

Encoding at higher linear sampling rates and more bits-per-sample, and/or.Considerably more music (with respect to total running time and quantity of songs) or.(The ".1" denotes a low-frequency effects channel (LFE) for bass and/or special audio effects.)Ĭompared to the compact disc, the much higher capacity DVD format enables the inclusion of either: DVD-Audio remains a niche market but some independent online labels offer a wider choice of titles.ĭVD-Audio offers many possible configurations of audio channels, ranging from single-channel mono to 5.1-channel surround sound, at various sampling frequencies and sample rates.

DVD-Audio was in a format war with Super Audio CD (SACD), and along with consumers' tastes tending towards downloadable music, these factors meant that neither high-quality disc achieved considerable market penetration DVD-Audio has been described as "extinct" by 2007. The standard was published in March 1999 and the first discs entered the marketplace in 2000. DVD-Audio uses most of the storage on the disc for high-quality audio and is not intended to be a video delivery format. DVD-Audio (commonly abbreviated as DVD-A) is a digital format for delivering high-fidelity audio content on a DVD.
