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Originally posted by VirusKiller:
Wow. Lots to comment on.

4) George. Mark simply wanted us to have an HD DVD player as soon as possible and there may have been supply issues with the A2. On the other hand, despite the obvious improvements in useability, I've come to realize that, for Meridian (non-HDMI mad ) processor users, the 5.1 output is essential for sound quality. Otherwise, you'll have to make do with DD+ and TruHD soundtracks being decoded and then re-encoded into DTS for pass-out on the TOSLINK...
This is what I meant to reply.

If I had to choose between 5.1 analog lossess through a-to-d and d-to-a and dts compressed through all digital path I think I'd choose the later. But I have heard there are issues regarding dts real time re-encoding (on first gen toshibas). Do all the HD formats re-encode for the compressed stuff? Or is it actually recorded on medium. Does blu-ray do it different than HD-DVD? Is this a toshiba (who seems to build almost every HD-DVD out there) only thing?

- Fiddler (IMHO)

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