Africa, and South America. This format has a total of 625 lines, of which 576 are used for the actual picture information.
PCM Pulse Code Modulation is the fundamental method used to store audio or video as digital codes. This is the highest performing method of storing audio, and is the system used on CDs. See also Compressed Audio.
Pixel As a digital format, DVD reproduces video image as a grid of very fine colored dots. The smallest element of this video image is called a pixel, which is a shortened form of Picture Element.
Plasma A plasma video display uses ionized gases to excite colored phosphors, similar to the way that a fluorescent light bulb operates. This is one example of a Fixed Pixel display.
Progressive A progressive video system draws all of the picture lines on the video display in one pass. Commonly used for computer displays, progressive video results in a more stable,
RCE Region Coding Enhancement is a more sophisticated system of Region Coding developed to enforce the playback of DVDs only in their intended region. Playback of RCE discs may require changing the DVD players region setting manually.
Region Coding In an attempt to control the distribution of DVDs, the DVD forum has designated eight different regions throughout the world. Discs from any given region are normally only playable on DVD players
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