Can anyone advise me what an AC3 decoder is? (1 Viewer)

[Dave McQueen]

Can anyone advise me what an AC3 decoder is?

Thanx

 

[Matthew Todd]

AC-3 means Dolby Digital.

 

[Grant B]

AC3 was used early on before DVDs. Back then LaserDiscs came encoded with AC3 and needed to be demodulated.

 

[jeff peterson]

AC3 was simply the first name for what is now called Dolby Digital; ie, 1-5 discrete channels, plus optional subwoofer channel. So, DVD's are STILL AC3 encoded.

 

[Craig Robertson]

AC3 stands for Audio Codec 3. which, as Matthew and Jeff have posted above, is what Dolby Digital was called before it was called Dolby Digital.