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TrueHD support is mandatory for HD DVD players

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In Reply to: RE: But you can hear the advantages of lossless vs lossy audio. posted by oscar on August 21, 2007 at 05:12:24

Per the Wikipedia article, far more HD DVD movies have it because TrueHD hardware support is mandatory in HD DVD, but optional in Blu-Ray. So are you sure you want to make blanket statements about one format's superiority over the other ;-)

But I'm not in a position to judge all the goodness of TrueHD audio yet because I haven't figured out what I'm going to do for the cinema sound system. Normally I'd be building something like a 5 channel EL84 single ended amp, but in this instance, BTU output is a concern: Small room, no A/C, hot Colorado summer. ICEpower amps maybe!?

I don't doubt that Pirates of the Carribean looks & sounds terrific in Blu-Ray, but I don't want to sit through that movie again to verify this! Ditto with Spiderman and most superhero movies except for Hellboy. Hellboy rocked. If I'm paying $15-30 per movie, it had better be a really GOOD movie, and I'm not just talking audio/video quality. For me, superb recordings of crummy movies is videophile hell.

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It simply means I won't buy a player without TrueHD decoding cability. - oscar 12:00:51 08/21/07 (2)
The specs may not mandate codec support but consumer demand will make sure most players have it (well, maybe not the cheap Chinese ones...). Similarly with movies; If the movie doesn't have a lossless audio track, I'll wait for the special edition version which does have it.

As for "classic" movies, I suspect Universal et al have done a mediocre job with some of the video transfers. The early Blu-Ray movies had PQ issues as well. I'm going to attempt to take a more disciplined approach to purchasing HD movies...must.... resist.... In general, the Studios need to do a better job of maximimizing the PQ/SQ available for HD. They also need to do a better job of releasing movies period; I'm getting a little tired of the Superhero/comicbook stuff good for little more than single viewings/demo material.
- "Quality" - 4season 13:55:09 08/21/07 (1)
  Most non-CGI movies shot on 35mm film are not going to "pop" off the screen the way one that is heavily (or entirely) computer-generated can. But all the same, I think movies like "12 Monkeys" and "Lost In Translation" are totally worth the HD treatment. Mostly I care about getting the best available recordings of really good movies, and I don't want to sweat the small details.
  - RE: "Quality" - Jack G 04:57:11 08/22/07 (0)
    I agree. I really love my HD DVD copy of Forbidden Planet, its way better than the DVD version.
    Jack

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