Topic: DVD-A or DVD-V for 2-channel?

[zowie]

If I want to burn edited 2-channel 24/96 files for playback, is there any reason I should go to the extra trouble of burning a DVD-audio disc rather than using more the ubiquitous DVD-video format as audio only?  I can't think of one.

[Craig T]

Not for 24/48 or 96.  I don't think DVD-V supports any other 2-channel uncompressed formats.

[StuStu]

A lot of DVD players only support one or the other, not both. As for sound quality, I don't think it matters.

[JasonSobel]

A lot of DVD players only support one or the other, not both. As for sound quality, I don't think it matters.

every DVD player supports DVD-Video discs (otherwise the average consumer would be pissed off that their DVD player didn't play their DVD's).  Not all DVD players support DVD-Audio.  However, the ones that do support DVD-Audio will absolutely also play DVD-Video discs.

in terms of sound quality, it doesn't matter.  but as stated above, DVD-Video discs must be sampled at either 48 kHz or 96 kHz.  DVD-Audio discs, however, support PCM data at 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, or 192 kHz.  so if your recordings are at 24/88.2 or something other than 48 or 96 kHz, you need to go with the DVD-Audio discs (or resample to either 48 or 96 kHz).

[zowie]

That's about what I thought.  Thanks.  Making copies for artists so I'll go with DVD-Video to be sure they can play them.