Terminology
EBU European Broadcasting Union
A Geneva based organization of private and public European broadcasters. Started in 1950, it assists members with broadcast rights and does technical development of broadcast standards.
Edge Enhancement
A techniques used to increase apparent resolution by increasing contrast around object edges. Usually counterproductive with already high-resolution sources and can become a source of image distortion.
EDTV
Extended Definition TeleVision. EDTV is a class of digital television (DTV) that refers to the 480p format. 480p is a progressive scan video format that produces a full frame of 480 lines of video.
Electron Gun
A device used in a CRT to shoot electrons at screen phosphors, which then excite and light up creating an image. There are three guns in a color CRT, one for each primary color (RGB), and one in a black and white.
Electronic Whiteboard
Looks like a regular conference-room whiteboard except that it captures notes and drawings made on it electronically that can be sent remotely for teleconferencing or stored digitally for future reference.
EMI
Electro-Magnetic Interference.
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