Glossary - Toshiba BDX3100KB 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 .
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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
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