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Can You Get Lossless Audio with 1080p Blu-ray vs UHD Blu-ray

“older movies I am mostly fine with 1080p blu-ray. You still get the lossless audio, even if the mix isn't the exact same as the UHD blu-ray.”
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Confidence: High Checked on May 14, 2026

Summary

Standard 1080p Blu‑ray discs support lossless audio codecs (e.g., PCM, Dolby TrueHD, DTS‑HD Master Audio), and many older titles are released with these formats, so you generally receive lossless sound. However, some older releases still use lossy mixes such as Dolby Digital, so lossless audio is not guaranteed on every title, and the mix may differ from the UHD Blu‑ray version.

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videobyte.org
  • PCM, DTS, Dolby Digital - What is Blu-ray Audio Codec » videobyte.org

    However, those audio formats are lossy so that you cannot get the best output of sound. While Blu-ray disc supports lossless audio and can provide elevated surround sound listening experience. Those lossless audio codecs used in Blu-ray disc include PCM, Dolby Digital, LPCM, DTS:X etc.

soundadviceblog.com
  • Blu-ray Audio Explained

    Sound that can match the studio’s master tapes… the theoretical ultimate in sound quality · Most Blu-ray Discs have lossless audio, which means, obviously, no loss of sound quality. In short, the sound quality from Blu-ray Discs is capable of matching the master tapes from the studio

linustechtips.com
  • Do Blu-Rays use Lossless compression - General Discussion - Linus Tech Tips

    Because of simple math I know they need to compress it somehow but I want to know it it is lossless or lossy. Because there are lossless audio standards and video standards that allow you to get a 100% similar output after decompression I was wondering if Blu-Rays use this or if they are just usi...

the-home-cinema-guide.com
sony.com
tripp.com.au
  • Audio formats on Blu-ray disk

    Having said that it's the general ... soundtracks use the lower 1.5 Mb/s bitrate. Blu-ray with it's greater storage capacity tends to favour PCM and the lossless formats with 69% of all disks using these, 35% of which use PCM....

forum.polkaudio.com
  • Blu Rays without Lossless Audio — Polk Audio Forum

    Magnolia is for people who don't know any better and have more money to spend. My System: TV: SAMSUNG UN55B7000 55" 1080p LED HDTV HTPC: Chromecast w/ Plex Media Server. Media streamed from Media Server. ... Wtf, Fringe doesn't have a 5.1 soundtrack on the blu-ray? 5.1 doesn't guarantee lossless audio.

blah-ray.blogspot.com
  • Bad Audio on Blu-ray: What is this site?

    This mutual lack of understanding among reviewers and consumers has only been encouraged by the fact that the vast majority of catalogue titles have not received digital home video releases that have escaped this practice. Old movies do not usually sound muffled because of their age; they sound that way because restorers and distributors think the market prefers this ‘compromise’ (and it is so much more than that) over the alternative: a slight, constant hiss that is far from overbearing and that permits the rest of the soundtrack to remain vibrant and clear, as originally intended.

avsforum.com

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