Sanyo DP55360 - 55"Class LED LCD HDTV Application Manual

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6 Need help? www.sanyoctv.com 1-877-864-9604GLOSSARYBandwidth:Digital bandwith, network bandwith or just bandwidth isa measure of available or consumed data communica-tion resources expressed in bit/s (bits per second) ormultiples of it (kbit/s, Mbit/s, etc.)Buffer:Memory used to temporarily hold data. In streaming,the buffer allows conent to continue playing uninter-rupted during minor fluctuations in band width. If thebuffer runs our before the connection stabilizes, thestream will have to rebuffer, or pause to allow the bufferto refill.Codec:A codec is a device or program capable of performingencoding and decoding on a digital data stream or sig-nal.DHCP:Dynamic Host Control Protocol, DHCP, is a protocolwhere a DHCP server on a network hands out IP addressautomatically to devices that request one.Dolby Digital:Dolby Digital, or AC-3, is the common version contain-ing up to six discrete channels of sound, with five chan-nels for normal-range speakers.Dolby Digital Plus:Dolby Digital Plus (DD+ or E-AC-3 (Enhanced AC-3)), is adigital audio compression scheme. E-AC-3 has a num-ber of improvements aimed at increasing quality at agiven bitrate compared with legacy Dolby Digital (AC-3).Ethernet:A way of connecting equipment together in a local areanetwork or LAN. Ethernet cables look like thick tele-phone cables and connect computers and other internetready devices together or to devices like modems,routers, switches, etc. Physically the Ethernet cable con-sists of twisted pair copper cables (usually Cat-5 or Cat-6 in home networks) terminated with RJ-45 connectors.H.264:H.264 is a state-of-the-art digital encoding format forhigh definition video and provides powerfulcompression technology that delivers a superior videoexperience at a low bit rate.HDMI:High-Definition Multimedia Interface. A connection typethat transmits uncompressed digital video and audiosignals between devices, such as: a Blu-ray Disc playerand HDTV. HDMI connections process a special author-ization signal between the equipment and use HDCP toencrypt the transmission.Hub:Similar to a switch except that traffic from one connec-tion point is broadcast to all others.Internet:The internet is a global system of interconnected com-puter networks that use the standard Internet ProtocolSuite (TCP/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide. Itcarries a vast array of information resources and servic-es, most notably the inter-linked hypertext documentsof the World Wide Web (WWW) and the infrastructureto support electronic mail.IP Address:Internet Protocol Address. An IP address is numericalsets of numbers consisting of four (4) blocks of up tothree (3) digits each in the range of 0 to 254. Everydevice on a network must have its own uniqueIP address. For LANs there are special sets of IPs thatare used. These consist of the following blocks:10.x.x.x – where x = a number from 0 to 254.ISP:An Internet Service Provider (ISP), usually for a month-ly subscription fee, will allow a user to connect to theInternet. Some ISPs directly put their users on theInternet, while others will send a connection through itsor a different company’s servers.LAN:Local Area Network– A high speed data networkinstalled in a small area such as a home or office.Multiple devices can be connected to share informationand the Internet. LANs can be wired (by Ethernet cable)or wireless (Wi-Fi)Media Streaming:The process of receiving and playing back audio, video,and photos in real time from a remote source over theInternet. Examples of media streaming include: Videoson demand, Internet radio stations, Music services, andPhotostreams.