GLOSSARY
 

If you are confused by all the terms regarding audio/visual equipment or maybe there is just something new mentioned in an item of spec or features you don't know about, well here you may well find the answer

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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A
AC-3
AC-3 RF
Audio Scaler
ATRAC
ATRAC3

 

B
Blu-Ray Disc
 

C
Coaxial
Component Video
Composite Video
 

D
DAC
DIN
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital EX
Dolby Pro-Logic
Dolby Pro-Logic 2
Dolby TrueHD
Dolby Digital Plus
DTS
DTS 96/24
DTS ES
DTS NEO:6
DVD-Audio
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD-RAM
DVD+RW
DVI-D

 

E
 

F
Firewire
Frequency
 

G
 

H
HDMI
Hertz (Hz)
Hi-MD
 

I
i.link
IEEE1394
Impedance

 

J
Jpeg
 
K
 
L
Line Level
 
M
MP3
MDLP
 
N
NTSC
NICAM
 
O
Ohms
Optical
 
P
PAL
PCM
Phono
Progressive Scan

 
Q
 
R
RCA Phono
RDS
RGB
RMS
 
S
S-Video
SACD
SCART
S/N Ratio
 
T
3:2 Pulldown
 
U

 

V
VGA
Virtual Dolby
Virtual Dolby Digital
 
W
WMA (Window Media Audio)
 
X
 
Y
 
Z