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Dolby Pro Logic II
is technology converts 2 channel
stereo recorded audio into 5.1 channels
for playback. ere is a Movie mode
for movies and Music mode for stereo
sources such as music. Old movies
encoded in traditional stereo format can
be enhanced with 5.1 channel surround
sound.
Movie mode
e Movie mode is for use with stereo
television shows and all the programs
encoded in Dolby Surround. e result
is enhanced sound eld directionality
that approaches the quality of discrete
5.1-channel sound.
Music mode
e Music mode is for use with any
stereo music recordings, and provides a
wide and deep sound space.
Dolby Surround Pro Logic
As one method of Dolby Surround
decoding, Dolby Surround Pro Logic
produces four channels from two-
channel sound. Compared with the
former Dolby Surround system, Dolby
Surround Pro Logic reproduces le-
to-right panning more naturally and
localizes sounds more precisely. To
take full advantages of Dolby Surround
Pro Logic, you should have one pair of
surround speakers and a center speaker.
e surround speakers output monaural
sound.
DTS
Digital audio compression technology
developed by DTS, Inc. is technology
conforms to 5.1-channel surround. e
surround channel is stereo and there
is discrete subwoofer channel in this
format. DTS provides the same 5.1
discrete channels of high quality digital
audio. e good channel separation is
realized because the all channel data
is recorded discrete and processed in
digital.
DVD VIDEO
A disc that contains up to 8 hours of
moving pictures even though its diameter
is the same as an AUDIO CD. e data
capacity of a single-layer and single-
sided DVD VIDEO, at 4.7 GB (Giga
Byte), is 7 times that of an AUDIO CD.
Furthermore, the data capacity of a dual-
layer and single-sided DVD VIDEO is
8.5 GB, a single-layer and double-sided
DVD VIDEO 9.4 GB, and a dual-layer
and double-sided DVD VIDEO 17 GB.
e picture data uses the MPEG 2
format, one of the worldwide standards
for digital compression technology. e
picture data is compressed to about 1/40
of its original size. e DVD VIDEO
also uses variable rate coding technology
that changes the data to be allocated
according to the status of the picture.
e audio data is recorded in Dolby
Digital as well as in PCM, allowing you to
enjoy more realistic audio presence.
Furthermore, various advanced functions
such as the multi-angle, multilingual, and
Parental Control functions are provided
with the DVD VIDEO.
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