*1 : 1080i one of HD specifications that has 1080 efficient scanning lines by interlace method
*2 : 720p one of HD specifications that has 720 efficient scanning lines by progressive method
| Recording Media | 8cm DVD | ||||
| Wave Length of LASER | 650nm | ||||
| Video Signal | 1080/60i 1080/50i 1080/24p |
720/60p 720/50p 720/24p |
480/60i | 576/50i | |
| Number of Pixels |
1440×1080 |
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| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 | 4:3, 16:9 | 4:3, 16:9 | |
| Compression Method | MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 | ||||
for Luminance Signal |
74.25MHz 55.7MHz |
74.25MHz | 13.5MHz | 13.5MHz | |
| Sampling Format | 4:2:0 | ||||
| Quantization Bit Rate | 8bits (Luminance / Chrominance) | ||||
| AUDIO | Compression Method | Linear PCM | |||
| Bit Rate after Compression |
64 - 640 kbps | ||||
| Audio Mode | 1 - 5.1 channel | 1 - 7.1 channel | |||
| System | MPEG-2 Transport Stream | ||||
| System Bit Rate | up to 18Mbps | ||||
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