May be hope yet for SACD & DVD-A

[JonUrban]

(also posted at SH)

This weeks Billboard (4/24) has a big article about DVD-A and SACD awareness!
The DVD-A council is preparing 2 new initiatives, one for industry buyers, and another with a "major" electronic reseller.

They have set up a new website www.dvdaudio-info.com

They go on to say that SONY is working on a new campaign stressing the MUSIC componenet of their format, stating that is what the hi-rez customer wants.

Let's hope they kick these formats into high gear before it's too late!

 

[soesbeout]

I went to a Best Buy here in Portland to look at sacd players,they not only did not have any,the salesman in that department told me he did not know what an sacd was.Incredible.

 

[BOSSMAN]

This is good news, especially if they actually follow through on their intentions, and get designated "big box" stores involved more; there definately needs to be some major education on the retail front. About a year ago, I was looking for a SACD player, and when I asked an employee in the electronics section of a local Future Shop if they had any Super Audio CD players, he looked at me rather confused and asked, "you mean an S-cable?"

I'm glad to hear Sony actually even discussing SACD, considering their pathetic output this past year. If Sony is indeed "stressing that MUSIC is what the hi-rez customers want," then prove it to us all, and get some more popular mainstream titles out the door, and with a healthy regularity. It's time to get rolling before they lose even the early adopters.

Cheers,

 

[santafuji]

Well I visited a Future Shop and asked the salesman where the DVD audio disks were located and he looked at me like I had two heads and said,..I kid you not, all DVDs have audio on them!
Time to educate the big box stores on DVD-A and SACD!

Anyways great forum

 

[solaris]

Well a DVD salesman said to me ALL DVD PLAYERS PLAY DVD AUDIO.
And yes both statment are right and wrong