andrew markworthy
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(1) Blu-Ray has a lot more capacity than HD. So what is being done with this extra capacity? Better picture, maybe all the extras in HD? Nope - interactivity. That's just great ... if you're 10 years old. I'm sorry, but this is like Gutenberg inventing the printing press and then some sales executive commandeering it to produce Where's Waldo? books.
(2) Why oh why oh why in most players are the higher formats of audio being sent along HDMI in unconverted form? In what way is it a smart move to tell prospective customers that to get the full benefit from the new system they will not only have to buy a new player but also a new amp that will accept HDMI inputs as well? And having said that HDMI is the way of the future, why have such a miserly collection of HDMI inputs in all but the most eye-wateringly expensive amps? Of course there's an easy way round this - you could put decoders in the players, enabling folks to use their old amps. But what's the point in that? Nobody will ever accuse the folks concerned of price gouging ...
(2) Why oh why oh why in most players are the higher formats of audio being sent along HDMI in unconverted form? In what way is it a smart move to tell prospective customers that to get the full benefit from the new system they will not only have to buy a new player but also a new amp that will accept HDMI inputs as well? And having said that HDMI is the way of the future, why have such a miserly collection of HDMI inputs in all but the most eye-wateringly expensive amps? Of course there's an easy way round this - you could put decoders in the players, enabling folks to use their old amps. But what's the point in that? Nobody will ever accuse the folks concerned of price gouging ...