NICAM

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NICAM

near-instantaneous companding system: a technique for coding audio signals into digital form

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Factum Electronics AB, a wholly owned subsidiary of Effnet Holding AB, is a leader in the areas of DMB and NICAM, digital stereo sound for television broadcasting.

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Now the Sharp Pure Flat Nicam Stereo widescreen will set you back around pounds 400.

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These luxurious machines feature the latest in picture processing technology with Active Vision, NICAM sound, High Definition Pixel Processing which improves picture resolution and a Black Stripe screen that reduces glare.

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Somehow - and of course, everyone blamed the computer - the company's on-line site offered Sony Nicam TVs for just pounds 3, instead of pounds 299.99.