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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
definition or wide TV is 16:9. The letterbox
allows you to enjoy a picture with a wider
perspective on a standard 4:3 screen.
AVCHD™
AVCHD™ is a new format for high definition
video camcorders which can record and
play high-resolution HD images.
AVI
Audio Video Interleave, known by its
acronym AVI, is a multimedia container
ormat. AVI files can contain both audio and
video data in a file container that allows
synchronous audio-with-video playback.
BD-Java™
With some Blu-ray Disc™ which support
Java™ applications, you can enjoy the
interactive functions such as games or
interactive menus.
BD-Live™
BD-Live™ is a BD-video (BD-ROM version 2
Profile 2.0/Profile 1.1) which contains new
functions (e.g. Internet connection), in
addition to the BONUSVIEW™ function.
Blu-ray Disc
TM
Blu-ray Disc
TM
is a next generation optical
video disc capable of storing five times
more data than a conventional DVD. The
large capacity makes it possible to benefit
from the features such as high-definition
videos, multichannel surround sound,
interactive menus and so on.
BONUSVIEW
TM
This is a Blu-ray Disc
TM
-Video (Final
Standard Profile or Profile 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.
Chapter
Just as a book is split up into several
chapters, a title on a Blu-ray Disc™-video
or DVD-video is usually divided into
chapters.
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.
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™ 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™ 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 specification that provides a
secure transmission of digital contents
between different devices (to prevent
unauthorized copyright.)
HDMI
®
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
(HDMI) is a high-speed digital interface
that can transmit uncompressed high
definition video and digital multichannel
audio. It delivers high quality picture and
sound quality. HDMI is fully backward
compatible with DVI. As required by the
HDMI standard, connecting to HDMI or
DVI products without HDCP (High
bandwidth Digital Content Protection) will
result in no Video or Audio output.
