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Nick Graham · 05-21-2007, 05:44 PM

I was under the impression the new player from Panny only did DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD. High Def Digest initially reported that it would decode DTS-MA, but the retracted that.

As for being short-sighted, here's a compromise - how about use TrueHD or PCM along with the DTS-MA track until there are players on the market that actually play it. They could follow after Sony and put two lossless audio tracks on one BD50. Lord knows they aren't using the space for extras.

I was a DTS fanatic in regards to SD, but they've dropped the ball horribly in regards to HD. I think there is a movement from PCM to TrueHD, and I think my once beloved DTS-MA is going to end up relatively obscure in terms of domestic BD players and titles. Fox titles just strike me as an even bigger rip-off when they don't offer the audio fidelity literally every other BD title I own or plan to own in the near future has. DTS was far and away king in the SD days, but with TrueHD and PCM, they are just another audio format.

05-21-2007, 05:44 PM	#9 of 166
Nick Graham Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Local Time: 07:32 AM Local Date: 01-08-2009 Posts: 1,372	Re: Fox: Please Drop DTS-MA for Dolby TrueHD I was under the impression the new player from Panny only did DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD. High Def Digest initially reported that it would decode DTS-MA, but the retracted that. As for being short-sighted, here's a compromise - how about use TrueHD or PCM along with the DTS-MA track until there are players on the market that actually play it. They could follow after Sony and put two lossless audio tracks on one BD50. Lord knows they aren't using the space for extras. I was a DTS fanatic in regards to SD, but they've dropped the ball horribly in regards to HD. I think there is a movement from PCM to TrueHD, and I think my once beloved DTS-MA is going to end up relatively obscure in terms of domestic BD players and titles. Fox titles just strike me as an even bigger rip-off when they don't offer the audio fidelity literally every other BD title I own or plan to own in the near future has. DTS was far and away king in the SD days, but with TrueHD and PCM, they are just another audio format.