HP x280n - MediaSmart Connect - Digital Multimedia Receiver, Installation And User Manual

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Chapter 9: Specifications 102
Windows Media Codecs. Microsoft has developed a
number of codecs, including:
WMV7 and WMV8, which are early versions of the
Microsoft video codec.
WMV9, which is the current version of the Microsoft
video codec.
VC-1, which is the Advanced Profile of the WMV9
codec, and which is needed for support by both Blu-ray
and HD-DVD players.
WMA (Windows Media Audio), including WMA Pro,
which is a multichannel audio codec.
Dolby Digital. Dolby Digital forms the basis of
multichannel audio coding in HDTV and DVD movies.
Popular file containers
AVI is a popular audio/video file format in PC systems. It
supports multiple audio and video codecs, including DV and
MPEG-1/2/4.
MP4 file format is based on the Apple QuickTime file format,
but is part of the MPEG-4 standard (MPEG-4, part 14). MP4
files use the .mp4 extension and support a variety of codecs,
including the AAC and MPEG-4 (part 2 or part 10) codecs.
WMV (Windows Media Video) or ASF (Advanced
Streaming Format) are also popular Microsoft media file
containers. They support mostly Microsoft-based codecs such
as WMV7/8/9, WMA, and VC-1.
DVR-MS is a Microsoft file container for storing broadcast
TV programming that is recorded by Media Center PCs.
DivX is a file container developed by the DivX Corporation.
It supports the DivX video codecs (versions 3.0 to 6) that are
based on the MPEG-4, part 2, video codec, and a variety of
audio codecs, including MP2, MP3, Dolby Digital, and raw
LPCM data. The divx file format can also support metadata,
subtitle tracks, and DRM.
QuickTime (.mov or .qt) is a file container developed by
Apple. It provides the basis for the MP4 file format that is
currently used by iTunes and other media service providers.