Onkyo DV-SP1000 MPEG1 Moving Picture Experts Group, MPEG2 Moving Picture Experts Group

Introduction—Continued

■MPEG1 (Moving Picture Experts Group 1):

The compressed digital video format used for VCDs.

■MPEG2 (Moving Picture Experts Group 2):

The compressed digital video format used for DVDs, offering better picture quality than MPEG1.

■NTSC: The color TV system used in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea.

■PAL: The color TV system used in most of Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, and China.

■PBC (Playback Control): Version 2.0 of the VCD standard supports interactive menus and search func- tions.

■Progressive scanning: TV pictures are made by scanning the screen in horizontal lines from top to bot- tom. With progressive scanning, each picture (frame) is made by scanning the entire screen from top to bottom in one go, resulting is a clearer and stabler picture. Contrast with Interlaced scanning.

■S-Video:A video connection format that separates the luminance (Y) and color (C) signals, providing better picture quality than composite video.

■SACD (Super Audio CD): SACD uses Direct Stream Digital (DSD) technology for audio performance superior to that of standard CDs. It also supports multi- channel audio, and hybrid discs can be played in stan- dard CD players.

■SD: Abbreviation for standard definition, as in SDTV (standard-definition TV)

■THX: Founded in 1983 by George Lucas, THX develops quality assurance programs to ensure that mov- ies are experienced as the director intended.

■THX Ultra: A quality assurance program developed by THX to ensure faithful sound and picture reproduc- tion of movies in cinemas and home theaters.

■Title: The contents of DVD-Video discs are orga- nized into titles.

■Upconversion: The process of converting video to a higher quality. For example, converting S-Video to component video, or standard definition TV pictures to HDTV.

■Upsampling: The process of converting digital audio to a higher sampling rate.

■VCD (Video CD): The format for storing MPEG1 video on CD.

■VLSC (Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry):

Unique Onkyo circuitry that reduces pulse noise in analog audio signals converted from digital sources.

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