atrocity wrote: > Timothy Stockman;294854 Wrote: >> True, the S/PDIF standard does not define 5.1, however Alesis is able to >> pack 8 channels (24 bit X 48 Khz) of uncompressed audio onto Toslink >> (they call it "lightpipe"). A consumer standard IS possible, but given >> the "mood" of the industry, not very probable in the near future. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADAT_Lightpipe > > Ah, I should have known. What I thought was a bandwidth shortcoming in > S/PDIF is really just a lack of DRM.
Its more a lack of interest by the industry. Even the RIAA knows that DRM is a loser. The key part is Tim's >> A consumer standard IS possible, but given The record industry (really the big labels) don't want consumers to have anything digital, they want it all analog. Perfect sound forever is only for the labels. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
