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Originally Posted by Gremal
Outputting as PCM is a perfectly sensible solution and anyone knowing about advanced codecs will be able to quickly figure out that's the way to go. The mass market will probably have the PS3 audio hooked up via optical or even RCA, so it won't matter. It's myopic to say these options "delay mass market acceptance of Blu-ray" when the average consumer doesn't even have receivers, speakers or TVs that let them take advantage of blu-ray. They'll buy the PS3, realize what it can do and buy the gear that lets them get what they want out of it.
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Excuse my 'myopicness'? 'myopicocity'? Uh-hem... 'myopia'
What you said is very true about the 'average consumer' not having receiver, speakers, etc. Although the TV part is gradually changing as more and more people by HDTVs w/2009 fast approaching. Again true that far too many people are still using RCA cables, etc. However, that hasn't stopped DVDs from being a mass market product, has it? I'm totally with you on certain points and I cringe when people I know buy an HDTV, and an upsampling DVD player, and then proceed to connect it using the composite cables shipped with the unit. They listen to it thru their crappy TV speakers and thing they're "all that".
BUT....
My point was that I wish manufacturers would do their part in bring the best possible picture and sound to the masses without John Q. Public having to adjust settings, buy new cables, etc. How many Blu-ray players ship with an HDMI cable? That's the kind of thing that delays (note I didn't say 'prevents') mass market acceptance of a product. Of course price is another issue (which is why there's no HDMI cable in the box), but that will work itself out in time.
And, thanks for helping me prove my point also. Your first sentence about "Outputting as PCM is a perfectly sensible solution and anyone knowing about advanced codecs will be able to quickly figure out that's the way to go." Of course it is! To you, and to me, and to most of the readers of this forum. (Thank God!)
BUT, does your mom, dad, grandpa, sister, uncle want to have to understand this 'perfectly sensible solution'. THEY (in general terms, of course) represent the 'mass market', not necessarily us AV/Home theater enthusiasts.
If manufacturers just gave 'the masses' everything they need 'out of the box' to enjoy the best possible audio and video that Blu-ray has to offer, we'd all be better off. More movies, and players quicker and cheaper...
OK. I'm putting my 'soap box' away now... Thanks for listening.