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MPEG video
The video format used for Video CDs and DVDs. Video CD uses the older
PBC (PlayBack Control) (Video CD only)
A system of navigating a Video CD through onscreen menus recorded onto the disc. Especially good for discs that you would normally not watch from beginning to end all at
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)
The most common system of encoding digital audio, found on CDs and DAT. Excellent quality, but requires a lot of data compared to formats such as Dolby Digital. For compatibility with digital audio recorders (CD, MD, and DAT) and AV amplifiers with digital inputs, this unit can convert Dolby Digital, and DTS to PCM. See also “Digital audio.”
Progressive scan video
All the lines that make up a video picture are updated in one pass (compared to interlace which takes two passes to update the whole picture).
RIHD*1 (Remote Interactive over HDMI)
Onkyo’s implementation of CEC (Con-
sumer Electronics Control), which allows integrated sys- tem control over HDMI and is part of the HDMI standard.
Regions (DVD-Video only)
These associate discs and players with particular areas of the world. This unit will only play discs that have com- patible region codes. You can find the region code of your unit by looking on the rear panel. Some discs are compatible with more than one region (or all regions).
Sampling frequency
The rate at which sound is measured to be turned into digital audio data. The higher the rate, the better the sound quality, but the more digital information is gener- ated. Standard CD audio has a sampling frequency of 44.1kHz, which means 44,100 samples (measurements) per second. See also “Digital audio.”
WMA
WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be encoded by using Windows Media Player version 8.
*1. RIHD is a trademark of Onkyo Corporation.
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