Why? Now that the HDM format is over is there really a need for lossless compression? There is plenty of room for LPCM on Blu-Ray and some studios (Disney) are actually doing it right with 24bit LPCM.
Yeah, too bad the studios are all going with lossless compression anyway. My Blu-ray player can't handle any of the high def codecs so I wish they would keep LPCM tracks in blu-ray movies, but they are not. Even Sony now has moved on to TrueHD. Fox uses DTS-MA.
ditto, i feel this way about the ps3, as a BD player, the lack of internal decodeing support for dtsHD and the lack of bit streaming these codecs is the only knock against it. as an overall package the pros outweigh the cons IMO. and now that BD is the clear winner in the format war, i'm hoping dual format studios that once were focused on using dtsHD MA or trueHD due to hd-dvd limitations on disc size and bit rate will use the format in support of the hands down most prolific BD player on the planet.
i do love the 7.1 LPCM support that the ps3 does provide and its that, combined with the hope for a firmware update to fix this issue, that's motivating me to get the sony STR-DA3300ES over the STR-DG2100. otherwise without a firmware update i'll probably buy a BD player later on that can do it for me.
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Pictor @ Jan 22nd 2008 12:17PM
Why? Now that the HDM format is over is there really a need for lossless compression? There is plenty of room for LPCM on Blu-Ray and some studios (Disney) are actually doing it right with 24bit LPCM.
shawnmos @ Jan 22nd 2008 12:45PM
Yeah, too bad the studios are all going with lossless compression anyway. My Blu-ray player can't handle any of the high def codecs so I wish they would keep LPCM tracks in blu-ray movies, but they are not. Even Sony now has moved on to TrueHD. Fox uses DTS-MA.
alienclays @ Jan 22nd 2008 4:33PM
ditto,
i feel this way about the ps3, as a BD player, the lack of internal decodeing support for dtsHD and the lack of bit streaming these codecs is the only knock against it. as an overall package the pros outweigh the cons IMO. and now that BD is the clear winner in the format war, i'm hoping dual format studios that once were focused on using dtsHD MA or trueHD due to hd-dvd limitations on disc size and bit rate will use the format in support of the hands down most prolific BD player on the planet.
i do love the 7.1 LPCM support that the ps3 does provide and its that, combined with the hope for a firmware update to fix this issue, that's motivating me to get the sony STR-DA3300ES over the STR-DG2100. otherwise without a firmware update i'll probably buy a BD player later on that can do it for me.