Glossary - Toshiba BDX1200KE Owner's Manual

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
allows you to enjoy a picture with a wider
perspective on a standard 4:3 screen.
AVI
Audio Video Interleave, known by its
acronym AVI, is a multimedia container
synchronous audio-with-video playback.
Blu-ray Disc
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Blu-ray Disc is a next generation optical
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more data than a conventional DVD. The
videos, multichannel surround sound,
interactive menus and so on.
BONUSVIEW
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This is a Blu-ray Disc
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.
DivX
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DivX is a codec (compression/decompres-
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sion) that can compress images to a very
small amount of data.
to play DivX
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1080p, including premium content.
ABOUT DIVX VIDEO:
DivX is a digital video format created by
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24
-Video (Final Standard
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video up to HD
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device that plays DivX video. Visit
divx.com for more information and
video.
ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND:
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.
Dolby Digital
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The system to compress digital sound
developed by Dolby Laboratories. It offers
you sound of stereo (2ch) or multichannel
audio.
Dolby Digital Plus
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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
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Dolby TrueHD is a lossless coding
technology developed for next generation
optical discs. Blu-ray Disc
multi-channel surround sound output.
DTS
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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
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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.
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device must be
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supports 7.1
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