Hey Chesseroo,
I found this surprising as it was just introduced to the movie theaters - not the home environment. I always figured the movie theaters led the way, I did not realise that 7.1 discrete mixes on discs were not present for the theatrical mixes in the theaters. So this tells me that the home theater is actually more advanced in some ways than the big screen theaters. That was a revelation to me as I figured the box office would be ahead of the home.
I fully agree with you, most people are just getting into HD and 16x9 screens let alone 5.1 surround systems. Having this addiction/hobby puts us well ahead of the curve.
Cheers,
