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Furthermore, 6144000 bps is equal to 5.859375 mbps, not 6.144 mbps.
It is unfortunate that the example used here is so similar to the max bitrate for PCM tracks on a DVD - 6144 kbps.
[[User:Dynamicimanyd|Dynamicimanyd]] ([[User talk:Dynamicimanyd|talk]]) 17:14, 6 January 2009 (UTC) 6144000 bps = 6.144 Mbps (megabit per second), but 5.859375 Mibps (mebibit per second). This is the usual use of Mbps in computing and engineering in data communications including discussions of audio bitrates (the exception being Microsoft software like Windows Media Player). It appears that 6.144 x 10<sup>6</sup> bit/s is the maximum total audio data rate in DVD-Video for ALL channels put together, implying that 192 kHz/16-bit stereo is at maximum bitrate for DVD-video (because 6144 kbps = 6.144 Mbps), but more usefully, 8 channels (7.1 surround) of 48 kHz/16-bit audio can be used, which is surely where the bitrate ceiling came from. It's tough to prove that greater bit-depth or sampling frequency could be useful in an 8-channel LPCM audio content delivery system for humans (though it's useful in the recording/mixing/mastering process that precedes it).
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