Toshiba BDX2500KU owner manual Glossary

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Glossary

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.

Dolby Digital

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

Aspect Ratio	Dolby Digital Plus
The width of a TV screen relative to its height.	Dolby Digital Plus is the next generation digital audio
Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the TV screen is	compression technology developed as an extension to Dolby
almost square); widescreen models are 16:9 (the TV screen is	Digital. Blu-ray Disc supports 7.1 multi-channel surround
almost twice as wide as it is high).	sound output.

AVCHD

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

BD-Java

With some BD which support Java applications, you can enjoy the interactive functions such as games or interactive menus.

BD-Live

BD-Live is a BD-video (BD-ROM version 2 Profile 2.0/Profile 1.1) which contains new functions (e.g. Internet connection), in addition to the BONUSVIEW function.

Blu-ray Disc (BD)

Blu-ray Disc is a next generation optical video disc which is capable of storing much more data than a conventional DVD is. 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.

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. By connecting to DTS decoder, you can enjoy movie dynamic and realistic sound like movie theater. DTS surround sound technologies were developed by DTS, Inc.

DTS-HD

DTS-HD is a lossless coding technology developed as an extension of the original DTS Coherent Acoustics format. Blu- ray Disc supports 7.1 multi-channel surround sound output.

Gateway

IP Address of the electronic devices (such as router) which provide Internet access.

Others

Chapter	HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
Just as a book is split up into several chapters, a title on a BD-	A digital interface between audio and video source. It can
video or DVD-video is usually divided into chapters.	transmit component video, audio, and control signal with one
	cable connection.

Component Video Output

Each signal of luminance (Y) and component (PB/CB, PR/CR) is independent to output so that you can experience picture Color as it is.

Also, due to compatibility with progressive video (525p/480p), you can experience higher-density picture than that in interlace (525i/480i).

Hub

A device used for connecting multiple device to the network.

IP Address

A set of numbers which are assigned to devices participating in a computer network.

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.

DNS Server

A server which translates Internet domain names into IP addresses.

JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)

JPEG is a method of compressing still picture files. You can copy JPEG files on BD-RE/-R, DVD-RW/-R, CD-RW/-R or SD Memory Card from a computer and play back the files in this unit.

LAN (Local Area Network)

A group of computer networks covering a small area like a company, school or home.

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