Glossary: DVD
CD-R CD-RW playback
This DVD system can playback any CD-R discs recorded in any supported format, i.e VCD, MP3, J-PEG or Audio CD. It also has the very useful facility of playing CD-RW discs, which means you can repeatedly erase & write on the same CD for playing back on this DVD player.
Coaxial Digital
All DVD players include at least one digital audio output for sending the Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream to a compatible decoder (which is usually built into an A/V receiver). Digital data transfer offers extremely wide bandwidth, immunity to RF interference, and an easy one-cable connection. The two most common types of digital output are coaxial and optical. Although a coaxial digital jack looks like a standard RCA-type audio jack, both coaxial and optical jacks require special cables to connect to the digital input of your Dolby Digital/DTS-equipped receiver.
Component Video Out
A method of dividing the video signal into three separate parts: brightness (luminance), red and blue. The benefit is better picture detail with purer colors. Component video outputs on a DVD player can only be connected to a TV set's component video inputs.
Composite Video Output
A video signal in which the brightness and color portions of the signal are combined. Examples of composite video include standard VHS, laserdisc, and regular broadcast TV. A DVD player's standard RCA-type video jack provides a composite video signal.
Digital Optical Out
All DVD players include at least one digital audio output for sending the Dolby Digital or DTS bitstream to a compatible decoder (which is usually built into an A/V receiver). Digital data transfer offers extremely wide bandwidth, immunity to RF interference, and an easy one-cable connection. The two most common types of digital output are coaxial and optical. Although a coaxial digital jack looks like a standard RCA-type audio jack, both coaxial and optical jacks require special cables to connect to the digital input of your Dolby Digital/DTS-equipped receiver.
Dolby Digital
A discrete multichannel digital audio standard offering enhanced sonic realism. Dolby Digital is normally associated with 5.1-channel surround sound. Though this channel configuration is common, it is only one of several possible variations — a "Dolby Digital" soundtrack can mean anything from 1 to 5.1 channels.
Dolby Digital Decoder
Some DVD players have built-in Dolby® Digital decoders, which allows the 6 channels (front right, center & left plus rear right & left plus subwoofer) of sound to be decoded and then passed on to a receiver with 6-channel inputs. All Dolby® Digital decoders can also decode Dolby® ProLogic sound tracks.
DTS
DTS is a multichannel audio format. DTS is a 5.1-channel format. The compression algorithm used in DTS compresses significantly less increasing the sound quality to a higher level than Dolby Digital. DTS to an astute listener sounds better
DVD Audio
A music-oriented DVD format that can carry up to 6 channels of 96kHz/24-bit audio (music for 5.1-channel home theater systems), or 2 channels of ultra high-resolution 192kHz/24-bit audio. Most DVD-Audio discs also carry lower-resolution Dolby Digital or stereo soundtracks for playback on DVD players that lack DVD-Audio decoders. A DVD-Audio disc may also contain liner notes, lyrics, menus, and still pictures that display on your TV. DVD-Audio uses MLP compression.
DVD RAM
DVD-RAM enables a 'time slip' function allowing you to watch the start of a programme while still recording the rest of it.
DVD Recorder
DVD Recorder is a machine that will both record ("burn") DVDs and play what it has recorded. The two most prevalent standards are indicated by a plus sign (+) or a minus sign (-). You will see these used within the DVD recorder's specifications, which will look something like the following: DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW.
DVD/VCR Combi
DVD & VCR Player built in one.
DVD-R playback
DVD-R: Stands for DVD Recordable. They usually offer 4.7 GB of free space. They can be recorded onto only once and hold up to 6 hours of material.
DVD-RW playback
DVD-RW: Stands for DVD Rewritable. These discs can be recorded on, erased and re-recorded on up to 1,000 times. They hold about 2 hours of material recorded at a high-quality level.
JPEG Playback
View your JPEG images recorded onto CDs, You can also view your desired pictures sequentially whilst playing back your chosen MP3 files.
MP3 Playback
MP3- A compression system that allows up to 10 hours of digital-quality music to fit on a recordable CD. Some DVD players will play recordable CDs (CD-R and CD-RW) and a few of those will also play recordable discs encoded with MP3.
Multi Region
This is a Multi Region DVD player, meaning that it can play for you discs from any country.
Multi-Language capability
DVD is designed to make it easier for movies to be distributed in multiple languages. A single DVD disc can contain soundtracks in up to 8 different languages. In addition to multilingual dialogue, a DVD also has space for subtitles in up to 32 languages. Note: the number of soundtracks and subtitles will vary from disc to disc depending on the length of the movie and whether or not other special playback features are included.
Progressive Scan
The TVs all of us have been watching all our lives create a picture using a process called Interlace Scan, which creates the image in two interlaced fields; first the odd lines (1, 3, 5, etc.) and then the even lines (2, 4, 6, etc.). Progressive Scan, which is found on computer monitors and an ever-increasing number of digital TVs, creates a picture as a single image, scanning all the lines in succession (1, 2, 3, etc.). Pictures created using the Progressive Scan technique look sharp and crisp. Although all DVD players equipped with a Progressive Scan output also have Interlace Scan outputs, to use the Progressive Scan feature your TV must be capable of creating a picture using the Progressive-Scan method.
Region II
DVD players have a built-in region code lockout feature, while the DVD discs may or may not contain a code. A player will be unable to play a disc that has a different region code. Discs may contain codes for more than one region, or may not have any code, which allows them to be played on any player in any country. The region code for the U.K is Region II.
Super Audio
Super Audio CD (SACD) A high-resolution digital audio format developed by Sony and Philips. Instead of using PCM audio encoding like standard CDs, SACDs use Direct Stream Digital™ (DSD) encoding. DSD is a 1-bit technology that samples music at the rate of 2.82 million times per second, compared to standard CD's rate of 44,100 times per second. SACDs sound more detailed than standard CDs, with greater dynamic range. All SACDs contain a high-resolution stereo mix; many also contain a high-resolution surround mix, with up to 6 independent channels.
SVCD Playback
The ability to playback discs recorded in the Super Video CD format.
S-Video Out
This jack allows a source component to send a high resolution signal to another unit. Typically found on DVD, SVHS, DBS, Hi-8mm camcorders, Laser disc players.
Twin Scart Facility
Two Scart connections available so that you can connect your DVD Player to more than one other device, i.e TV, VCR, A/V Receiver or any other supported device.
Ultra Slim
Ultra Slim design for a sleeker style.
Zoom facility
Allows you to zoom in to view upto 4x in greater detail.
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