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Software HDCD Decoding?

Posted by Cliff on from the 16-1=20? dept.

Toshito asks: "I found that I have several CD's with HDCD encoding. I understand that these CD's contain a 20 bits stream encoded in the 16 bits (the original signal is truncated at 15 bits). A standard CD player will play the 15 bits version, but you have to get a HDCD compatible player to access the 20 bits version. My question is: do you know of any way to decode this stream on a computer with software only? Is the decodind method secret and only available in chip (hardware) form?"

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  1. compatible? by agnosonga · · Score: 2, Insightful
    High Definition Compatible Digital (tm)

    when it comes to microsoft, the word compatible doesnt really come to mind