Imagine you have a secret language that you and your friends use to communicate. Now imagine that you want to share this language with your other friends who live far away. In order for them to understand and use the language, you need to have a set of rules or guidelines that everyone must follow. This is similar to how the ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) Standards work.
The ATSC Standards are a set of rules or guidelines that TV broadcasters use to transmit and receive digital television signals. They were created to ensure that all TVs and other digital devices (like tablets or phones) can understand and display the same high-quality picture and sound.
There are different versions of the ATSC Standards, each one improving on the previous one. The first version was released in the late 1990s, and the most recent version is ATSC 3.0. Each version includes new features or improvements, such as better image resolution or more efficient use of bandwidth.
The ATSC Standards also include guidelines for how TV broadcasts should be formatted and coded, so that they can be easily received and displayed by TVs and other digital devices. This means that a TV station in one part of the country can use the same standards as a station in another part of the country, and their broadcasts will still be compatible with each other.
Overall, the ATSC Standards help ensure that everyone can enjoy high-quality digital TV, no matter where they are or what kind of digital device they use.