From now on, I won't buy anymore BDs with no lossless audio

[McCrutchy]

Again, it's the principle of the thing. It's not 2006, it's 2011, and from now on, I shouldn't see any Blu-ray film titles without lossless audio. The only time I would be willing to accept it is if somehow, the original audio was recorded in a lossy format to begin with (i.e. at the production level), and for those releases a disclaimer should be placed on the packaging. Otherwise I simply won't waste my money anymore. Studios are aware of what consumers expect for Blu-ray, and the lossless codecs have been around for years now.

There is no excuse that I can think of for a release from 2011 to have lossy audio on it. If the issue is that only lossy quality materials exist, then the studio needs to go back to the materials and re-render the audio in lossless quality. Think about it: You wouldn't accept the video if a studio upconverted an SD video master for a Blu-ray release.

As I have said before, there is a double-standard of acceptance, and my real fear is that with so many consumers accepting what they get, we will start to see more lossy audio on releases. Remember, we are still getting lossy audio on brand new titles from some labels.

Originally Posted by John72953

Listen to The Eagles Farewell I Tour in DTS 5.1 and tell me you won't be blown away.

That never came out on Blu-ray (yes, there is an HD DVD), so it's not relevant.

In any event, I am not comparing specific mixes to one another. I am saying that lossless should simply be a standard in general by now. Depending on the particular mix, it could sound better or it could sound the same, but the opportunity to make that distinction should be available on every Blu-ray title at this point.