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What audio codecs will Blu-ray support?
Posted by Stephane Dion
What audio codecs will Blu-ray support?
The following are the different audio codecs that can be used with Blu-ray:
Linear PCM (LPCM) - offers up to 8 channels of uncompressed audio.
Dolby Digital (DD) - format used for DVDs also known as AC3 with the 5.1-channel surround sound.
Dolby Digital Plus (DD+) - extension of DD format and offers increased bitrates and 7.1-channel surround sound.
Dolby TrueHD - offers lossless encoding of up to 8 channels of audio.
DTS Digital Surround - format used for DVDs, offers 5.1-channel surround sound.
DTS-HD - extension of DTS, offers increased bitrates and up to 8 channels of audio.
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