I think it's a good idea, and hopefully promoting decent sound will get the networks to work on that aspect of TV.
I was actually pretty surprised by how well done the audio for the Superbowl was this weekend. I don't normally watch sports, but the surround thing was very well done and it sounded extremely high quality for what was by and large crowd noises, shouting, and commentary.
The networks have 20Mbps to play with. AC-3 generally sounds poorer than DTS because the versions on most DVDs are bit-for-bit identical to the versions shipped with movies, which are generally encoded at a little over 300kbps. But the networks don't have that limitation, they can go right up to ATSC's 448kbps maximum, which is generally considered on a par with regular DTS. That means they can devote less than 2.5% of their available bandwidth to audio and still have excellent audio resolution.
It'd be nice to see people demanding decent audio from the networks now that the networks really can deliver decent audio.
“That iconic Klipsch sound is here in full force, with crisp highs, delicate mids (which can easily have a bit more meat added with an EQ tweak) and tight, booming bass.”
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I think it's a good idea, and hopefully promoting decent sound will get the networks to work on that aspect of TV.
I was actually pretty surprised by how well done the audio for the Superbowl was this weekend. I don't normally watch sports, but the surround thing was very well done and it sounded extremely high quality for what was by and large crowd noises, shouting, and commentary.
The networks have 20Mbps to play with. AC-3 generally sounds poorer than DTS because the versions on most DVDs are bit-for-bit identical to the versions shipped with movies, which are generally encoded at a little over 300kbps. But the networks don't have that limitation, they can go right up to ATSC's 448kbps maximum, which is generally considered on a par with regular DTS. That means they can devote less than 2.5% of their available bandwidth to audio and still have excellent audio resolution.
It'd be nice to see people demanding decent audio from the networks now that the networks really can deliver decent audio.