In article , Andy
Burns
wrote:

My "3K" miniDP monitor only claims to support 16/20/24bit audio at
32/44.1/48kHz, it's more convenient to plug the speakers in there than
into the PC. The PC's soundcard does claim 96/192kHz but I doubt I
could tell the difference on el-cheapo speakers ...

My suspicion is that 16/20/24 bit is accepted because that reflects the way
the spdif spec was extended fairly early on. In effect, it covers the
various bit-clock rates to be expected for the sample rates up to 48k.

Indeed. out (Panasonic) TV seems to send out 48k 20bit via its optical
output.

Jim

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