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    BLU-RAY — THE SOUND OF SOUND ON DISC

    Sep 05, 2018 3 minutes
    Stephen Dawson

    This issue we’re looking at something a little different. Namely, we’re getting our bearings on what audio formats are actually available on various formats of disc. Why now? Because with the advent of the UltraHD Blu-ray disc, some confusing information has been put out, not least by those companies that distribute UHD Blu-ray discs.

    4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY VIDEO

    Amongst the benefits touted for UHD Blu-ray are higher resolution video, high dynamic range video, newer and better colour standards, improved video compression algorithms, and new, better, audio standards.

    The first four of those are true. UHD Blu-ray

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