Universal Chooses DTS HD MA for BD Titles

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05-01-08, 11:36 PM

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Same. If I double dip on American Gangster, it damn well better have the extended cut in high-def.

It should. I would imagine they would just port over the exact same codec which was on HD DVD and just add the lossless track.

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05-02-08, 01:25 AM

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I won't rebuy any title that has TrueHD on HD DVD, but might be willing to consider a few titles that only had DD+.

i'm afraid to ask this for fear of scorn...but can somebody explain what the big deal is with "lossless" audio? I just don't understand all the different terms for various systems.

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05-02-08, 02:55 AM

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i'm afraid to ask this for fear of scorn...but can somebody explain what the big deal is with "lossless" audio? I just don't understand all the different terms for various systems.

With lossless audio, you can have the same quality as the original audio master. Lossy audio discards parts of the audio without degrading it too much. Think a song on CD (lossless) vs the same song on MP3 (lossy).

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05-02-08, 08:48 AM

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i'm afraid to ask this for fear of scorn...but can somebody explain what the big deal is with "lossless" audio? I just don't understand all the different terms for various systems.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/1064

Written by our very own expert Josh Z.

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05-02-08, 11:16 AM

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Same. If I double dip on American Gangster, it damn well better have the extended cut in high-def.

The theatrical cut is Ridley Scott's director's cut. The extended version is just a marketing gimmick. The studio didn't even bother to properly color time the new scenes before slapping them in.