Mandatory v. optional features and BD profiles

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Originally Posted by DaViD Boulet

Does 2.0 mean that your player will bitstream DTS-HD MA? Nope. and the fact that a 1.1 profile player could have features like this that aren't required in the 2.0 spec just makes it more confusing.

How come that is confusing, but making sure you have a receiver than can decode it, is not?

The problem is not the inclusion/exclusion. It's the lack of general understanding about what the heck all this stuff means.

xvYCC != deep colour
HDMI 1.3 != HDMI 1.3a
Local decoding to LPCM != Bitstream
24p != 2:3 pulldown

Exactly where do you draw the line? And don't you risk stifling innovation if the cry is "stop confusing us with features we aren't sure about"?

If you really want bitstream DTS-HD MA, why can't you check for it on the player AND receiver?

Gary