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2 unusual facts about 7.1 surround sound


7.1 surround sound

The Blu-ray Disc and the HD DVD home video formats provide up to eight channels of lossless DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby TrueHD or uncompressed LPCM audio at 96 or 48 kHz/24 or 16-bit.

It adds two additional speakers to the more conventional six-channel (5.1) audio configuration.


Kiss Me, Baby

A Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound version of the song was released on the Endless Harmony DVD as a bonus track.

Miracast

Miracast allows a portable device or computer to send, securely, up to 1080p HD video and 5.1 surround sound (AAC and AC3 are optional codecs, mandated codec is linear pulse-code modulation — 16 bits 48 kHz 2 channels).

Yle

For now Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, True Blood, Pan Am, newest BBC programs and Yle's own drama production can be seen in native HD with 5.1 surround sound if available.


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