I sure hope so, as I still plan on getting the two rear surround speakers when budget allows (and when I move my system into a room where I can actually use them).
I remember when Dolby was first showing off Dolby Digital Plus that they were bragging about having up to 14.1 channels. I imagine this was nixed before getting to HD DVD and Blu-ray because of the space requirements as well as the fact that such a small small percentage of people would actually invest the money in a home theater of that magnitude. How many discrete channels do commercial movie theaters get to play with? Are they taking advantage of more channels, or is it gone from the specs completely?
