Sony PlayStation 3....compatible w/ SACD and Blu-Ray!!

[soundboy]

Here's the official Sony announcement....

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/050517e.pdf

 

[MIDIQ]

GREAT. I am a game player also, so if my SACD player dies in the future, i can play them on my Playstation 3.

 

[bmoura]

Here's the official Sony announcement....

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/050517e.pdf

It's pretty interesting. Did you see that it also supports Dual Discs ?!

My High Fidelity Review write up on it is over at http://www.highfidelityreview.com/news/news.asp?newsnumber=13003507

 

[JonUrban]

Maybe Sony will start making SACDs again...........................?

 

[mandel]

Maybe...
However Sony Computer Entertainment != Sony BMG Music Entertainment

 

[bmoura]

Maybe Sony will start making SACDs again...........................?

My understanding is that Sony still does make SACDs at their Terre Haute Hybrid SACD line for Telarc and several other labels.

And in June we'll see the Rory Gallagher and War of the Worlds SACDs from Sony.

 

[soundboy]

My understanding is that Sony still does make SACDs at their Terre Haute Hybrid SACD line for Telarc and several other labels.

And in June we'll see the Rory Gallagher and War of the Worlds SACDs from Sony.

Wouldn't the Rory Gallagher and War of the Worlds SACDs most likely will come from Sony's European pressing plan? Sony has one in Europe, right? Sony is also releasing 2 other SACD titles in Japan at end of May.

 

[bmoura]

Wouldn't the Rory Gallagher and War of the Worlds SACDs most likely will come from Sony's European pressing plan? Sony has one in Europe, right? Sony is also releasing 2 other SACD titles in Japan at end of May.

Could be from the Hybrid SACD production lines in Austria. Or the ones in Terre Haute, Indiana - or both. We'll see.

 

[cupboy]

It only plays the CD layer on SACD disks. Nothing special about that.

 

[sacd29]

It only plays the CD layer on SACD disks. Nothing special about that.

You may want to look over the specs again. It does play SACD HD (Sony's new term for SACD High Definition playback).

 

[MIDIQ]

You may want to look over the specs again. It does play SACD HD (Sony's new term for SACD High Definition playback).

So does the thing play MULTICHANNEL {surround} SACD's ???

 

[bmoura]

You may want to look over the specs again. It does play SACD HD (Sony's new term for SACD High Definition playback).

Correct. See http://www.highfidelityreview.com/news/news.asp?newsnumber=13003507

 

[sacd29]

So does the thing play MULTICHANNEL {surround} SACD's ???

Yes. See Brian's article linked above.

 

[MIDIQ]

Yes. See Brian's article linked above.

A-ha, great article. Can't wait.

 

[cupboy]

You may want to look over the specs again. It does play SACD HD (Sony's new term for SACD High Definition playback).

I don't know what you mean by SACD HD. Is that the same as SACD but with a new name or is it something different. Did a web search on SACD High Definition, and got nothing. What music is available on SACD HD and from who?

 

[bmoura]

I don't know what you mean by SACD HD. Is that the same as SACD but with a new name or is it something different. Did a web search on SACD High Definition, and got nothing. What music is available on SACD HD and from who?

It's PR speak for the SACD Stereo and SACD Surround Sound tracks on a Super Audio CD disc. See the High Fidelity Review article linked above for the clarification from Sony.