xDolby Digital Surround EX

Acoustic technology developed by Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Surround back information is matrixed into regular left and right surround channels so that the sound can be reproduced in 6.1 channel. Active scenes, especially, are recreated with a more dynamic and realistic sound field.

xDolby Pro Logic II

This technology converts 2 channel stereo recorded audio into 5.1 channel for playback. There is a MOVIE mode for movies and MUSIC mode for stereo sources such as music. Old movies encoded in the traditional stereo format can be enhanced with 5.1 channel surround sound.

The GAME mode is suitable for video games.

xDolby Pro Logic IIx

Technology for 7.1 channel (or 6.1 channel) playback. Along with audio encoded in Dolby Digital Surround EX, 5.1 channel Dolby Digital encoded audio can be reproduced in

7.1channel (or 6.1 channel). Furthermore, existing stereo recorded content can also be reproduced in 7.1 channel (or 6.1 channel).

xDolby Surround (Dolby Pro Logic)

Audio processing technology developed by Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Center and mono surround information is matrixed into two stereo channels. When reproduced, audio is decoded and output in 4 channel surround sound. This is the most common audio processing method for DVD video.

xDolby TrueHD

Dolby TrueHD is Dolby’s lossless audio technology developed for high-definition optical discs. Dolby TrueHD audio is bit-for- bit identical to the original studio masters and provides supreme-quality audio up to 8 channel at 96 kHz/24 bit and up to 6ch at

192kHz/24 bit. Together with high-definition video, it offers an unprecedented home theater experience.

xDTS 96/24

A high sound quality digital signal format. It records audio at a sampling frequency and bit rate of 96 kHz/24bit which is the highest possible for DVD video. The number of playback channels varies depending on the software.

xDTS Digital Surround

Digital audio encoding/decoding technology for theaters developed by DTS, Inc. It compresses audio less than Dolby Digital, delivering a higher quality sound reproduction.

xDTS-ES

Format for 6.1 channel playback with surround back information. There are two modes, “Discrete 6.1” which records all channels independently, and “Matrix 6.1” which matrixes surround back channel into surround left and surround right channels. It is ideal for playback of motion picture soundtracks.

x DTS-HD

Audio format which extends the conventional

DTS Digital Surround format.

 

This format consists of a core and an

 

extension, and the core part has DTS Digital

 

Surround compatibility. There are two kinds of

 

DTS-HD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio

 

and DTS-HD Master Audio. DTS-HD High

 

Resolution Audio has a maximum

 

Additional

sampling frequency of 96 kHz, and a

transmission rate of 6 Mbps, with lossy

 

compression (Lossy), and DTS-HD High

 

Resolution Audio corresponds to a maximum

Information

maximum of 7.1 channel. DTS-HD Master

 

Audio has a maximum transmission rate of

 

24.5 Mbps, and uses lossless compression

 

(Lossless), and DTS-HD Master Audio

 

corresponds to a maximum sampling

 

frequency of 192 kHz, and a maximum of

 

7.1 channel.

 

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