27. GLOSSARY

AAC

Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is a lossy compression and encoding scheme for digital audio. Audio files that have been encoded with AAC generally achieves better sound quality than MP3 at similar bit rates.

AACS

Advanced Access Content System (AACS) is the content protection scheme used with Blu-ray™ discs.

Analog Audio

An electrical signal that directly represents sound. Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also “Digital Audio”.

Aspect Ratio

The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the TV screen is almost square); widescreen models are 16:9 (the TV screen is almost twice as wide as its height).

AVCHD

AVCHD is a new format for high definition video camcorders which can record and play high-resolution HD images.

BD-Live™

BD-Live™ is a BD-video (BD-ROM version 2 Profile 2.0) which contains new functions (e.g. Internet connection), in addition to the BONUSVIEW™ function.

Blockbuster

Blockbuster is online service which you can rent or purchase movies and TV episodes streamed over the Internet. Blockbuster is available only in the United States.

Blu-ray Disc™

Blu-ray Disc™ is a next generation optical video disc which is capable of storing much more data than a conventional DVD.The large capacity makes it possible to benefit from the features such as high-definition videos, multi-channel surround sounds, interactive menus and so on.

Chapter

Just as a book is split up into several chapters, a title on a BD-video or DVD-video is usually divided into chapters. See also “Title”.

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Digital Audio

An indirect representation of sound by numbers. During recording, the sound is measured at discrete intervals (44,100 times a second for CD audio) by an analog- to-digital converter, generating a stream of numbers. On playback, a digital-to-analog converter generates an analog signal based on these numbers. See also “Sampling Frequency” and “Analog Audio”.

DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance)

DLNA is a cross-industry organization of consumer electronics that formulates DLNA Interoperability Guidelines for sharing digital contents within a home network.

DNS Server

A server which translates Internet domain names into IP addresses.

Dolby® Digital

The system to compress digital sound developed by Dolby Laboratories. It offers you sound of stereo (2ch) or multi-channel 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 Pro Logic II

Dolby Pro Logic II technology processes any high quality stereo (two-channel) movie and music audio into five playback channels of full-bandwidth surround sound. A matrix surround decoding technology, Dolby Pro Logic II detects the directional cues that occur naturally in stereo content and uses these elements to create a five-channel surround sound playback experience.

Dolby TrueHD

Dolby TrueHD is a lossless coding technology developed for next generation optical discs. Blu-ray Disc™ supports 7.1 multi-channel surround sound output.

DTS® (Digital Theater System)

DTS® is a multi channel surround sound system.You can enjoy movie dynamic and realistic sound like movie theater. DTS surround sound technologies were developed by DTS, Inc.

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