Video Asylum

Posted by kotches (i) on February 08, 2001 at 18:58:16:

In Reply to: Do you find "Dolby Digital" misleading? posted by John C. - Aussie on February 06, 2001 at 20:10:56:

Not at all. The Dolby Digital specification allows for encoding from 1.0 channels (mono) all the way up to full discrete surround (5.1).

The more channels, the higher the compression. It's all right there in the spec.

As for the cable company, if they have a DD decoder in the set top box, they are providing decoded DD output. Misleading, yes, inaccurate, unfortunately probably not.

Regards,