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HDMI

High-Definition Multimedia Interface

(HDMI) is a high-speed digital interface

that can transmit uncompressed high

definition video and digital multichannel

audio. It delivers high quality picture and

sound quality, completely free from noise.

HDMI is fully backward-compatible with

DVI. As required by the HDMI standard,

connecting to HDMI or DVI products

without HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital

Content Protection) will result in no Video

or Audio output.

JPEG

A very common digital still picture format.

A still-picture data compression system

proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert

Group, which features small decrease in

image quality in spite of its high

compression ratio. Files are recognized by

their file extension ‘.jpg’ or ‘.jpeg.’

LAN (Local Area Network)

A group of linked devices in a company,

school or home. Indicates the boundaries

of a particular network.

Local storage

This storage area is used as destination for

storing additional contents from BD-Live

enabled BD-Video.

PBC

Playback Control. A system where you

navigate through a Video CD/Super VCD

with on-screen menus that are recorded

onto the disc. You can enjoy interactive

playback and search.

PCM

Pulse Code Modulation. A digital audio

encoding system.

Region code

A system that allows discs to be played

only in the region designated. This unit

only plays discs that have compatible

region codes. You can find the region code

of your unit on the product label. Some

discs are compatible with more than one

region (or ALL regions.)

WMA

Windows Media™ Audio. Refers to an

audio compression technology developed

by Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can

be encoded with Windows Media player

version 9 or Windows Media player for

Windows XP. Files are recognized by their

file extension ‘.wma.’

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