House M.D. - Complete Collection Pre-order

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by Buzz201

The mere presence of the logo does not mean the box will necessarily have an audio track that meets that specification. You can infer it, it would be a logical inference. But unless the box specifically says "English DTS-MA HD" or similar it isn't lying, it's just somewhat misleading...

And I say that as somebody who's currently holding a copy of Braquo with a DTS-HD MA 5.1 logo on, despite the fact the only available audio is LPCM 2.0, as the audio specification states...

Yes, but it does not matter what audio is on the disc or not, because that doesn't change the fact that to advertise DTS-HD MA audio on the packaging of a release creates a direct expectation that such audio will be included on the release. The fact that this doesn't always happen, and that covers are often produced in error, is not relevant.

With the Braquo release you mention, it would be perfectly acceptable to contact Amazon and return the item for a refund, since Arrow are falsely advertising a DTS-HD MA 5.1 track (and going off the French BD releases, one exists), but only offering LPCM 2.0. In practice, many are not likely to do so, but it is still the customer's prerogative.

To clarify, "somewhat misleading" would be advertise DTS-HD MA audio on an English-language film or TV show, when in fact the discs offer only English: DTS 5.1 tracks and a German: DTS-HD MA 5.1 dubbed audio track. In this case, the DTS-HD MA audio is still offered on the disc, just not in the configuration one would expect. Even in this case, one could probably make a sound argument for returning the release, if desired.

In the case of this House M.D. set, all of the audio is offered in lossy DTS format, so it is not appropriate to advertise DTS-HD MA audio on the box at all, and every customer has every right to return the set for a full refund. Again, the false advertising here is essentially "lying" even though it was probably ignorance, not deception, that was the culprit. Either way, the fault lies with Universal UK, who are responsible for the packaging on this release.