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| ANGLE | Recorded onto some DVD discs are scenes which have been simultaneously shot from a number | ||||||||||||
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| With such discs, the Angle button can be used to change the angle of view for specific scenes. | |||||||||
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| CHAPTER | These numbers are recorded on DVD discs. A Title is subdivided into many | ||||||||||||
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| DVD | A | ||||||||||||
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| density recording technology, a DVD disc comprises two 0.6 mm thick discs bonded together. | |||||||||
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| PCM | An acronym for Pulse Code Modulation - another name for digital audio. | ||||||||||||
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| PBC | This is recorded on a video CD (version 2.0). Selected scenes or information can | ||||||||||||
| (PLAYBACK | be chosen from the menu displayed on the TV monitor. | |||||||||||||
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| Both the DVD player and DVD discs are encoded with a region number. | |||||||||
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| SUBTITLES | Translated appearing at the bottom of the screen. A DVD disc can contain up to | |||||||||||||
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TITLE NUMBER | These numbers are recorded on DVD discs. When a disc contains two or more | ||||||||||||||
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TRACK NUMBER | These numbers are assigned to the tracks which are recorded on video and | ||||||||||||||
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| VIDEO CD | Contains recordings of pictures and sound whose quality is roughly comparable | ||||||||||||
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| You can enjoy 5.1 (or 6) channels of high fidelity digital sound from various | |||||||||
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| digital input sources such as DVD, CD etc. | |||||||||
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| DTS provides a realistic, clear surround sound that has not previously been | |||||||||
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| 5.1 (or 6) Channel Digital Surround sound reproduced from DVDs and LDs | |||||||||
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| dynamic range, and directionality than traditional Dolby surround technology, you | |||||||||
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