Ferguson Ariva HDplayer 210 - Manual (Page 33)

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Dolby Digital (or AC-3) - It isa surround sound
system developed by Dolby Laboratories
containing up to six channels of digital audio
(front left and right, surround left and right,
center and subwoofer). It is a required standard
of both Blu-Ray and DVD and the most widely
supported. It is a ‘lossy’ format so is of a lesser
quality than the studio original. Surround sound
up to 5.1 channel is supported. The Dolby Digital
audio track can either be decoded (downmixed)
to stereo in the Player or digitally bitstreamed
direct (passthrough) to a compatible AV receiver
(via TOSLINK/Coaxial/HDMI) for decoding.
Dolby Digital Plus (or E-AC3) - is an enhanced
version of Dolby Digital offering higher bit-rates
and the possibility for 7.1 surround sound.
Although better quality than Dolby Digital, it
is still a ‘lossy’ format. Dolby Digital Plus is little
used and has largely been passed over in favour
of higher quality lossless formats.
DTS (Digital Theater System) - is a required
standard of both Blu-Ray and DVD players
and is widely regarded to produce audio
quality superior to Dolby Digital. Up to 5.1
channel surround sound is supported. DTS is
a ‘lossy’ compression standard so the audio
is of a lesser quality than the original studio
recording. The DTS audio track can either be
decoded (downmixed) in the Player to stereo or
digitally bitstreamed direct (passthrough) to a
compatible receiver (via TOSLINK/Coaxial/HDMI)
for decoding.
DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) - is a lossless
compression format giving audio identical to
the original studio recording. It supports up to
8 channels for surround sound. Unlike Dolby
TrueHD, DTS-HD MA works in a core+extension
configuration so players that do not support it
can extract the DTS core audio. DTS-HD MA can
either be downmixed to an analogue format if
supported by the player, or bitsreamed via HDMI
1.3 to a compatible AV receiver. TOSLINK or
Coaxial S/PDIF cannot carry a DTS-HD MA signal
because the S/PDIF standard was finalised long
before lossless HD-Audio was envisaged. HDMI
1.3 or higher is therefore the only way to pass
DTS-HD MA audio.
LAN (Local Area Network) - A computer network
covering a small area, typically a home or a small
office. Connections are typically by Ethernet
cable or Wi-Fi.
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a set of
networking protocols. The goals of UPnP are
to allow devices to connect seamlessly and
to simplify the implementation of networks
in the home (data sharing, communications,
and entertainment). UPnP achieves this by
defining and publishing UPnP device control
protocols (DCP) built upon open, Internet-
based communication standards. UPnP AV
stands for UPnP Audio and Video. The UPnP AV
standards have been referenced in specifications
published by other organizations including
Digital Living Network Alliance Networked
(DLNA) Device Interoperability Guidelines,
International Electrotechnical Commission IEC
62481-1, and Cable Television Laboratories
OpenCable Home Networking Protocol.
Samba - Implementation of network protocols
allowing access to files over a network. It
implements many protocols and is commonly
used because of it’s compatibility with both
Windows and Linux.
NAS (Network Attached Storage) - A NAS unit
is simply a storage device that can connect to
a network independent of a computer. It will
have it’s own chipset and operating system,
controlling the communication with the
network. Typically a NAS unit will contain one or
more large hard drives. You could use a NAS to
allow access to a large collection of music and
movies.
SATA (Serial ATA) - Interface standard for
connecting internal hard drives. Replaced ATA
/ EIDE and is capable of very fast data transfer.
Is available as SATA 1 operating at a maximum
1.5Gb/s and SATA 2 operating at a maximum
3Gb/s. In real world use mechanical hard disks
will never reach the data transfer ceiling of
SATA 1.
Glossary