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Forums › Freeview (DVB-T/DVB-S) › tv1 has 2 audio tracks both the same
freeviewfan

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#78860 9-Mar-2011 17:39
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1 is english other says it Italian but both are the same bitrate and everything is the same so why do they bother maybe there testing something to add ac3

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Flippikat
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  #447026 9-Mar-2011 17:47
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Apparently it's testing for an "audio description" stream, as discussed here:

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=83&topicid=77665



dontpanic42
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  #447027 9-Mar-2011 17:47
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The second audio stream is for the new Descriptive audio service for the blind.

http://www.throng.co.nz/coronation-street/new-service-tvnz-brings-coronation-street-blind-audiences

I wish it was AC3... we are still playing the waiting game with that one sadly.

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