AOD As The HD-DVD Standard
Dear Gary: I read in Issue 79, December 2003, that the DVD Forum has denied the AOD proposal again. I clearly think this is the best platform for high-definition DVD, but alas it seems that once again politics has prevailed instead of what is best for the consumer. I believe the AOD group should develop this format and compete with the Blue-ray group. Then the people can decide for themselves which format is better. And of course if the AOD group makes DTS® a standard, they would be doing the consumer a favor as well. I believe that DTS is the best and I also feel that we as consumers should not have to except low bit rate Dolby® Digital on a high-definition format.
James Perry
Editor-In-Chief Gary Reber Comments:
Please read my Editor’s Couch this month for the latest news on the decision of the DVD Forum to embrace the Advanced Optical Disc format, now formally known as HD-DVD. As part of the proposal both high resolution DTS and discrete DVD-Audio will be offered.
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