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)