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downconversion Last modified: Thursday, June 19, 2008
In digital television, downconversion is the process where a high-definition signal is converted to a standard-definition picture to be displayed on a television with a lower resolution. Downconversion reduces image detail but the picture will still look quite sharp. Contrast with upconversion.
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