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Old 29th March 2012, 18:34   #4  |  Link
RobertM
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Edit, out of interest, what are your and Mr Dobbs thoughts on HD audio?
Basically that HD Audio sounds good in theory, but it sounds the same in practice. There have been tests to evaluate whether people could hear the difference, and the results are generally negative. Maybe the most golden-eared of the audiophile set can hear a difference, but I KNOW that I can't. The difference, if it exists, is really subtle.

All else being equal, I would pick HD myself, even though I can't hear the difference, simply because there is no compression so the sound should be technically the best. On a BD-50, where there is a lot of room this might make sense. But on a BD-25 there usually isn't enough room for HD-Audio and the original video, without compressing the video further. I won't trade video quality reduction for an audio "improvement" that I can't hear. Just my opinion.

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Bob
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