Posted by kim on 12/28/06 13:00

"musicman" <stradlinizzy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> kim wrote:
> > "musicman" <stradlinizzy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:1167260894.980801.14590@79g2000cws.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > > now, what is the resolution/bit rate of DD 2.0 ??
> >
> > There is no standard resolution for DD2.0
> >
> > Sampling rate is usually 48Khz. Bitrate varies according to length of
> > recording. If it drops below 192Kb/s you will not get any surround
effect.
> >
> > (kim)
>
> is that better than standard CD resolution of 44/16 ??

No. CD is uncompressed PCM 2.0. Dolby Digital is highly compressed 2.0 using
the AC-3 codec. It is possible to record a DVD with PCM audio but the
recording time is greatly reduced. It's sometimes used for music
compilations of say an hour in length.

(kim)

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