 Klipsch HD Theater 1000 - 5.1-channel home theater speaker system - 700 Watt (total)
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Dolby Digital
High Definition Audio
Superior sound that matches the
quality of HD video on Blu-ray discs
Our discussion continues by looking at two of the latest Dolby Digital multi-channel audio formats:
- Dolby TrueHD,
- Dolby Digital Plus
Both Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus fall under the category of high definition sound, or 'high resolution audio' as it is referred to under the DTS lineup.
These Dolby sound formats offer
greatly improved sound quality by increasing both the bit rate from a maximum of
640 Kilobits per second to several Megabits per second, and also by increasing
the number of full-range audio channels supported by these formats.
Dolby TrueHD High Definition Audio
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Dolby®TrueHD delivers true high-definition sound, while providing up to 7.1 channels of lossless audio that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master. This may be considered as Dolby's version of DTS-HD Master Audio, its DTS counterpart. |
This Dolby sound format has been developed for high-definition disc-based media such as HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc players, to deliver audio that matches the stunning high definition pictures created by these devices.
Dolby® TrueHD was selected as a mandatory format Dolby sound format for the now extinct HD DVD; it is also an optional format for Blu-ray Disc.
This Dolby sound format is also fully backward compatible with A/V receivers and HTIB (home-theaters-in-a-box) solutions supporting multi-channel Dolby Digital surround sound.
Dolby TrueHD sound format features:
It is 100 percent lossless coding technology
Up to 18 Mbps bit rate
Supports more than eight full-range channels of 24-bit/96 kHz audio, though current HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc standards limit maximum number of audio channels to eight
Fully supported by HDMI™
Supports extensive metadata including dialogue normalization and dynamic range control
Dolby Digital Plus
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Dolby Digital Plus is considered as the next-generation audio format that delivers 'better-than-DVD' sound in high-definition packaged media because it requires less compression and provides up to 7.1 channels of audio. This high definition Dolby sound format provides a somewhat similar sound quality to that achievable by DTS-HD High Resolution Audio format. |
Dolby Digital Plus provide more than just a higher bit rate and increased number of full range audio channels; it also provides new coding efficiencies for future broadcasting and streaming of multi-channel audio. It is designed to complement all high-definition programming and media. Built on Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus is fully compatible with all current A/V receivers.
Dolby Digital Plus features:
Supports more than eight full-range channels of 24-bit/96 kHz audio, though current HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc standards limit maximum number of audio channels to eight
It also supports multiple programs in a single encoded bitstream
Outputs a standard Dolby Digital bitstream for playback on existing Dolby Digital systems
Supports data rates as high as 6 Mbps
Bit rate performance of at least 3 Mbps on HD DVD and up to 1.7 Mbps on Blu-ray Disc
Fully supported by HDMI™
Also selected as a mandatory audio format for HD DVD and as an optional audio format for the Blu-ray Disc
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