Posted by kim on 01/04/07 15:26

"Brian W" <brian.NOSPAMwescombe@PLEASEntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:HITmh.13959$Wy6.12514@newsfe1-win.ntli.net...
> Yes, I have a Panasonic DVD recorder. It records all audio at 256kbps in
> Dolby Digital whatever quality setting I use. Four hour setting allows
four
> hours of music (with or without video), two hour setting allows two hours
of
> music (with or without video). But the audio quality does not change.

It does if VBR is used. The *nominal* bitrate in VBR is ranges from 384kb/s
in XP-mode to 128kb/s in EP-mode. Even that is a nominal figure and I've
known EP-mode to drop to as low as 80kb/s and LP-mode to drop below the
critical 192kb/s necessary for surround effect. In fact I don't regard LP or
EP mode on a Panasonic as "true DVD" since the bitrates for both video and
audio fall well below the normally accepted minimum.

http://club.cdfreaks.com/showthread.php?t=194984

(kim)

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