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9 Glossary
Aspect ratio
Aspect ratio refers to the length to height
ratio of TV screens. The ratio of a standard
TV is 4:3, while the ratio of a high de
fi
nition
or wide TV is 16:9. The letterbox allows you
to enjoy a picture with a wider perspective
on a standard 4:3 screen.
Blu-ray Disc
TM
Blu-ray Disc
TM
is a next generation optical
video disc capable of storing
fi
ve times
more data than a conventional DVD. The
large capacity makes it possible to bene
fi
t
from the features such as high-de
fi
nition
videos, multichannel surround sound,
interactive menus and so on.
BONUSVIEW
TM
This is a
Blu-ray Disc
TM
-Video (Final Standard
Pro
fi
le or Pro
fi
le 1.1) that supports
interactive content encoded on the disc,
such as picture-in-picture. This means you
can play the primary video and secondary
video simultaneously.
Digital Audio
Digital Audio is a sound signal that has
been converted into numerical values.
Digital sound can be transmitted through
multiple channels. Analogue sound can
only be transmitted through two channels.
DivX
®
ABOUT DIVX VIDEO:
DivX
®
is a digital video format created
by DivX,Inc. This is an of
fi
cial DivX
Certi
fi
ed
®
device that plays DivX video.
Visit divx.com for more information
and software tools to convert your
fi
les
into DivX video.
ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND:
This DivX Certi
fi
ed
®
device must be
registered in order to play purchased
DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) movies.
To obtain your registration code, locate
the DivX VOD section in your device
setup menu. Go to vod.divx.com for
more information on how to complete
your registration.
DivX
®
, DivX Certi
fi
ed
®
and associated logos
are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used
under license.
For HD Test Kit 1080p v1.1 and later:
DivX Certi
fi
ed
®
to play DivX
®
video up to
HD 1080p, including premium content.
Dolby
®
Digital
The system to compress digital sound
developed by Dolby Laboratories. It offers
you sound of stereo (2ch) or multichannel
audio.
Dolby
®
Digital Plus
Dolby Digital Plus is the next generation
digital audio compression technology
developed as an extension to Dolby Digital.
Blu-ray Disc
TM
supports 7.1 multi-channel
surround sound output.
Dolby
®
TrueHD
Dolby TrueHD is a lossless coding
technology developed for next generation
optical discs. Blu-ray Disc
TM
supports 7.1
multi-channel surround sound output.
DTS
®
DTS is a multi-channel surround sound
system. By connecting to DTS decoder,
you can enjoy movie dynamic and realistic
sound like movie theater. DTS surround
sound technologies were developed by
DTS, Inc.
DTS-HD
®
DTS-HD is a lossless coding technology
developed as an extension of the original
DTS Coherent Acoustics format.
Blu-ray Disc
TM
supports 7.1 multi-channel
surround sound output.
DTS-HD Master Audio
TM
A disc encoded with DTS-HD Master Audio
delivers ALL of the information from the
original master recording — bit-for-bit, it's
identical to what the sound engineers laid
down. Audio doesn't get any better than
this.
HDCP
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection.
This is a speci
fi
cation that provides a
secure transmission of digital contents
between different devices (to prevent
unauthorized copyright.)
