Glossary - Toshiba BDX1100KU 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-
definition or wide TV is 16:9. The letter
box.allows.you.to.enjoy.a.picture.with.a.
wider.perspective.on.a.standard.4:3.
screen.
Blu-ray Disc (BD)
Blu-ray.Disc.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 BD-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.
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.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
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.
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.
TM