Commonly used abbreviations/acronyms on the forums
AFAIK as far as I know
AKA also known as
ATM At the Moment
BTW by the way
CAM conditional access module (for pay TV- also needs card)
CI common interface
CRID content reference identifier
CRT cathode ray tube
DTT digital terrestrial television
DTR Digital Television Recorder (Freeview Playback compliant recorder)
DVB Digital Video Broadcasting
DVB-C Digital Cable TV
DVB-S Digital Satellite TV
DVB-T Digital Terrestrial TV (Freeview)
DVB-T2 Second Generation DVB-T enabling HD
DVDR DVD recorder
EIT p/f Event Information Table present/future
EPG electronic program guide
FAQ frequently asked questions
FWIW for what it's worth
GUI Graphical User Interface
HD High Definition
HDD/DVDR combined hard drive recorder and DVD recorder
HTH hope this helps
IANAL I am not a lawyer
IIRC if I remember correctly
IMHO in my humble opinion
IME in my experience
IR infra red
ISTBC I Stand To Be Corrected
LCD liquid crystal display
LOL laughing out loud
MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group (responsible for setting encoding standards)
MUX multiplex
OP original poster
OT off topic
OTA over the air
PIP picture in picture
PVR personal video recorder (the hummy is one)
RGB red green and blue (different colour signals are sent separately for better quality)
RF radio frequency (typically refers to the aerial in or out connectors)
ROFL rolling on floor laughing
TS transport stream (the type of file recorded on the hummy)
