I think the real question is will there be any loss of quality on these "Total" HD discs? Looking at the back of the box screen shot, I also wonder about the fact that only the HD-DVD version supports HD Dolby Digital sound formats, and there is no mention of DTS support. Other than that, if the quality is there, I think it's a good idea in that a) it can get Hi-Def movies into more homes more quickly and b) it enables companies to make just one version of the product, although given the absurd propensity to release pointless "special edition" DVDs, that might be a moot point.
“An engineer explained to us that hundreds of ear impressions were gathered in the name of research, and while each one obviously boasted its own unique shape and size, one single characteristic remained uniform across the board: the entrance into the ear canal is not a perfect circle, it's an oval.”
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I think the real question is will there be any loss of quality on these "Total" HD discs? Looking at the back of the box screen shot, I also wonder about the fact that only the HD-DVD version supports HD Dolby Digital sound formats, and there is no mention of DTS support. Other than that, if the quality is there, I think it's a good idea in that a) it can get Hi-Def movies into more homes more quickly and b) it enables companies to make just one version of the product, although given the absurd propensity to release pointless "special edition" DVDs, that might be a moot point.