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DVD INTRODUCTION

The DVD player is a must for your home theatre system. By using this latest digital technology, high quality, high-density sound and video has been condensed into a 12 cm disc.

Difference between DVD and other discs

 

 

DVD

 

SVCD/VCD

CD

LD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording

Digital/MPEG2

 

 

Digital

Digital

Analogue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One layer,

Double

Single

Double

650MB

650MB

 

Capacity

one side

layer, single

layer,

layer,

 

 

 

4.7GB

side, 8.5GB

double

double

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

side, 9.4GB

side, 17GB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playtime

133 min

242 min

266 min

484 min

35/74 min

74 min

1 side: 60 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 sides: 102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disc diameter

12cm/8cm

 

 

 

12cm

12cm/8cm

30cm/20cm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H o r iz o n ta l

500 lines or above

 

 

350 lines

 

430 lines

resolution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture scale

Multi-scales

 

 

 

 

 

One

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S u b tit le

32 subtitle language

 

 

8 (SVCD only)

 

Up to 16

language

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound

Dolby decoder/linear PCM

 

 

Linear PCM

Linear PCM

 

 

 

 

 

 

FM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound quality

44.1KHz, 48KHz, 96KHz 16, 20, 24bit

 

44.1KHz/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16bit

 

Channels

Dolby digital/linear PCM: 8

 

4/2

2

Linear PCM: 2

Dolby digital/5+1 linear PCM: 8

 

 

 

Analogue: 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Features

DVD discs can support many technologies. The following logos are available to describe these technologies:

NTSC zone coding & TV system

 

Picture scale mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOLBY digital surround sound

 

 

Parental lock

 

 

 

 

Number of sound languages

 

View angle

 

Number of subtitle languages

 

Close caption (Only NTSC)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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