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■MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3): Popular com- pressed file format for storing digital music.
■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.
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■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
■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
■Upconversion: The process of converting video to a higher quality. For example, converting
■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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