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Chapter 1
Before you start
Features
BD-ROM playback
Blu-ray Disc is a next-generation video disc format featuring far
higher disc capacity than conventional DVD. The higher capacity
makes a whole range of new and enhanced features possible, such
as support for high-definition video up to 1920 x 1080 pixels, high
quality, surround sound audio, greater interactivity and richer
content.
BD-ROM discs are commercially produced discs (Video Distribution
format) that can contain movie and other video content, interactive
content, enhanced menu features such as pop-up menus (press
MENU
during playback for these), full-color, high-definition
animated buttons and animated menu transition effects, button
sounds (sounds are played when menu buttons are selected or
activated), high-definition bitmap subtitles supporting full-color
images with frame-accurate animation effects up to full video frame
rate, and so on.
While BD capacity is enough for most applications, the BD-ROM
standard allows for content to be spread across several discs,
removing the limit of one physical disc. Follow the on-screen
instructions during playback when using these special kinds of
discs.
BD-J application
The BD-ROM specification supports Java for interactive content.
The Java specification for BD-ROM is known as BD-J. This allows
content providers to put games and other interactive material linked
to specific titles on to BD-ROM discs. (This player does not support
downloadable BD-J content, direct connection to the Internet or the
retrieval of content through the Internet.)
Java and all Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun
Microsystems, Inc.
© 2000-2006 Esmertec AG
Connect to a local area network
Connect this player to one or more computers in your house via
Ethernet and use them as media servers, streaming audio, video
and still image files for playback on your TV and/or audio system.
HDMI digital interface
The HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) interconnect
provides high quality digital audio and video, all from a single user-
friendly connector. HDMI is the first consumer electronics interface
to support uncompressed standard, enhanced, or high-definition
video plus standard to multi-channel surround sound audio, all
using one interface. You can easily connect to an HDMI-equipped
AV receiver or audio-visual device for high quality audio and video.
HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or
registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.
1080/60p and 1080/24p video output
This player supports a variety of video output resolutions, up to
1080 lines/60 frames per second, progressive (HDMI only), making
it ideal for playing high-definition Blu-ray Discs.
Pure Cinema
There are two types of video signals: Video material, with a frame
rate of 30 frames/second; and film material, that has a frame rate of
24 frames/second.
In PureCinema mode film material is converted to 60 frames/second
progressive for an exceptionally clear picture.
High quality audio
Blu-ray supports DTS, DTS-HD (DTS-HD is played back as DTS),
Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD (Dolby Digital Plus
and Dolby TrueHD are played back as Dolby Digital) and Linear PCM
audio in up to eight channels (up to two channels for 24-bit/192 kHz
audio). Connect this player to a surround-sound AV receiver for a
true home theater experience.
• Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D
symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
• “DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater
Systems, Inc.
Movie file playback
Video files encoded in the WMV (Windows Media* Video), MPEG-1/
2 formats are playable from DVD-R/RW, or from a connected media
server.
Music file playback
This player supports various audio formats, including WMA
(Windows Media* Audio), MP3 and WAV. You can play files stored
on DVD-R/RW, or from a connected media server.
Photo file playback
PNG, GIF and JPEG image files—including the popular EXIF format
used by most digital cameras to store picture shooting information
together with the JPEG image—are playable from DVD-R/RW, or
from a connected media server.
*
“Windows Media™” is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
This product includes technology owned by Microsoft Corporation and cannot be
used or distributed without a license from Microsoft Licensing, Inc.
