ONKYO BD-SP808 User Manual

An electrical signal that directly represents sound. 
Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical 
signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also 
“Digital Audio”.

The width of a TV screen relative to its height. 
Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the TV screen is 
almost square); widescreen models are 16:9 (the TV 
screen is almost twice as wide as it is high).

AVCHD is a new format for high definition video 
camcorders which can record and play high-resolution 
HD images.

With some BDs which support Java applications, you can 
enjoy the interactive functions such as games or 
interactive menus.

BD-Live is a BD-video (BD-ROM version 2 Profile 
2.0 / Profile 1.1) which contains new functions (e.g. 
Internet connection), in addition to the BONUSVIEW 
function.

Blockbuster is online service which you can rental or 
purchase movies and TV episodes streamed over the 
Internet.

Blu-ray Disc is a next generation optical video disc which 
is capable of storing much more data than a conventional 
DVD. The large capacity makes it possible to benefit from 
the features such as high-definition videos, multi-channel 
surround sounds, interactive menus and so on.

Just as a book is split up into several chapters, a title on a 
BD-video or DVD-video is usually divided into chapters. 
See also “Title”.

CinemaNow is online service which you can rental or 
purchase movies and TV episodes streamed over the Internet.

Each signal of luminance (Y) and component (P

B

 / C

B

, 

P

R

 / C

R

) is independent to output so that you can 

experience picture color as it is.
Also, due to compatibility with progressive video 
(525p / 480p), you can experience higher-density picture 
than that in interlace (525i / 480i).

This technology allows expression of more number of 
colors than the conventional 8 bits and can reproduce 
colors close to natural ones without color streak.

An indirect representation of sound by numbers. During 
recording, the sound is measured at discrete intervals 
(44,100 times a second for CD audio) by an analog-to-
digital converter, generating a stream of numbers. On 
playback, a digital-to-analog converter generates an 
analog signal based on these numbers. See also 
“Sampling Frequency” and “Analog Audio”.

DLNA is a cross-industry organization of consumer 
electronics that formulates DLNA Interoperability Guidelines 
for sharing digital contents within a home network.

A server which translates Internet domain names into IP 
addresses.

The system to compress digital sound developed by 
Dolby Laboratories. It offers you sound of stereo (2ch) or 
multi-channel audio.

Dolby Digital Plus is the next generation digital audio 
compression technology developed as an extension to 
Dolby Digital. Blu-ray Disc supports 7.1 multi-channel 
surround sound output.

Dolby TrueHD is a lossless coding technology developed 
for next generation optical discs. Blu-ray Disc supports 7.1 
multi-channel surround sound output.

DTS® is a multi-channel surround sound system. You can 
enjoy movie dynamic and realistic sound like movie 
theater. DTS surround sound technologies were developed 
by DTS, Inc.

DTS-HD® is a lossless coding technology developed as an 
extension of the original DTS Coherent Acoustics format. 
Blu-ray Disc supports 7.1 multi-channel surround sound 
output.

IP address of the electronic devices (such as router) which 
provide Internet access.

A digital interface between audio and video source. It can 
transmit component video, audio, and control signal with 
one cable connection.

A device used for connecting multiple device to the 
network.

A set of numbers which are assigned to devices 
participating in a computer network.