Posted by Jeff Rife on 04/09/06 20:09

~P~ (bmxtrix2005@cox.net) wrote in alt.tv.tech.hdtv:
> I actually read the specs on Blu-ray and HD-DVD. Blu-ray is technically a
> superior format. The higher data bandwidth allows for full HD pass thru

What, exactly is "full HD pass thru"? If a player can output to HDMI
at 1920x1080/60p, then there is nothing more needed. Since both HD-DVD
and BR can do this, I don't see what the difference is.

> in
> combination with fully uncompressed HD audio

Talk about useless marketing hype. First, there isn't a digital audio
connection on *any* consumer equipment that can handle as little as
5 channels of uncompressed 44kHz/16-bit audio...the 3.5Mbps is more than
SP/DIF can handle. To be able to handle 8 channels of uncompressed
96KHz/24-bit audio, you'd need over 18Mbps.

So, although the decoder internal to the BR player can "handle" such
audio, nothing else will ever be able to see it in digital form.

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