What is the DVD-Audio ?
DVD-Audio is the latest member of the DVD family of pre-recorded optical disc formats, designed for higher quality audio than current CDs. A full version (1.0) was released in April 1999 and discs and players are due in the second half of 1999. DVD-Audio will offer a range of new features including even higher quality, surround sound, longer playing times plus additional features which are not available on CDs. DVD-Audio discs will be capable of carrying video, like DVD-Video titles, as well as high quality audio files and include limited interactivity. Capacity of a dual layer DVD-Audio will be up to at least 2 hours for full surround sound audio and 4 hours for stereo audio. Single layer capacity will be around half these times.
