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AUDIO-CD:Audio CD.

BD: Blu-ray Disc.

BD-R:BD Recordable. You can record a BD-R once and you cannot erase it.

BD-RE:BD Rewritable. You can record a BD-RE over and over again. For example, you can use a BD-RE to make sequential back-ups.

BD-ROM:BD Read Only Memory.

A BD-ROM contains recorded data. For example, high-definition videos.

CD: Compact Disc.

CD-R:CD Recordable. You can record a CD-R once and you cannot erase it. For example, you can use it to archive data.

CD-RW:CD Rewritable. You can record a CD-RW over and over again. For example, you can use a CD-RW to make sequential back-ups.

Chapter: Sections of a video or a music track.

CVBS: Composite video. A type of video signal.

Dolby Digital: A surround sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories containing up to six channels of digital audio (front left and right, surround left and right, centre and subwoofer).

Dolby Digital Plus: The next-generation audio technology that delivers ‘better-than- DVD’ sound for all high-definition media providing up to 7.1 channels of audio. It is for the future, but remains fully compatible with existing Dolby Digital home entertainment systems.

Dolby TrueHD: Dolby’s next-generation lossless technology developed for high- definition disc-based media that delivers true high-definition sound, while providing up to

7.1channels of lossless audio that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master.

DTS: Digital Theater Systems. This is a surround sound system, but it is different from the Dolby Digital. The formats were developed by different companies.

DTS-HD High Resolution Audio: Offers sound quality significantly better than current DVD, providing up to 7.1 channels of audio and secondary audio streams. It is also fully compatible with existing DTS capable home entertainment systems.

DVD: Digital Versatile Disc.

DVD-VIDEO:DVD Video.

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