综合英语Book V Unit 5.pptVIP

Discussion on TV Television is an old topic. You may have a lot of ideas about the following: The development of TV The importance of TV in people’s daily life Development of TV The first public broadcasting of television programs took place in London in 1936. The first regular television broadcasts began in the United States in 1939, but after two years they were suspended until shortly after the end of World War II in 1945. A television broadcasting boom began just after the war in 1946, and the industry grew rapidly. Development of TV The development of color television had always lagged a few steps behind that of black-and-white television. Other developments that improved the quality of television were larger screens and better technology for broadcasting and transmitting television signals. Projection televisions (PTVs), first introduced in the 1970s, now come with screens as large as 2 m (7 ft) diagonally. The most common are rear-projection sets. Newer types of PTVs use liquid-crystal display (LCD) technology or an array of micro mirrors, also known as a digital light processor (DLP). Development of TV Digital television receivers are currently available. This method provides a cleaner signal that is less vulnerable to distortion, Development of TV In addition to getting clearer, televisions are also getting thinner. Flat panel displays have just a few centimeters thick. Even the largest flat panel display televisions are thin enough to be hung on the wall like a painting. How important is TV in people’s daily life? TV is a real asset in every home. --- TV set has attained the rank of a legal necessity, safe from repossession in case of debt along with clothes, cooking utensils, and the like. Television viewing has become an inevitable and ordinary part of daily life. --- Television viewing dominates family life. Family schedules are often dominated by children’s viewing requirements, and people are television-oriented. Discussion on TV Group dis