Philips PET717/93 Portable DVD Player User Manual


 
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8 Glossary
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Aspect ratio
Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV screens. The
ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the ratio of a high-denition or
wide TV is 16:9. The letter box allows you to enjoy a picture with a
wider perspective on a standard 4:3 screen.
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DivX®
The DivX® codec is a patent-pending, MPEG-4 based video
compression technology developed by DivX®, Inc. It can shrink the
le size of digital video and still maintain the high visual quality.
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JPEG
A very common digital still picture format. A still-picture data
compression system proposed by the Joint Photographic Expert
Group, which features small decrease in image quality in spite of its
high compression ratio. Files are recognized by their le extension
‘.jpg’ or ‘.jpeg.’