Glossary - Philips HTS3373 User Manual

12 Glossary

D
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, centre 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 unauthorised
copyright).
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
causes only a 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.
P
PBC
Playback Control. A system where you navigate
through a Video CD/Super VCD with on-
screen menus that are recorded onto the disc.
You can enjoy interactive playback and search.
PCM
Pulse Code Modulation. A digital audio
encoding system.
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