subject: Airtel DTH HD to offer Dolby Digital plus 7.1 Channel Sound [print this page] Airtel DTH HD to offer Dolby Digital plus 7.1 Channel Sound
Dolly digital plus is a high definition digital-based surround sound format that supports up to 8-channels of surround decoding. Dolby Digital is designed specifically to adapt to the changing demands of future entertainment delivery while retaining backward compatibility with the existing Dolby Digital 5.1-channel home theater systems in use today.
With increasing number of CDTH provides and HD broadcasts, the demand for raising the quality of the product is rapidly increasing in order to sustain the competition. The Dolby Digital Plus is a lossy, compressed audio format that provides support for up to 7.1 channels and advanced features like bitstream mixing for secondary audio tracks. Now you just need something better than tinny computer speakers.
It has been adopted by many of the worlds leading TV and set-top box manufacturers and broadcasters providing consumers with full digital surround sound and stereo sound in a single audio stream, making it ideal for bandwidth-constrained environments such as HD DTH broadcasting.
Dolby Digital plus Benefits
Delivers superior audio quality for a richer surround sound experience
Enables up to 7.1 channels of theatre-quality sound
Unlocks the full audio potential from Blu-ray Discs, HD broadcast, and streamed and downloaded media
Ensures that you hear audio precisely as it was intended
The performance and flexibility of Dolby Digital Plus is ideal for limited-bandwidth environments such as terrestrial broadcasts. Broadcasters can deliver excellent quality while retaining the ability to decode Dolby Digital broadcast bitstreams for compatibility with existing broadcast services. Users can enjoy long hours of TV viewing along with great surround sound, owing to this latest inclusion.
