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Originally posted by Ronomy:
Hi John,

Do you think Meridian will support TrueHD and DTS via smartlink in there new HD players when or if they become available? Just curious if us folks with 568.2's will be able to enjoy True HD someday?
Keep in mind, this is what I think, which could be completely opposite of what M might do. They don't consult me as to what they should do. That's definitely a good thing, as they are better at marketing than I am laugh

I think it is unlikely (sorry).

With HDMI capabile of handling an 8-channel bitstream I think there's little impetus to create a proprietary transport solution. I'm not saying it can't be done, I just think the price is too dear and limits the audience of their products.

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For now I could care less about HD-DVD. I'll wait and see how the war plays out. I'm completely happy with DVD for movies. VHS and Laserdisc was noisy soft looking video so there was a convenience with DVD and it was a big step up. I just don't see it with HD-DVD. Yes I have HD now and it is very nice but I don't complain when I'm watching a DVD. All we gain with HD-DVD is a sharper image and eventally better sound. I'm just not excited about it. Although if it takes off I'll make the jump when Meridan comes out with a player. I think it would have a better chance if this war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD wasn't going to happen.
It's too bad you feel that way, I do wonder if there's a relationship between screen size, and wanting to go to a High Def optical solution.

I definitely want to go HD for videos, and I'm at the low end of front projection with an 80" wide screen. I see a huge difference between SD content scaled and HD content.

Cheers,

Surround Music Fan/Computer Geek/Curmudgeon in training.
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