interesting commentary on the format war

[oscar_in_fw]

Originally Posted by Grisle

Most people don't have High Def sound systems, but nowadays more and more people have High Def TV's that is going to be the difference. People want to pay for the new HDTVs they're much more accepted than SACD or DVD-a would have ever been.

Some of us do have High Def sound systems to go with that High Def TV. I'm looking forward to high def music videos with the same (or better) high resolution PCM audio available to DVD-A (e.g. Chris Botti, David Matthews on Blu-ray). Now if they could only find some way to merge high def video with 2.8M DSD....

[Teazle]

Originally Posted by oscar_in_fw

Some of us do have High Def sound systems to go with that High Def TV. I'm looking forward to high def music videos with the same (or better) high resolution PCM audio available to DVD-A (e.g. Chris Botti, David Matthews on Blu-ray). Now if they could only find some way to merge high def video with 2.8M DSD....

I'm one of those anguished souls praying for a future hi-res audio revival on the back of Blu-ray. I wonder if SACD and DVD-A simply launched too early. Once people with decent home theatre setups get used to good quality tracks with their movies maybe they will be more receptive to the joys of hi-res music.

[xtop]

Originally Posted by Teazle

I'm one of those anguished souls praying for a future hi-res audio revival on the back of Blu-ray. I wonder if SACD and DVD-A simply launched too early. Once people with decent home theatre setups get used to good quality tracks with their movies maybe they will be more receptive to the joys of hi-res music.

thats why i think sony should push the fact the ps3 can play sacd. i'd love to get some good music in 5.1. i think with the whole high def revolution going on, both would fare a lot better

[Cream]

Originally Posted by xtop

thats why i think sony should push the fact the ps3 can play sacd. i'd love to get some good music in 5.1. i think with the whole high def revolution going on, both would fare a lot better

The 40GB PS3 has dropped SA-CD. If Sony aren't pushing it who will?

[xtop]

Originally Posted by Cream

The 40GB PS3 has dropped SA-CD. If Sony aren't pushing it who will?

that i hadn't heard. wow. i guess i'm not surprised to see it go, saves even more money. kind of a dissapointment tho. then again..i bet almost nobody uses it.

there's only a few titles i would even own, and theyre hard to find

[ps3andlovinit]

Originally Posted by xtop

thats why i think sony should push the fact the ps3 can play sacd. i'd love to get some good music in 5.1. i think with the whole high def revolution going on, both would fare a lot better

I think that once Blu-ray is established there is a real chance to see high-res audio revival on it and a shift away from SACD and DVD-A formats. The space it provides will open up some upsell packaging possibilities previously unavailable.

[adrianf74]

Originally Posted by Teazle

I'm one of those anguished souls praying for a future hi-res audio revival on the back of Blu-ray. I wonder if SACD and DVD-A simply launched too early. Once people with decent home theatre setups get used to good quality tracks with their movies maybe they will be more receptive to the joys of hi-res music.

Hey Teazle:

This would be a good thing but it's hard to imagine. No matter what the record labels have tried to do with SACD, DVD-A (DualDisc, etc.) and then 5..1 (and MVI) they have been able to capture people's attention.

I just sold all my DVD-A material as I can't justify keeping a DVD player "just" to play those discs (especially when there is ZERO new content being released).

One can only hope that the labels smarten up and use BD to its full potential. Perhaps you're right: maybe it was too soon - but I have my doubts.

[Teazle]

Originally Posted by adrianf74

Hey Teazle:

This would be a good thing but it's hard to imagine. No matter what the record labels have tried to do with SACD, DVD-A (DualDisc, etc.) and then 5..1 (and MVI) they have been able to capture people's attention.

I just sold all my DVD-A material as I can't justify keeping a DVD player "just" to play those discs (especially when there is ZERO new content being released).

I know what you mean ... I have a dual-format player so that gets rid of one appliance, but only 39 discs (SACDs and DVD-As combined) so far so it's still hardware overkill.