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4 FEATURES
Features
Blu-ray Disc™
You can play a Blu-ray Disc™, which is capable of storing five
times more data than a conventional DVD.
BD-Java
With Blu-ray™ discs that support Java applications, explore
interactive functions such as games or interactive menus.
DVD upscaling for enhanced picture quality
Your current DVDs will look even better than before thanks
to video upscaling. Upscaling will increase the resolution of
standard definition DVD to high definition up to 1080p over
an HDMI connection. The picture will be less jagged and
more realistic for a near high definition experience.
Enjoy your content on different kinds of media
Full backwards compatibility with DVD, CD and USB flash
drive ensures that you can continue to enjoy your current
audio-video collection. Additionally, you can enjoy AVCHD /
MP3 / WMA / WAV/ JPEG files.
Listen to rich multi-channel surround sound
Multi-channel surround sound realizes real-to-life sound and
makes you feel that you are really there.
Easy and simple connection to your HDTV via HDMI
Connect this unit to your HDTV with a single HDMI (High-
Definition Multimedia Interface) cable. It is recommended
to use a High Speed HDMI cable for better compatibility.
The high definition video output signal will be transferred
to your HDTV without conversion to analog signals, so you
will get excellent picture and sound quality, completely free
from noise. Thanks to other multiple outputs, you can also
easily connect to your home theater system or amplifier.
HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control)
This unit supports HDMI CEC, which allows integrated
system control over HDMI and is part of the HDMI standard.
This function may not work properly on some devices.
PiP (BONUSVIEW™)
Some BD-videos have the Picture-in-Picture function which
enables you to display the secondary video in the primary
video. You can call up the secondary video whenever the
scene contains the secondary video.
BD-Live™
BD-Live™ (BD-ROM version 2 Profile 2.0) that allows
interactive functions to be used when this unit is connected
to the Internet in addition to the BONUSVIEW™ function.
The various functions differ depending on the disc.
Pop-up menu
Some BD-videos have a pop-up menu which is a navigation
menu that can be called up and be operated on the TV
screen without interrupting playback. You can call up the
pop-up menu by pressing
[POP UP/MENU]
. Contents in the
pop-up menu vary depending on the disc.
HDMI Deep Color
Deep Color reduces posterization (color banding) effects of
the playback image.
HDMI 1080p/24 output (Blu-ray Disc™ only)
This unit is equipped with the feature which can provide
smooth movement during playback of film originated
material with the frame rate of 24 frames per second with
progressive. (Available only when the display device is
connected by an HDMI cable.) Refer to “Video Resolution”
on page 44.
Playing back contents from a USB flash drive
You can play back MP3 / WMA / WAV /JPEG files stored in
a USB flash drive. BD-ROM Profile 2.0 (BD-Live™) and Profile
1.1 discs sometimes store picture-in-picture commentary,
subtitles or other extras in the USB flash drive for use
during playback with the BD-video.
Playing back AVCHD files
This unit supports playback of AVCHD format files (new
format for high definition video camcorders) recorded
on disc / SD cards using USB card reader / USB hub (not
supplied). Your high definition personal archive is playable
in HD quality.
x.v.Color
This unit supports playback of video contents on discs
recorded with “x.v.Color” technology. To watch this video
content with the “x.v.Color” space, a TV or other display
device supporting both video image reproduction using
“x.v.Color” standard and capability of manual switching of
its color space setting is required. Please refer to the owner’s
manual of your display device for further information.
