Yes that's very true Clondalkin. The regular DD or the higher bitrate of DTS would satisfy most folks at home. However, for some HT enthusiasts (minority anyway
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) both PQ & SQ are taken into consideration for an overall HT experience & enjoyment. Imagine this, not only we are seeing high resolution movies but also we can feel as if we are inside or part of the action.
Boosting the volume on lossy tracks isn't the same. The HD audio is dynamic, crispier, clearer, etc. even at a lower volume and then again you're right: we will need a significant investment in HT equipment
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(no wonder our moms always warn us to stay away from the TV!). By getting into HD bandwagon is already expensive: we need HD player + HD movies + HDTV plasma or LCD... :'(
Nevertheless, it's nothing wrong to get our HD movies in TrueHD or uncompressed 5.1 today as to
future proof our HD collections as 10 years from now, in case we do upgrade our HT equip (hopefully I'll win the jackpot lotto
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) when the HD tech matures & HT equip prices become affordable...we can look back & enjoy out our favourite movies once again in
HD audio!
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**my response is in reference to the earlier post I made on Matrix HD-DVD vs BD. Since you're a HD-DVD supporter the choice is clear hehe
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