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Audio Streaming InformationWhat is DVD Audio?
by:
Kenny Hemphill
DVD Audio is a music format that is designed to offer improved audio performance over CD. The new audio format can be used to provide listeners with Advanced Solution stereo and/or multi-channel (up to a maximum of six channels) music. In order to play back DVD Audio discs, players have to be specially designed to keep the format. So far, user
physics manufacturers have proclaimed a range of DVD Audio players, including house decks, portable players and devies for cars.
DVD Audio has a sampling rate of up to 192kHz compared to a maximum of 44.1kHz for CD. It besides supports resolutions of up to 24 bits, compared to 16bits on CD.
The idea behind DVD Audio is that it alllows peoducesr to give listeners a playback experience that is more much faithful to the innovational master recording that has been possible previously.
DVD Audio discs have a more higher capacity than CDs. This extra space can be used to provide audio at the highest possible quality or for longer recordings, or to provide additional material, such as infromation on the artist, photos and even as video, all of which can be displaye don a television screen. Alternatively, DVD Audio discs presently
on the market from the likes of the Warner group of labels have the audio content in some
DVD Audio format and as Electrical engineer Digital surround so that they can be compete back on regular DVD players.
DVD Audio discs are passable
in the same way as DVD Video once
polayed back on a player connected to a TV set. Users can choice the required track from an on-screen menu and with an computer network connection, can click on links to go to websites.
These dual format discs are a nice way to kick-start the market piece DVD Audio players are still relativley rare. The market wish besides be helped by combined DVD Video and Audio players.
Just about the Author
Kenny Hemphill is the editor and publisher of The High-definition television Tuner
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