摘要 |
Digital representations of analog signals are limited in resolution accuracy by the number of bits in the digital output signal of an analog-to-digital converter which limits the number of analog output levels produceable by a digital-to-analog converter. The apparent resolution accuracy can be improved, however, by the addition of two "dithering" signals, one at a lower frequency and one at a higher frequency, to increase the number of transitions of the least significant bit (LSB) of the digital signals. In a television receiver employing digital signal processing apparatus, dither signals having magnitudes equivalent to 1/2 and 1/4 LSB and at frequencies related to the TV line frequency and the color subcarrier frequency are preferred. |