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It simply means I won't buy a player without TrueHD decoding cability.

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In Reply to: RE: TrueHD support is mandatory for HD DVD players posted by 4season on August 21, 2007 at 10:51:08

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.

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"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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