However, Enjoy the Muisic reports:

" This is not quite something audiophiles might desire at its current best, yet is a wonderful step in the right direction and we look forward to Netflix delivering higher audio bitrates in the future. "

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n-t-m writes there has been confusion in the past but they are also guilty of propagating same.

yes, hi-res 96/24 and 192/24 audio was available on dvd back in the late 1990s but it was audio only.

dvd with video was limited to pcm, mpeg or compressed dolby digital/dts.

netflix has had quality dolby atmos before this announcement but it was limited to 4k streaming.

the new 640kbps max is a good move but it only brings them up to the current standard bearer for streaming quality - amazon, whose picture and sound have far exceeded the best netflix could do.

netflix can still be improved, especially in picture quality.