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Old 22nd September 2020, 15:59   #18  |  Link
NiN3
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Originally Posted by nevcairiel View Post
Blu-ray EAC3 7.1 is literally 5.1 AC3 + 4 channel EAC3 which replaces the side channel and adds rear channel.

Streaming EAC3 7.1 from eg. Netflix is pure 7.1 EAC3, no weird composition, no AC3 legacy stream on the inside.
I see, thanks.

What happens when you play a EAC3 track on a system that only supports AC3? According to wikipedia and some explanations on Dolby's website, EAC3 is backwards compatible so it supposedly converts it bit perfectly to AC3.

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