simply box, and historically television decoder or a converter, is an information appliance device that generally contains a TV tuner input and displays output to a television set, turning the source signal into content in a form that can then be displayed on the television screen or other display device.

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Sky UK

Sky UK Limited, trading as Sky is a British broadcaster and telecommunications company that provides television, internet, fixed line and mobile telephone services to consumers and businesses in the United Kingdom.

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Sky+

Sky+ (pronounced Sky Plus) is a discontinued personal video recorder (PVR) and subscription service from the satellite television provider Sky in the UK and Ireland. V+ and Sky+ are digital video recorders.

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Sky+ HD

Sky+ HD was the brand name of the HDTV service launched by Sky plc on 22 May 2006 in the United Kingdom and Ireland to enable high definition channels on Sky to be viewed. V+ and Sky+ HD are high-definition television.

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Standard-definition television

Standard-definition television (SDTV; also standard definition or SD) is a television system that uses a resolution that is not considered to be either high or enhanced definition.

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Surround sound

Surround sound is a technique for enriching the fidelity and depth of sound reproduction by using multiple audio channels from speakers that surround the listener (surround channels).

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TiVo

TiVo is a digital video recorder (DVR) developed and marketed by Xperi (previously by TiVo Corporation and TiVo Inc.) and introduced in 1999. V+ and TiVo are digital video recorders.

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TOSLINK (Toshiba Link) is a standardized optical fiber connector system.

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TV tuner card

A TV tuner card is a kind of television tuner that allows television signals to be received by a computer. V+ and tV tuner card are set-top box.

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USB

Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an industry standard that allows data exchange and delivery of power between many types of electronics.

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Video on demand

Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos, television shows and films digitally on request.

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Video scaler

A video scaler is a system which converts video signals from one display resolution to another; typically, scalers are used to convert a signal from a lower resolution (such as 480p standard definition) to a higher resolution (such as 1080i high definition), a process known as "upconversion" or "upscaling" (by contrast, converting from high to low resolution is known as "downconversion" or "downscaling"). V+ and video scaler are high-definition television.

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Virgin Media is a telecommunications company from Britain, founded in 2007, which provides telephone, television and internet services in the United Kingdom.

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Virgin TV

Virgin TV is a digital pay cable television service in the United Kingdom, owned by Liberty Global (50%) and Telefónica (50%) after the merger its UK businesses to form Virgin Media O2. V+ and Virgin TV are Virgin Media.

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YPbPr

YPbPr or Y'PbPr, also written as, is a color space used in video electronics, in particular in reference to component video cables.

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See also

Digital video recorders

Set-top box

Virgin Media

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%2B

Also known as TV Drive, V+ Box.