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10 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 defi 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.
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-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.
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.
BD-Live™
BD-Live™ is a BD-video (BD-ROM version 2 Profi le
2.0/Profi le 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 fi ve times more data than
a conventional DVD. The large capacity makes it
possible to benefi t from the features such as high-
defi nition videos, multichannel surround sound,
interactive menus and so on.
BONUSVIEW
TM
This is a Blu-ray Disc
TM
-Video (Final Standard Profi le
or Profi 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.
Dolby
®
Digital
The system to compress digital sound developed
by Dolby Laboratories. It offers you sound of stereo
(2ch) or multichannel audio.
ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND:
This DivX Certifi 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 Certifi ed
®
and associated logos are
trademarks of Rovi Corporation or its subsidiaries
and are used under license.
For HD Test Kit 1080p v1.1 and later:
DivX Certifi ed
®
to play DivX
®
video up to HD 1080p,
including premium content.
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.
BD-Java™
With some Blu-ray Disc™ which support Java™
applications, you can enjoy the interactive functions
such as games or interactive menus.
AVCHD™
AVCHD™ is a new format for high defi nition video
camcorders which can record and play high-
resolution HD images.
AVI
Audio Video Interleave, known by its acronym
AVI, is a multimedia container format. AVI fi les
can contain both audio and video data in a fi le
container that allows synchronous audio-with-video
playback.
DivX
®
ABOUT DIVX VIDEO:
DivX
®
is a digital video format created by DivX, LLC,
a subsidiary of Rovi Corporation. This is an offi cial
DivX Certifi ed
®
device that plays DivX video. Visit
divx.com for more information and software tools
to convert your fi les into DivX videos.
