<s>
PDTV	B-Device
is	O
an	O
abbreviation	O
short	O
for	O
Pure	B-Device
Digital	I-Device
Television	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Often	O
seen	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
filename	O
of	O
TV	B-Operating_System
shows	O
shared	O
through	O
P2P	O
,	O
The	O
Scene	O
,	O
and	O
FTP	B-Protocol
servers	I-Protocol
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
PDTV	B-Device
refers	O
not	O
to	O
container	O
,	O
bitrate	O
or	O
dimensions	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
digital	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
capture	O
source	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Non	O
Scene	O
European	O
rippers	O
often	O
use	O
the	O
label	O
DVBRip	B-Device
or	O
DVB-rip	B-Device
to	O
specify	O
a	O
purely	O
digital	O
rip	O
of	O
a	O
Digital	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Broadcast	I-Application
(	O
DVB	B-Application
)	O
,	O
however	O
all	O
Scene	O
groups	O
use	O
standardized	O
labeling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PDTV	B-Device
encompasses	O
a	O
broad	O
array	O
of	O
capture	O
methods	O
and	O
sources	O
,	O
but	O
generally	O
it	O
involves	O
the	O
capture	O
of	O
SD	B-Device
or	O
non-HD	O
digital	O
television	O
broadcasts	O
without	O
any	O
analog-to-digital	O
conversion	O
,	O
instead	O
relying	O
on	O
directly	O
ripping	O
MPEG	O
streams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PDTV	B-Device
sources	O
can	O
be	O
captured	O
by	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
digital	B-Device
TV	I-Device
tuner	I-Device
cards	I-Device
from	O
a	O
digital	O
feed	O
such	O
as	O
ClearQAM	B-Device
unencrypted	O
cable	O
,	O
Digital	B-Application
Terrestrial	I-Application
Television	I-Application
,	O
Digital	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Broadcast	I-Application
or	O
other	O
satellite	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
with	O
Freeview	B-Device
(	O
DVB-T	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
broadcast	O
television	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
has	O
no	O
barriers	O
to	O
PDTV	B-Device
capture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardware	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
HDHomeRun	O
when	O
connected	O
to	O
an	O
ATSC	B-Device
(	O
Antenna	O
)	O
or	O
unencrypted	O
ClearQAM	B-Device
cable	O
feed	O
allows	O
lossless	O
digital	O
capture	O
of	O
MPEG-2	O
streams	O
(	O
Pure	B-Device
Digital	I-Device
Television	I-Device
)	O
,	O
without	O
monthly	O
fees	O
or	O
other	O
restrictions	O
normally	O
implemented	O
by	O
a	O
Set-top	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
analog	O
hole	O
,	O
Pure	B-Device
Digital	I-Device
Television	I-Device
capture	O
imposes	O
no	O
technological	O
restriction	O
on	O
what	O
is	O
done	O
with	O
the	O
stream	O
;	O
playback	O
,	O
Mash-Ups	B-Application
and	O
even	O
recompression/pirated	O
distribution	O
are	O
possible	O
without	O
the	O
permission	O
of	O
the	O
rights	O
holder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
publisher	O
of	O
fan-made	O
DVD	O
releases	O
also	O
uses	O
the	O
name	O
PDTV	B-Device
,	O
but	O
with	O
no	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
common	O
usage	O
explained	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
PDTV	B-Device
content	O
online	O
(	O
as	O
described	O
above	O
)	O
is	O
indiscriminate	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
copyright	O
,	O
physical	O
DVD	O
releases	O
from	O
PDTV	B-Device
only	O
exist	O
to	O
supply	O
fans	O
with	O
material	O
not	O
officially	O
published	O
to	O
the	O
DVD	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
PDTV	B-Device
has	O
undergone	O
somewhat	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
rebranding	O
"	O
,	O
shifting	O
its	O
focus	O
slightly	O
to	O
further	O
emphasize	O
preservation	O
of	O
VHS	O
,	O
Beta	O
and	O
Laserdisc	O
content	O
.	O
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