What the Toshiba press release doesn't state is that when the decoded-to-PCM bitstream is passed via S/PDIF PCM it is downconverted to the equivalent bitrate (and quality) of today's DD/DTS. When the decoded-to-PCM bitstream is passed via HDMI 1.1 the (HDMI 1.1-compliant) prepro receives the full resolution signal and processes it. The latter is what Anthem is stating they will have on the D2, real soon now.