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AUDIO-CD: Audio CD.
BD: Blu-ray Disc.
BD-R: BD Recordable. You can record a
BD-R once and you cannot erase it.
BD-RE: BD Rewritable. You can record a
BD-RE over and over again. For example, you
can use a BD-RE to make sequential back-ups.
BD-ROM: BD Read Only Memory.
A BD-ROM contains recorded data. For
example, high-de nition videos.
CD: Compact Disc.
CD-R: CD Recordable. You can record a
CD-R once and you cannot erase it. For
example, you can use it to archive data.
CD-RW: CD Rewritable. You can record a
CD-RW over and over again. For example,
you can use a CD-RW to make sequential
back-ups.
Chapter: Sections of a video or a music
track.
CVBS: Composite video. A type of video
signal.
Dolby Digital: A surround sound system
developed by Dolby Laboratories containing
up to six channels of digital audio (front left
and right, surround left and right, centre and
subwoofer).
Dolby Digital Plus: The next-generation
audio technology that delivers ‘better-than-
DVD’ sound for all high-de nition media
providing up to 7.1 channels of audio. It is for
the future, but remains fully compatible with
existing Dolby Digital home entertainment
systems.
Dolby TrueHD: Dolby’s next-generation
lossless technology developed for high-
de nition disc-based media that delivers true
high-de nition sound, while providing up to
7.1 channels of lossless audio that is bit-for-bit
identical to the studio master.
DTS: Digital Theater Systems. This is a
surround sound system, but it is different
from the Dolby Digital. The formats were
developed by different companies.
DTS-HD High Resolution Audio: Offers
sound quality signi cantly better than current
DVD, providing up to 7.1 channels of audio
and secondary audio streams. It is also fully
compatible with existing DTS capable home
entertainment systems.
DVD: Digital Versatile Disc.
DVD-VIDEO: DVD Video.