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12 Glossary
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DivX Video
DivX® is a digital video format created by
DivX, Inc. This is an ofÀ cial DivX CertiÀ ed
device that plays DivX video. Visit www.divx.
com for more information and software tools
to convert your À les into DivX video.
DivX Video-On-Demand
This DivX CertiÀ ed ® device must be
registered in order to play DivX Video-on-
Demand (VOD) content. To generate the
registration code, locate the DivX VOD
section in your device setup menu. Go to
vod.divx.com with this code to complete the
registration process and learn more about
DivX video.
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.)
H
HDCP
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection.
This is a speciÀ cation that provides a secure
transmission of digital contents between
different devices (to prevent unauthorized
copyright.)
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HDMI
High-DeÀ nition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
is a high-speed digital interface that can
transmit uncompressed high deÀ nition 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 À le extension
'.jpg' or '.jpeg.'
M
MP3
A À le 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.
MPEG
Motion Picture Experts Group. A collection
of compression systems for digital audio and
video.
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