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Glossary
HDMI
TM
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.
IP Address
A set of numbers which are assigned to devices participating in a computer network.
JPEG
A very common digital still picture format. A still-picture data compression system proposed by the Joint
Photographic Expert Group, which features small decrease in image quality in spite of its high compression
ratio. Files are recognized by their file extension ‘.jpg’ or ‘.jpeg’.
LAN (Local Area Network)
A group of linked devices in a company, school or home. Indicates the boundaries of a particular network.
Local storage
This storage area is used as destination for storing additional contents from BD-Live™ enabled Blu-ray
Disc™-video.
MP3
A file format with a sound data compression system. MP3 is the abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group
1 (or MPEG-1) Audio Layer 3. With the MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW can contain about 10 times more
data than a regular CD.
PCM
Pulse Code Modulation. A digital audio encoding system.
Region code
A system that allows discs to be played only in the region designated. This unit only plays discs that have
compatible region codes. You can find the region code of your unit on the product label. Some discs are
compatible with more than one region (or ALL regions).
Sampling Frequency
The rate which sound is measured by a specified interval to turn into digital audio data. The numbers of
sampling in one second defines as sampling frequency. The higher the rate, the better the sound quality.
Track
Audio CD use tracks to divide up the content of a disc. The Blu-ray Disc™-video or DVD-video equivalent is
called a chapter. See also “Chapter”.
Wi-Fi
®
Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices.
Title
A collection of chapters on Blu-ray Disc™-video or DVD-video.
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.)
