I agree with that part of it- I also think they did a pretty good compression job considering the source material. But I understand that compression is an issue with some dvds, and then there's the issue of the Gout's DD audio (vs. the LDs PCM sdtk ).
For me, the Gout is superior to the LDs because of the simple fact that I do not own (nor can I afford) an X0 or X9 player.