For the most part the hd codecs are night and day. by for the most part I mean it depends on the mix. We subscribe to movie rentals and I have had a number of br's that were just awesome in the audio dept...as well as video. Some however have been a little better. So, for the MOST part, yes, the hd audio is better.
Are lossless Codec's worth upgrading my processor
I have a lexicon DC-2 processor which has a number of the older codecs and lexicon's 7:1 surround capability....works great with HDTV. However, now I'm going to get a bluray player and of course today's technology has lossless codec's and HDMI 1.3.
I can connect a bluray player thru digital to my Lexicon DC-2 and still decode the non lossless codecs...well at least some of them.
The question is....how big is the difference in sound between the new lossless codecs and DTS, Dolby, etc. Is it night and day....or just a little better...or just marketing hype?
(Lexicon DC-2, NHT Power 5, NHT/James 5:1 speakers)
I can connect a bluray player thru digital to my Lexicon DC-2 and still decode the non lossless codecs...well at least some of them.
The question is....how big is the difference in sound between the new lossless codecs and DTS, Dolby, etc. Is it night and day....or just a little better...or just marketing hype?
(Lexicon DC-2, NHT Power 5, NHT/James 5:1 speakers)