Originally Posted by George Mills
I think one reason is the interactive support needed in some of the newer BD stuff.


well, they could recommend use of LPCM and yet allow use of bitstreaming for when there's no other choice...

dave

PS. another good example being the Denon 2500bt. no onboard HD decoding so connected to a Meridian setup you'd only get the lossy "core" audio.

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