Decided to give R2B another call today. Got a bit of bad news - turns out Matrix 10th Anniversary Digibook could potentially be on backorder for "up to 2 months" due to the fact that it's not just a regular Blu-ray, but also includes a special book which needs to be printed separately. Also, the...
It just has more extras. The movie itself, in terms of video, are exactly the same. The Blu-ray might even be argued as better since it includes an uncompressed PCM 5.1 track, in addition to the Dolby TrueHD track from the HD DVD edition.
I read on another forum that a rep confirmed that Canadian (or any other international) versions are okay for the deal, as long as you are a US resident sending from and shipping to a US address.
I just did a run-through of the :hd: titles I own, and found the following titles to have superior audio vs. their respective :br: counterpart:
Happy Feet
Phantom of the Opera
Training Day (better video too)