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Glossary
Glossary
480i/480p
Indicates the number of scanning lines and scan-
ning format of an image signal.
480i indicates 480 scanning lines with interlace
format, and 480p indicates 480 scanning lines with
progressive format.
576i/576p
Indicates the number of scanning lines and scan-
ning format of an image signal.
576i indicates 576 scanning lines with interlace
format, and 576p indicates 576 scanning lines with
progressive format.
Aspect Ratio
Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of
TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while
the ratio of a high-definition or wide TV is 16:9.
The letter box allows you to enjoy a picture with a
wider perspective.
Bit Stream
The digital form of multi-channel audio data (e.g.,
5.1-channel) before it is decoded into its various
channels.
Chapter / Title
Chapter is the smallest division and title is the
largest division on a DVD VIDEO. A chapter is a
division of a title and similar to a track for Video
CD or Audio CD.
Component Video
Video signals with three channels of separate
information that makes up the picture. There are
some types of component video, such as R/G/B and
Y/Cb(Pb)/Cr(Pr).
Composite Video
A single video signal commonly used in most con-
sumer video products that contains all luminance,
color, and synchronization information.
DivX
®
VOD
DivX
®
VOD (video-on-demand) service is designed
to protect copyrights of digital videos. Through an
online registration process, DivX
®
VOD prevents
unauthorized downloads or file sharing. For more
information, please visit: http://www.divx.com/vod.
Dolby Digital
®
A six-channel system consisting of left, center,
right, left rear, right rear and LFE (Low-Frequency
Effect channel, for use with a sub-woofer) chan-
nels. It requires a Dolby Digital
®
decoder, either in
the player or in an external receiver to regenerate
the sound. All processing is done in the digital
domain. Not all Dolby Digital discs contain six
(5.1) channels of information.
DTS
®
(Digital Theater Systems)
DTS
®
stands for Digital Theater Systems. DTS
®
is a Digital Surround audio encoding format
configured with six (5.1) channels, similar to Dolby
Digital
®
. It requires a DTS
®
decoder, either in the
player or in an external receiver to regenerate the
sound. All processing is done in the digital domain.
Not all DTS discs contain six (5.1) channels of
information.
DVD-R
DVD-R is a recordable disc that is the same size as
a DVD-Video. Contents can be recorded only once
to a DVD-R, and will have the same format as a
DVD-Video.
DVD-RW
DVD-RW is a recordable and rewritable disc that
is the same size as a DVD-Video. DVD-RW has
two different modes: VR mode and Video mode.
DVD created in video mode has the same format
as a DVD-Video ,while discs created in VR
(Video Recording) mode allow the contents to be
programmed or edited
