DVD Audio is a music arrangement that is designed to offer improved auditory performance over CD. The new auditory arrangement can be used to afford listeners with Advanced Resolution stereo and/or multi-channel (up to a extreme of six channels) music. In order to play back DVD Audio discs, players have to be specially designed to abet the format. So far, procurer electronics manufacturers have announced a bracket of DVD Audio players, counting home decks, portable players and devies for cars.

DVD Audio has a sampling rate of up to 192kHz compared to a extreme of 44.1kHz for CD. It also ropes resolutions of up to 24 bits, compared to 16bits on CD.

The idea aft DVD Audio is that it alllows peoducesr to give listeners a playback antecedents that is much more faithful to the original master broadcast that has been possible previously.

DVD Audio discs have a much higher ability than CDs. This added space can be used to afford auditory at the crowning possible aspect or for longer recordings, or to afford additional material, such as infromation on the artist, photos and even video, all of which can be displaye don a broadcast screen. Alternatively, DVD Audio discs currently on the market from the likes of the Warner group of labels have the auditory happy in both DVD Audio arrangement and as Dolby Digital surround so that they can be played back on automatic DVD players.

DVD Audio discs are navigable in the same way as DVD Video when polayed back on a player connected to a TV set. Users can choice the required track from an on-screen menu and with an internet connection, can clack on links to go to websites.

These dual arrangement discs are a good way to kick-start the market As DVD Audio players are even relativley rare. The market will also be helped by combined DVD Video and Audio players.

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