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| Thread ID: 118305 | 2011-05-29 00:04:00 | Piracy for the win | Metla (12) | PC World Chat |
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| 1205535 | 2011-05-31 13:13:00 | It depends on the quality of the source material, your amp + speakers, and of course your hearing ability. One could argue it's a bit like comparing an MP3 to a CD, can you tell the difference? Well of course the sample rate has a lot to do with it, and the content. I compared the film "Starship Troopers" I own on both DVD and BD formats. The DVD uses DD 5.1 @ 384kbps, the BD has both DD 5.1 @ 640kbps and LPCM 5.1 (lossless). Now I can tell the difference just on the BD between DD and LPCM, the sound is sharper with LPCM. You'll definitely notice it comparing the DVD 384kbps track to the BD LPCM track. I read somewhere that AC3 5.1 @ 384kbps reproduces frequencies up to 18kHz (fine for speech - not great for music), and AC3 5.1 @ 448kbps reproduces the full bandwidth to 20kHz. I'm not sure of the accuracy of these statements, but food for thought. So anything greater is a definite advantage. Speech isn't so noticeable, but music certainly is. Normal Tv sounds a bit mumbled, tried feeding through my Denon kit, sound louder but still mumbled. As you can see, clarity of sound would be nice, speach in particular. |
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