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Old 12-17-06, 07:25 PM   #4 (Link)
 
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Re: I want my 7.1 (and a whole lot more...) :-)

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brucek wrote: View Post
That's because the 7.1 encoding format doesn't actually exist.
The new lossy audio codecs (DD+ and dts-HD HR) available on high def shiny discs (Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD) do allow discrete7.1 audio tracks to be encoded. Also the lossless codecs Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master Audio are allowed to have 7.1 tracks on BD and HD DVD.

But I have yet to see any examples. Perhaps the new Digital_Video_Essentials (DVE test disc) for HD DVD will have some 7.1 tracks.

Bob
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