A standard developed by Lucasfilm for theater audio/video performance, film to video transfers and consumer home theater audio video system performance

The original backward compatible analog stereo format used to encode and decode a center channel and mono rear channel in stereo sources such as VHS, TV, and Laser discs

The latest Lucasfilm surround enhancement for Dolby Digitals encoded sources.

Dolby Laboratories global standard digital encoding and decoding technology for delivering 5.1 discrete channels of sound from DVD and HDTV sources.

The global compression standard for DVD audio discs providing 5.1 channel high resolution audio

Another name for what is now known commonly as Dolby Digital. Note the same double D logo as is used for the newer Dolby Digital logo

Meridian's fully digital end to end solution that maintains the original digital source in the digital domain all the way to the speakers.

Dolby Labs newly enhanced method of encoding and decoding analog Dolby Pro Logic audio tracks.

Meridian's high resolution audio processing technology used in MLP offering far greater detail and quality than that of CD's(44 Khz/16 Bit).

Dolby's newest enhancement for the Dolby Digital discrete 5.1 format adding a rear center channel making the total now 6.1 channels..

.Texas Instruments micro mirror device technology used in front and rear projection systems

Digital Theater Sound, an optional encoding and decoding multi-channel discrete audio format for DVD video discs and often also included in the original movie  theatrical release

Flash Memory

A digital storage medium that retains it's data without requiring power to do so. Often used in higher tech receivers and processors for storing decoding algorythms like DTS and Dolby Digital.

.The new DTS enhanced surround format providing additional rear channel capabilities

DSP

Digital Signal Processing

CRT

Cathode Ray Tube as used in conventional direct view and rear projection TV's and monitors.

HDTV TV

A TV that has a high definition tuner built in and a display capable of at least 1080i (interlaced) scanning.

HDTV Ready

A TV that does not have a high definition tuner but is capable of accepting one and can display at least 1080i (intelaced) scanning.