Television is a system for transmitting images and sound over a distance.
Television is a system of remote transmission of images and sound through Hercian waves. In the case of cable television , transmission is carried out through a specialized network.
The notion of television arose with the combination of the Greek word tele ( "distance" ) and the Latin term visio ( "vision" ). The concept allows us to refer to both the transmission system and the device that allows the display of images (also called television ), television programming and the television station.
For example: “I would like to know if they are going to broadcast the Argentina game on television or if we will have to listen to it on the radio” , “Marta gave her daughter a 21-inch television for her birthday” , “The television is every rudest day: there are no longer programs suitable for the whole family.”
Television as a medium of information and entertainment
Television as such, also called “dumb box”, has become an essential appliance in any home since thanks to it, citizens are not only informed of what is happening in our city and in the rest of the world but we can also have fun. , educate us and entertain us.
There are many television stations in the world. However, among the best known are the American NBC, the British BBC or the Spanish TVE.
Through these television channels and many others we have had a window to the world in our living room, which has allowed us, through it, to witness such important events as, for example, the arrival of man to the Moon.
Watching television is a daily activity for many people.
Home protagonist
But there are many others. Thus, for example, we also experienced the crash of planes into the World Trade Center, the official communication of the death of certain world leaders, the marriages of world royalty or even the triumph of the best athletes in the world in the Olympics.
For all these reasons, it is understandable that television has managed to become part of our lives. And even more so today, which offers us a wide variety of channels where we can find any type of production we want: films, documentaries, sports events, news programs, contests, reality shows, cartoons, series, interview spaces, comedy programs or late nights. night, among others.
In the last type of program mentioned, we could highlight the international relevance of the one entitled “The Tonight Show”, presented in the United States by Jay Leno.
Development of television
The development of television is very complex and has been going on for more than a century. The Nipkow disc , patented in 1884 , is considered the first television set. Later, cathode tubes, the tape recorder, digitalization, satellite transmissions, high definition and Internet television, among other advances, emerged.
The first televisions or televisions only transmitted black and white images. The next step was to create televisions with color screens , of different sizes. The last great advance was the development of flat televisions, with liquid crystal ( LCD ) or plasma screens.
It is worth mentioning that it is possible to watch television through a computer thanks to a tuner or capture card.