Memorex MVBD2535GPH Blu-ray Player User Manual


 
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Thisunithasmanyfeatures,someareoutlinedbelow.Pleasereadtheowner’smanualtotakefulladvantageof
allthefeaturesthisunithastooffer.
• Introduction
Blu-rayDiscscanstore25GB(singlelayer)or50GB(duallayer)onasingle-sideddisc–about5to10times
thecapacityofDVD.Asaresult,Blu-rayDiscssupportthehighestqualityHDvideoavailableintheindustry
(upto1920x1080at40Mbit/sec).Largecapacitymeansnocompromiseonvideoquality.Furthermore,a
Blu-rayDischasthesamefamiliarsizeandlookasDVD,allowingforcompatibilitywithexistingdiscs.
• Compatibility
Userscanplayhome-recordeddiscs(exceptBDAVdiscs)onthisBlu-rayDiscPlayer;therearenoplayback
compatibilityissuesaswithrewritableDVDformats.TheVideoDistributionformatwaswidelyexpandedto
offercontentproducersafullrangeofadditionalfeaturesunavailableinthehomerecordingformat.
• VideoHighlights
The BD-ROM format for moviedistribution supports three highly advanced video codecs, including AVC,
VC-1andMPEG-2.Allconsumervideoresolutionsareavailable:
480i/576i;480p/576p;720p;1080i;1080pand1080p(24p&60p).
• AudioHighlights
TheBD-ROMformatformoviedistributionsupportsvariousadvancedaudiocodecssoanauthorcanchoose
the mostsuitable for aparticular application.The high capacityand data rateof Blu-rayDiscs allows for
extremehighqualityaudioinupto8channelstoaccompanyHighDefinitionvideo.Finalaudiospecifications
includeDTS(DTS5.1,DTS-HD7.1),DolbyDigitalandLPCM(upto96/24).
• High-DefinitionPlayback
Toviewhigh-definitioncontentsinBDdiscs,anHDTV(HighDefinitionTelevision)isrequired.Somediscs
mayrequireusingtheplayerʼsHDMIOUTtoviewhigh-definitioncontent.Theabilitytoviewhigh-definition
contentonBDdiscsmaybelimiteddependingontheresolutionofyourTV.
TheBD-ROMformatsupportsJavaforinteractivefunctions.“BD-J”offerscontentprovidersalmostunlimited
functionality whencreating interactive BD-ROMtitles. Java andall Java-basedtrademarks and logosare
trademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSunMicrosystems,Inc.intheU.S.andothercountries.
• HDMVMode
“HDMV”modewasdesignedtoofferexcitingnewfeatures,whilekeepingtheauthoringprocessassimpleas
possible.ItstreamlinestheproductionofBlu-rayDiscsaswellasDVD-Videotitles,astheproductionprocess
incorporatesmanyidenticalphases.Itoffersimprovednavigationalandmenufeatures,improvedgraphics
andanimation,improvedsubtitlingsupportandnewfeatureslikebrowseableslideshows.
Twoindividual,fullHDresolution(1920x1080)graphicsplanesareavailable,ontopoftheHDvideoplane.
One plane is assigned to video-related, frame accurate graphics (like subtitles), and the other plane is
assignedtointeractivegraphicalelements,suchasbuttonsormenus.Forbothplanes,variouswipes,fades
andscrolleffectsareavailable,forexampletopresentamenu.
• BD-Live
SomeBD-ROMdiscslabelled“BD-Live”containinteractiveinformation,triviagames,etc.Theplayermustbe
connectedtotheinternetasdescribedlaterinthismanual.
• “BD-J”Mode
“BD-J”modewasdesignedtoofferthecontentprovideralmostunlimitedfunctionalitywhencreatinginteractive
titles. It is basedon Java 2 Micro Edition,so programmers will quickly be familiarwith the programming
environmentforBD-J.EveryBlu-rayDiscplayerwillbeequippedwithaJavainterpreter,sothatitiscapable
ofrunningdiscsauthoredinBD-Jmode.
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