Glossary - Philips DVP3570 User Manual

Analog Audio
An electrical signal that directly represents sound.
Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical
signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also
"Digital Audio".
Aspect Ratio
The width of a TV screen relative to its height.
Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the TV screen is
almost square); widescreen models are 16:9 (the TV
screen is almost twice as wide as it is high).
Chapter
Just as a book is split up into several chapters, a title on a
DVD-video is usually divided into chapters. See also
"Title".
Component Video Output
Each signal of luminance (Y) and component (P
C ) is independent to output so that you can experience
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picture color as it is.
Also, due to compatibility with progressive video
(525p/480p), you can experience higher-density picture
than that in interlace (525i/480i).
Digital Audio
An indirect representation of sound by numbers. During
recording, the sound is measured at discrete intervals
(44,100 times a second for CD audio) by an analog-to-
digital converter, generating a stream of numbers. On
playback, a digital-to-analog converter generates an
analog signal based on these numbers. See also
"Sampling Frequency" and "Analog Audio".
Dolby Digital
The system to compress digital sound developed by
Dolby Laboratories. It offers you sound of stereo(2ch) or
multi-channel audio.
EasyLink (HDMI CEC) (Consumer Electronics Control)
EasyLink (HDMI CEC) allows you to operate the linked
functions of this player with Philips brand TV with
EasyLink feature.
Philips does not guarantee 100 % interoperability with
other brands of HDMI CEC compliant devices.
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
JPEG is a method of compressing still picture files. You
can copy JPEG files on CD-RW/-R, DVD or SD Memory
Card from a computer and play back the files on this unit.
MP3 (MPEG audio layer 3)
MP3 is a method of compressing files. You can copy MP3
files on CD-RW/-R, DVD+RW/+R or DVD-RW/-R from the
computer and play back the files on this unit.
PCM (pulse code modulation)
The most common system of encoding digital audio,
found on CD and DAT. Excellent quality, but requires a lot
of data compared to formats such as Dolby Digital and
MPEG audio. For compatibility with digital audio
recorders (CD, MD and DAT) and AV amplifiers with digital
inputs, this unit can convert Dolby Digital and MPEG
audio to PCM. See also "Digital Audio".
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Progressive Scan (525p/480p)
A type of display that does not split each frame into
fields, and instead scans directly through all the scanlines
of each frame in order. Progressive scan provides less
flickering and higher image resolution than traditional
(525i/480i) TV signals.
Region Code
Regions associate discs and players with particular areas
of the world. This unit will only play back discs that have
compatible region codes. You can find the region code of
your unit by looking on the rear panel. Some discs are
compatible with more than one region (or all regions).
Sampling Frequency
The rate which sound is measured by a specified interval
to turn into digital audio data. The numbers of sampling
in one second defines as sampling frequency. The higher
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the rate, the better the sound quality.
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Title
A collection of chapters on DVD-video. See also "Chapter".
Track
Audio CD use tracks to divide up the content of a disc.
The DVD-video equivalent is called a chapter. See also
"Chapter".