Philips BDP5180/12 User Manual page 29

Dolby Digital
A surround sound system developed by Dolby
Laboratories that contains up to six channels of digital
audio (front left and right, surround left and right,
center and subwoofer.)
DTS
Digital Theatre Systems. A surround sound system
for providing 5.1 channels of discrete digital audio in
consumer electronics products and software content.
It is not developed by Dolby Digital.
H
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, completely free from noise. 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.
J
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.'
L
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 BD-Video.
M
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.
P
PBC
Playback Control. A system where you navigate
through a Video CD/Super VCD with on-screen
menus that are recorded onto the disc. You can
enjoy interactive playback and search.
PCM
Pulse Code Modulation. A digital audio encoding
system.
R
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.)
W
WMA
Windows Media™ Audio. Refers to an audio
compression technology developed by Microsoft
Corporation. WMA data can be encoded with
Windows Media player version 9 or Windows Media
player for Windows XP. Files are recognized by their
file extension '.wma.'
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