Watching HD TV Shows on the iPhone 4

… is bliss.

The Retina Display really makes 720p material shine, and the capability of playing back AC3 Dolby Digital 2 audio streams gives me great sound wherever I am.

Whether I watch shows I have iTunes season passes for, or ones ripped from my DVDs (anamorphic picture setting), I find myself sitting back with the small device and my favourite earphones (Westone UM2) just as often as watching them on my big monitor.

[EDIT]

It turns out that the iPhone cannot handle AC3 audio streams. Media with this audio component will show up in iTunes but won’t sync to the iPhone.
It can handle surround sound (Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital 2) in an AAC stream, though.

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