Jargon Busting - HDTV, Blu-ray and their related terms
Media Terms | |
| 1080/24p | Most movies are filmed at 24 frames per second, and Blu-ray Disc™ movies are mastered at 24 frame per second, so in order to view the film as the director intended a Blu-ray Player that can output films at 1080/24p is required to give a true cinema-like experience at home. |
| BD (Blu-ray Disc™) | A high definition format used for high definition video and audio storage. The Blu-ray Disc (BD) system uses a blue (violet) laser operating at a wavelength of 405 nm, similar to the one used for HD DVD, to read and write data. BD differs from HD-DVD in that Blu-ray technology allows interactive capabilities, internet integration, usage control and enforcement, and even in the degree to which their specifications are fixed. Blu-ray HD content is protected by the Advanced Access Content System (AACS) a standard for content distribution and digital rights management, high-definition video. Storage capacity: 50GB (dual layer). |
| CD | Use red and infrared lasers at 780 nm. |
| DVD | Digital Versatile Disc is an optical disc storage media format used for video and data storage. They are the same size as CDs but hold more than 6 times as much data. Sometimes now given the acronym SD-DVD (standard definition DVD). DVD uses a red laser with a wavelength of 650 nm. Storage capacity ??? |
| DVD-ROM | Holds data which can only be read (read only memory). |
| DVD-R/DVD+R | Can only be used to record data once. They then function as DVD-ROMs. |
| DVD-RW/DVD+RW | Can only be used to record data once. They then function as DVD-ROMs. |
| DVD-RW/DVD+RW | Can record and delete data multiple times (read & write). |
| DVD-Video/ DVD-Audio |
Properly formatted and structured video and audio content. |
| HD-DVD | High definition DVD is now a discontinued format. It employed a blue laser with a shorter wavelength than a normal DVD. HD-DVD has now been succeeded by Blu-ray Disc (BD). Storage capacity: 30GB (dual layer). |
| HDMI™ | High Bandwidth Digital Multimedia Interface - the highest quality digital connection cable. HDMI™ v1.2 (Standard Colour); HDMI™ v1.3 (Deep Colour) HDMI, the HDMI Logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC |
| HDTV | High-Definition TV. Television formats that have a higher resolution than their contemporary counterparts. |
| EDTV | Enhanced Definition TV. |
| SDTV | Standard Definition TV. |
Region Codes | |
| Region Code | Area |
|---|---|
| A | North America, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong and South East Asia. |
| B Zone 2 |
Europe, Greenland, French Territories, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. |
| C | India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Mainland China, Pakistan, Russia, Central and South East Asia. |
