ideally, decoding would be done in the source, but some sources don't have any decoding ability, not or sufficient ability to decode HD codecs. in those cases with Meridian you lose out as you end up with lossy codecs instead and I'm in that situation right now with a network media streamer. it's not a big deal at the moment, but I see it getting more so as time goes on. right now, Meridian have the Sooloos audio ripper and player. surely there will be pressure in the future to have such a system for DVDs and Blurays? will Meridian then start supporting HD codecs, if even in just the Sooloos system?

I have to wonder where this refusal to support HD codecs comes from though? they support HDMI 1.3 so it's not a technical connectivity problem. they don't require old DD or DTS to be decoded in the player, as many players could do. is it just not wanting to pay the licence costs? is it just an idealogical stance?

why not give us the flexibility to decode where we want?

also, wouldn't audio in encoded form be more resistant to jitter (similar to how MHR is more resistant than raw PCM)?

dave

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