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"Greg" <gltaylor74@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hugh Candlin wrote:
> > "Greg" <gltaylor74@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1121832684.793155.274870@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > > In order to get AC-3 (dolby digital) from laserdisc, a dedicated AC-3
> > > output called an RF output is required.
> >
> > That is almost correct, but it should read "dolby digital 5.1"
> > and not simply "dolby digital".
> >
> > > The CLD 52 does not have an RF
> > > output so it will not play dolby digital.
> >
> > That isn't true at all. An RF output is NOT
> > a requirement for Dolby Digital.
>
> Yes it is,
I'm not trying to argue with you.
> LD will not pass dolby digital (AC3)
AC-3 is 5.1. Dolby Digital can be as low as ONE channel.
> via fiber optic or
> coaxil outputs. They will pass PCM stereo and DTS,
Which is basically what I said - I just didn't mention DTS.
> but not dolby digital.
That is where you are wrong. You just don't understand
that Dolby Digital is not exclusively AC-3 5.1.
> >
> > DVD players don't have RF outputs,
> > and they pass DD just fine,
> > via RCA-type coaxial and/or optical outputs.
>
> DVD is a completely different animal than laserdisc. On DVD, the data
> is stored in digital form, so it can be passed via a digital output.
> On LD, Dolby digital is stored in RF modulated form, hence why an RF
> demodulator is required to demodulate the RF signal into a digital
> bitstream.
> >
> > The CLD-52 can pass DD PCM audio
> > from its coaxial or optical output jacks.
> > It just isn't 5.1.
>
> The CLD52 will NOT output dolby digital. It has no AC3, or RF output.
> It will pass dolby surround encoded PCM stereo and DTS.
> >
> > You'll also need a demodulator to decode
> > a laserdisc players AC-3 output stream,
> > or a receiver capable of accepting the stream
> > and decoding it.
>
> True
> >
> > This might help
> >
> >
http/www.precisionlaserdisc.com/newfaq.html
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