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Additional Information
TV Virtual Surround (TVS) (page 35)
Technology from Sony developed to produce surround
sound for home use using just a stereo TV. Designed to
work with the sound characteristics of your TV, this
technology brings the excitement of surround sound to
your home using nothing more than your stereo TV’s
internal speakers. Furthermore, various TVS modes are
available.
For example, TVS WIDE uses just two speakers to create a
virtual sound environment that makes you feel like you
are surrounded by multiple speakers.
VIDEO CD (page 4)
A compact disc that contains moving pictures.
The picture data uses the MPEG 1 format, one of the
worldwide standards of digital compression technology.
The picture data is compressed to about 1/140 of its
original size. Consequently, a 12 cm VIDEO CD can
contain up to 74 minutes of moving pictures.
VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio data. Sounds
outside the range of human hearing are compressed while
the sounds we can hear are not compressed. VIDEO CDs
can hold 6 times the audio information of conventional
audio CDs.
There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs.
• Version 1.1: You can play only moving pictures and
sounds.
• Version 2.0: You can play high-resolution still pictures
and enjoy PBC functions.
This player conforms to both versions.