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Originally Posted by dazbug

+ 1 000 000 000 other people !!

With FOX giving us DTS-MA and New Line, would be nice to able to play these tracks !!

It's getting beyond a joke now.

Yes, I believe this issue {DTS/HD Master/High Resolution} is becoming a joke,for the simple reason of "no response" from the powers that be, especially after so many inquiries from so many people,for such a long time. I hope someone is actually watching these forums who can chime in and respond in some way, that is not too much to ask, is it?

[Slec]

You realize Paidgeek works for Sony Pictures... you know as stated in the tread title..... not SCEA (who makes the PS3 and BD Players). He has a family and spends his personal time posting on this site. Why don't you guys cut him some slack. We don't need to be running off insiders. If you have a Sony Pictures question, I'm sure he'd be happy to answer... when he has the time... if it doesn't involve "when is x coming to blu-ray"

NOW GET BACK TO WATCHING BLU-RAY's I know I will! CE3K here I come!!

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Originally Posted by Slec

You realize Paidgeek works for SONY PICTURES... you know as stated in the tread title..... not SCEA (who makes the PS3). He has a family and spends his personal time posting on this site. Why don't you guys cut him some slack. We don't need to be running off insiders. If you have a Sony Pictures question, I'm sure he'd be happy to answer... when he has the time... if it doesn't involve "when is x coming to blu-ray"

NOW GET BACK TO WATCHING BLU-RAY's I know I will! CE3K here I come!!

My apologies to Paidgeek, this wasn't directed at him, but only to get Sony's attention, again accept my apology paidgeek.

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Originally Posted by db01

My apologies to Paidgeek, this wasn't directed at him, but only to get Sony's attention, again accept my apology paidgeek.

Also, as for "x coming to blu-ray", X does have significance to many of us.

[ryoohki]

Originally Posted by db01

Yes, I believe this issue {DTS/HD Master/High Resolution} is becoming a joke,for the simple reason of "no response" from the powers that be, especially after so many inquiries from so many people,for such a long time. I hope someone is actually watching these forums who can chime in and respond in some way, that is not too much to ask, is it?

Well DTS HD is catchy to decode. With TrueHD it's 2 file embeded in each other, simple. DTS HD use the Base Core and add the missing information from another 'File' inside it so it's really CPU intensive and need a better decoder. Right now the simpler answer is to get the info out to a AVR (what the Pana and Samsung are doing). But current player won't be able to do that sort of thing. It's gonna be a CPU hog, even for the PS3...

[paidgeek]

Originally Posted by Donnie Eldridge

Paid,

I've made no less than 7 calls over the last couple of days to Sony support trying to confirm TrueHD decoding in the S300. Of the 7 calls, 6 stated no and 1 stated it was decoding to LPCM. Can you double check with your engineers?

Please view the following post for additional details.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...9#post13111229

Word of advice... If someone tells you about an "undocumented feature" of a product, don't go hammering the CS number for confirmation. You can verify what this and other players are doing when the appropriate test content finds its way into the market.

[paidgeek]

Originally Posted by db01

Yes, I believe this issue {DTS/HD Master/High Resolution} is becoming a joke,for the simple reason of "no response" from the powers that be, especially after so many inquiries from so many people,for such a long time. I hope someone is actually watching these forums who can chime in and respond in some way, that is not too much to ask, is it?

As you can see from other recent posts, my comments on another company or another divisions product can cause more problems than they solve. You will not catch me giving details about hardware going forward.

[paidgeek]

Originally Posted by djOS

pg, I've tested this on my s300 as follows:

My s300 (FW 3.7) is connected via HDMI to my Marantz SR8001 AVR + Krix Neuphonics Mains, Epicentrix Center, Equinox Rears and Seismix 5 SubWoofer.

When playing the TrueHD track from 5th Element Remastered:

If I set HDMI Audio to Auto it throws out a stock DD5.1 track to the AVR.

If I set HDMI Audio to PCM it throws out an LPCM 5.1 track to the AVR.

To my ears I cant tell any difference, however when playing the native LPCM 5.1 track that is on the disc, it sounds much more detailed than the "TrueHD" track. Im pretty certain that my s300 is only decoding the core DD5.1 track contained in the TrueHD track.

Using HDMI with LPCM out is the optimum configuration.

[paidgeek]

Originally Posted by monkyman

This is the responce I got from Sonystyle about the S1:



I'm not sure what to believe anymore, maybe I should just get the Panny.

Here is the Specs for the S1:

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...rtNumber=BDPS1



So to me it seems like both PCM and LPCM are sent out bitstream through HDMI, but TrueHD and DD+ can not be sent bitstream. Therefor LPCM can not carry either through HDMI.

Is this wrong?

Sorry Paid, This is probibly the wrong thread for this unless you can provide conclusive proof about this very muddy issue. Sony seems to contradict themselves every time I contact them.

Sorry, but I am not here to be cross examined... You can check what the players do or not for yourself. It's not that hard...

[MerrickG]

Paid,

Any comments about the Hollywood Reporters report?

Id love to hear your perspective!

[paidgeek]

Originally Posted by merrick97

Paid,

Any comments about the Hollywood Reporters report?

Id love to hear your perspective!

Knowing how twisted things can get in the press, I think it is optimistic to think this is true... Let's see what is said tomorrow.

[paidgeek]

Originally Posted by kjacobs03

Hello Paid,
Lionsgate does it, New Line does it, Disney is moving to it. What I am asking is will Sony soon move to using 7.1 audio tracts an all their Blu-ray releases? I have had a 7.1 surround sound system for about 8 months now and there are just not enough movies to quinch my thirst for 7.1 HD audio.
Thanks for taking the time to read my question.

Since our audio mixes are the same ones delivered to the cinema, I suspect we will look hard at supporting 7.1 on Blu-ray when the films are mixed that way.

Of course it is possible to do a special 7.1 mix for Blu-ray (maybe this is what the studios you mentioned are doing?), but if we do so, I think we also have an obligation to include the original theatrical 5.1 don't you? So then we have used 2x the audio bandwidth to include a specially prepared 7.1 right?

[paidgeek]

Originally Posted by klac

paid,

When a studio does a production run do they try to make enough to last for a specific amount of time? (e.g. 1 month) Also can you give a min. and max. # of discs that would be produced in a single run? How does this compare with DVD?

Thanks

Sorry, but this is not the sort of information we share...

[Delta_FX]

Originally Posted by paidgeek

Knowing how twisted things can get in the press, I think it is optimistic to think this is true... Let's see what is said tomorrow.

Is this a confirmation of something being announced tomorrow?

[RickD]

Originally Posted by paidgeek

Since our audio mixes are the same ones delivered to the cinema, I suspect we will look hard at supporting 7.1 on Blu-ray when the films are mixed that way.

Do you see Cinema moving towards 7.1? Is 6.1 used much in the theater?

Rick

[Uxi]

I sure hope 7.1 becomes the standard, as has been getting set by Lionsgate (love the tracks on War and 3:10 to Yuma). Dolby Pro-Logic IIx works great for those that don't.

The A-man seemed to poo-poo the idea of 7.1 becoming the norm as a CE pushed agenda IIRC.

[WriteSimply]

Originally Posted by RickD

Do you see Cinema moving towards 7.1? Is 6.1 used much in the theater?

The full installation of SDDS is 7.1 but it is five channels for fronts and two for surrounds.

And paidgeek works for SPHE, not Sony Consumer Electronics nor Sony Computer Entertainment.

paidgeek, I just saw Vantage Point. Very entertaining film and worth the replay value. The last shot was not as convincing as the other shots (you'd know what I'm talking about). Would SPE/SPHE tweak it a bit before the movie gets released on BD? I do hope a wealth of extras and maybe a seamless branching (for the in-depth cut) could be included for this movie. Thanks for answering all of my previous questions!


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[djOS]

Originally Posted by paidgeek

Using HDMI with LPCM out is the optimum configuration.

I agree completely but unfortunately there seems to be a movement away from using LPCM tracks to TrueHD and DTS-HD/MA.

[mrinck]

Just a post to thank Paidgeek for his support.

[WriteSimply]

paidgeek,
The deaf folks here are asking if Closed-Caption can be enabled when BD players/PS3 are connected to the HDTV via HDMI. Can it? If not, can it be a firmware-added feature?


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