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Glossary
DVD upscaling
(page 27)
Letter Box (LB 4:3) (page 49}
Upscaling
(upconverting)
refers to a function of various
A screen size with black bars on the top and bottom
players and devices that enlarge the image size to fit the
of the image to allow viewing
of wide-screen
(16:9)
size of the screen of video equipments
such as a TM.
material on a connected
4:3 TV.
DVD video (pages 7, 27)
A disc format that contains
up to eight hours of moving
pictures on a disc the same diameter as a CD. A single-
layer single sided DVD holds up to 4.7 GB; a double
layer single-sided
DVD, 8.5 GB; a single layer double-
sided DVD, 9.4 GB; double-layer
double-sided
DVD, 17
GB. The MPEG 2 format was adopted
for efficient video
data compression.
It is a variable rate technology
that
encodes
the data to according
to the status of the video
for reproducing
high-quality
images. Audio information
is recorded
in a multi-channel
format such as Dolby
Digital, allowing for a realistic audio presence.
DVD+/-R
(pages 7, 27)
A DVD+/-R
is a recordable,
write-once
DVD. Since
contents
can be recorded
and cannot
be overwritten,
a DVD+/-R
can be used to archive data or for storing
and distributing
video material. The DVD+/-R
has
two different
formats:
VR format
and Video format.
DVDs created
in Video format have the same format
as a DVD video, while discs created
in VR (Video
Recording)
format
allow the contents
to be programed
or edited.
DVD+/-RW
(pages 7, 27)
A DVD+/-RW
is a recordable
and rewritable
DVD. The
re-recordable
feature
makes editing
possible.
The
DVD+/-RW
has two different
formats:
VR format
and
Video format.
DVDs created
in Video format
have the
same format
as a DVD video, while discs created
in
VR (Video Recording)
format allow the contents
to be
programed
or edited.
HDMI (page 15)
HDMI (High-Definition
Multimedia
Interface) is an
interface that supports
both video and audio on
a single digital
connection.
The HDMI connection
carries standard
to high ddinition
video signals
and multi-channel
audio signals to AV components
such as HDMI equipped
TVs, in digital form without
degradation.
Infrastructure
mode
(page
20)
Infrastructure mode is a wireless LAN communication
format. This performs wireless communication through
an access point.
Interlace
format
Interlace format shows
every other line of an image
as a single "field" and is the standard
method for
displaying
images
on television.
The even numbered
field shows the even numbered
lines of an image, and
the odd numbered
field shows
the odd numbered
lines
of an image.
JPEG
(pages
7, 8, 34, 35)
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) is a still
image data compression format and is used in most of
digital cameras.
Linear PCM Sound
Linear PCM is a signal recording
format
used for Audio
CDs and on some DVD and Blu-ray discs. The sound
on Audio CDs is recorded
at 44.1 kHz with 16 bits.
(Sound is recorded
between
48 kHz with 16 bits and
96 kHz with 24 bits on DVD video discs and between
48 kHz with 16 bits and 192 kHz with 24 bits on BD
video discs.)
MP3
(pages
7, 8, 33)
MP3 files are audio data compressed in the MPEG1/2
Audio layer-3 file format. "MP3 files" have ".mp3" as
extensions.
MPEG-2
MPEG-2
(Moving
Picture
Experts Group
phase 2) is
one of the video data compression
schemes,
which
is adopted
for DVD videos and digital
broadcasts
worldwide.
Some
Blu-ray Discs also use high bitrate
MPEG-2.
Multi Angle (pages 45-47)
This is a feature
of DVD and BD video discs.
In some
discs, the same scene is shot from different
angles,
and these are stored
in a single disc so you can enjoy
playback
from each angle. (This function
can be
enjoyed if the disc is recorded
with multiple
angles.)
Multi Audio
This is a feature
of DVD and BD video discs. This
function
makes
it possible
to record different
audio
tracks for the same video, so you can enhance
your
enjoyment
by switching
the audio.
(You can enjoy
this function
with discs recorded
with multiple audio
tracks.)
Netflix
(pages
36, 37)
Netflix is an online DVD and Blu-ray Disc rental service,
offering rental-by mail and streaming instantly to Netflix
unlimited members.
Pan Scan
(PS 4:3) (page
49)
A screen size that cuts off the sides of the image
to allow viewing of wide-screen (16:9) material on a
connected 4:3
Parental
control
(page 51)
In some
digital broadcasts
and BD/DVD
video discs,
a control level for disc viewing
is set depending
on
the age of the viewer. With this Player, you can set the
control level for viewing such broadcasts
and discs.
Pop-up menu (page 28)
An enhanced
menu operation
available
on BD video
discs. The pop-up
menu appears
when
POP-UP
MENU
is pressed
during
playback,
and can be
operated
while playback
is in progress.
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