Glossary - Philips DVP3980/F7E User Manual

Glossary

Analog audio: Sound that has not been
turned into numbers. Analog sound is
available when you use the AUDIO LEFT/
RIGHT jacks. These red and white jacks send
audio through two channels, the left and
right.
Aspect ratio: Aspect ratio refers to the
length to height ratio of TV. The ratio of a
standard TV is 4:3, while the ratio of a high-
defi nition 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.
AUDIO OUT jacks: Red and white jacks
on the back of this unit that send audio to
another system (TV, Stereo, etc.).
Bit Rate: The amount of data used to hold
a given length of music; measured in kilobits
per second, or kbps. Or, the speed at which
you record. Generally, the higher the bit
rate, or the higher the recording speed, the
better the sound quality. However, higher bit
rates use more space on a disc.
Chapter: Sections of a picture or a music
piece on a DVD that are smaller than titles.
A title is composed of several chapters. Each
chapter is assigned a chapter number
enabling you to locate the chapter you want.
Composite video (CVBS): A single video
signal commonly used in most consumer
video products.
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Disc menu: A screen display prepared for
allowing a selection of images, sounds,
subtitles, multi-angles, etc., recorded on a
DVD.
Dolby Digital: A surround sound system
developed by Dolby Laboratories containing
up to six channels of digital audio (front left
and right, surround left and right, center and
subwoofer).
HDMI: High-Defi nition Multimedia Interface
(HDMI) is a high-speed digital interface that
can transmit uncompressed high defi nition
video and digital multichannel audio. It
delivers perfect 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) result in no Video or
Audio output.
EasyLink: HDMI Consumer Electronics
Control enables linked functions of this
player with HDMI CEC compliant devices
using HDMI cables. You can now control the
basic operations of all the connected devices
with a single press of button.
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content
Protection) is a specifi cation that provides a
secure transmission of digital contents
between different devices (to prevent
unauthorized copyright).
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 fi le extension 'JPG or JPEG'.