More on DVD-Audio and SACD

Posted by michael on Tuesday October 15, 2002 @05:18AM from the no-ripping,-no-mixing,-no-burning dept.

Spock the Baptist writes "This article at CNN covers the drive of manufacturers to get the public to convert from the CD format to two relatively new formats, DVD-Audio, and Super Audio Compact Disk. The manufacturers cite the superior audio quality, and 3-dimensionality of the new formats' reproduction as the reasons for customers to embrace these formats. The article also goes on to say: "An added bonus for record companies and retailers, who are engaged in a battle against piracy, is that the relative complexity of DVD-Audios and SACDs makes them much harder to copy. At the same time, that might turn some consumers off the format.""

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Can I have a more expensive format, please? by realmolo · 2002-10-15 05:35 · Score: 0, Flamebait

OH, yes, please give me a format that I can't play on anything, that is more expensive, and doesn't sound better unless you are one of those freaky "audiophiles" that buy equipment based on what breed of dog can hear the extra frequencies it handles. CD is, truly, "good enough". 99.9% of the people in the world don't have a "listening environment", and probably couldn't tell the difference between a tape, FM radio, and a CD anyway.