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    Blu-ray Hardware Deals

    There is very little need for that capability at all. Any serious surround sound nut is going to have a dedicated AV receiver or surround controller with built-in Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding. They're only going to be interested in the bit stream output capability. Playstation...
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    Blu-ray Hardware Deals

    I don't think the situation is nearly that clear. I'd like to know the licensing cost differences between Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. That may be a factor why Fox is going exclusively with DTS on its Blu-ray releases. Whether anyone likes it or not, there is a certain positive halo...
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    Blu-ray Hardware Deals

    The problem is the proverbial "genie is out of the bottle." Too many Blu-ray discs are shipping with DTS-HD Master Audio being the only audio format used on the disc. Nearly all of the releases from Fox have DTS-HD Master Audio. Universal Pictures seems to be adopting the same exclusive policy...
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    Blu-ray Hardware Deals

    There's a possible $100 price drop from Sony on the BD Live-ready BDP-S350 and BDP-S550. If the news (reported at HD Guru) is true, the BDP-S350 will drop to $299 on Sept. 28 and the BDP-S550 will debut at $399 in mid October. It also makes me wonder how much further prices will be discounted...