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GLOSSARY

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HDCP – An abbreviation for High-bandwidth Digital

Content Protection. HDCP is a form of Digital Rights

Management licensed by Digital Content Protection,

LLC, to control digital audio and video content as it

travels across Digital Visual Interface (DVI) or High-

Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connections.

(It prevents unauthorized copying of programs.)

HDMI – An abbreviation for High-Definition Multimedia

Interface. HDMI is a de-facto standard interface that

delivers clear, all-digital audio and video via a single

cable.

HDTV – An abbreviation for High-Definition TV, a digital

television format that delivers sharper picture quality

with more lines of resolution. HDTV offers a much

better picture quality than standard television.

IR – An abbreviation for infrared. Pertains to the type of

remote that sends/receives commands on an infrared

light beam.

Letterbox – A video format that has an aspect ratio

wider than 4:3 (see “Aspect ratio”) and is shown with

black bars above and below the picture.

MP3 – This is a compressed audio format (MPEG-1

Layer III) that allows the recording of many hours of

music on a single CD.

MPEG – An abbreviation for Moving Picture Experts

Group, the

committee of experts from the audio, video,

and computer industries involved in setting standards

for compression of moving images.

NTSC – An abbreviation for National Television System

Committee and the label for its video format standard

used for televisions in the U.S. and other countries.

Optical cable – Carries digital audio via optical fiber

between a source device and your Lifestyle

system.

PAL – An acronym for the Phase Alternate Line video

format used extensively in Western Europe.

PCM – An abbreviation for Pulse Code Modulation. A

common form of digital audio signal.

Progressive scan – A video format that displays all

lines of the picture frame in a single pass and refreshes

the TV image 30 times per second. Not compatible with

all video displays.

PVR – An abbreviation for Personal Video Recording.

Sometimes used interchangeably with DVR for Digital

Video Recording but may include non-digital technol-

ogy, as used in VCRs.

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