You have to remember that just by visiting here, let alone posting, people are pegging the geek-o-meter pretty hard, and I don't exclude myself. Not exactly the typical TV customers here.
Space is important even with four WD750 drives. One for series and specials and the others with IMDB ratings 8.2 and more, 8.1 to 7.9, and 7.8 to 7.6. A few 7.5 and down are on the main drive.
people are pegging the geek-o-meter pretty hard
But today is 2008 and there is no excuse for cheap HD transfer without DD. MGM is the first HD channel without DD (If there are others, I haven't watch them).
Actually, Dolby Digital Plus is HD audio. DD is fairly standard on most DVDs.Many other HD channels broadcast without DD. During the Starz freevue, some of the content was SD video with HD (Dolby Digital) sound. That was a first.
I remember in 2001 when I bought my 65 inch HDTV, the only HD was the PBS 4 hour loop that they replayed over and over. AND now everyone complains about the lack of HD or real HD. How many of you even had HDTVs back then. If you did you would appreciate the abundant supply of HD that there is now, even if it is mostly reruns.