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 letterbox allows you to enjoy a picture with a wider perspective on a standard 4:3 screen.
AVCHD™
AVCHD™ is a new format for high definition video camcorders which can record and play high-resolution HD images.
AVI
Audio Video Interleave, known by its acronym AVI, is a multimedia container ormat. AVI files can contain both audio and video data in a file container that allows synchronous audio-with-video playback.
BD-Java™
With some Blu-ray Disc™ which support Java™ applications, you can enjoy the interactive functions such as games or interactive menus.
BD-Live™
BD-Live™ is a BD-video (BD-ROM version 2 Profile 2.0/Profile 1.1) which contains new functions (e.g. Internet connection), in addition to the BONUSVIEW™ function.
Blu-ray DiscTM
Blu-ray DiscTM 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.
BONUSVIEWTM
This is a Blu-ray DiscTM-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.
Chapter
Just as a book is split up into several chapters, a title on a Blu-ray Disc™-video or DVD-video is usually divided into chapters.
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 DiscTM 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 AudioTM
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.
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