Xoro HSD 8430: GLOSSARY

GLOSSARY

Hosiden-connector

4-pin connector for S-Video connections.

HUE

HUE settings affect the colour balance of the picture.

Interlaced

The picture is created by writing two half pictures with a 1 line set-off on the screen. This is

standard on conventional 50 Hz TV sets.

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Kodak Picture CD

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The KODAK Picture CD

is the ideal media for allround photographers. All pictures are

stored at an excellent resolution of 1024 x 1536 pixel. On the KODAK Picture CD, the im-

ages of your camera film strip are stored. It is not possible to add pictures at a later point of

time.

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Note: There also are „Kodak Foto CDs

“ available. As they have a proprietary file format,

your DVD player cannot playback these media.

LPCM

LPCM stands for: Linear Pulse Code Modulation.

Digital, uncompressed audio recording. Standard on Audio-CDs.

MP3

MPEG 1 Layer 3 Codec, or short MP3, was developed in 1987 by Fraunhofer Institut für

Integrierte Schaltungen and was a revolution in audio compression. In 1992 it became part

of MPEG-1 video format. As MP3 offered high quality audio at incredible small file size, it

became an won standard. With this codec one can compress audio files to about 1 MB /

minute.

MPEG-4

MPEG-4 is a standard used primarily to compress audio and video (AV) digital data. Intro-

duced in late 1998, it is the designation for a group of audio and video coding standards and

related technology agreed upon by the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG). The

uses for the MPEG-4 standard are web (streaming media) and CD distribution, conversation

(videophone), and broadcast television, all of which benefit from compressing the AV

stream. MPEG-4 absorbs many of the features of MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 and other related

standards.

By MPEG-4 could be used a lot of different audio compression method. Most popular are

MP3 and AC3.

NTSC

Widespread TV standard, espacially in US and Asia. 525 (480 viewable) Lines and 60 Hz

refresh rate. Describes the way the video information (brightness, color, refresh rate etc.) is

transmitted. Within Europe, this video standard only appears on imported media (like US

DVDs).

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OSD

The OSD (On Screen Display) is all the menus and options shown on the screen.

PAL

European TV standard. PAL stands for Phase Alternation Line; refresh rate: 50 Hz, Zeilenau-

flösung: 625 Lines, 576 visible lines. Describes the way the video information (brightness,

colour, refresh rate etc.) is transmitted.

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PBC

PBC stands for playback control. This function can be used to show a menu on Video CD’s

(if contained on the VCD). One can move in this menu with the arrow keys and select the

desired function with “enter”.

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Pro Logic

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Dolby Pro Logic

is a matrix decoder for decoding the four surround sound channels con-

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tained in the stereo track of Dolby Surround

encoded programs (e.g. VHS movies or TV

shows). Dolby Surround is a matrix coding system mixing four channels (left, center, right,

surround) to a stereo track. A Pro Logic decoder separates these four channels during play-

back. Without Pro Logic decoder, the program only has stereo sound

Progressive Scan

Progressive Scan writes a whole picture in one step, while the normal interlaced TV-picture

is composed of two half pictures. It delivers a significally enhanced picture, especially when

used on vide beamers, PC monitors or LCD TV.

RGB

Red Green Blue. Describes the way of transmission and display of video signals. The three

in TV systems used colours red, green and blue are transmitted separately. When used for

connection between playback device and TV set, it delivers a quality similar to

YUV.

S/PDIF

S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a digital transmission standard for audio data.

S/PDIF can transmit audio files from one source to another without having to leave the digital

transmission which would result in worse quality.

S-Video

Describes the way video signals are transmitted. With S-Video, luminance and color informa-

tion are transmitted separately. S-Video interface can easily be identified by its 4-ports in a

round connector.

SECAM

French TV standard. It is also used outside France in some Easter European countries.

Refresh rate is the same as in PAL standard (50 Hz). The signal produces 625 TV lines.

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GLOSSARY

Super Video CD (SVCD)

SVCD stands for Super Video CD. SVCD’s are very similar to VCD’s, one can store 35 – 60

minutes of high quality video with up to 2 Stereo audio tracks and 4 different subtitles. All

Xoro DVD players can play SVCD’s.

Video CD(VCD)

VCD stands for "Video Compact Disc". VCD’s are similar to normal CDs. They contain mov-

ies with sound. A VCD can store 74 to 80 minutes of video with stereo sound. For the stor-

age of audio and video, MPEG-1 is used. All Xoro DVD players can play VCD’s.

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please refer to YUV

YUV

Videosignal with separated transmission of color and brightness information. Similar to RGB,

the signal is transmitted via tree separate RCA cables. Also called Component Signal. YUV

delivers best signal quality available with analogue signal transmission

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