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In Reply to: RE: is dvda being released as otten as sacd? posted by hifitommy on September 21, 2008 at 17:19:27
Support from major labels is gone.
A handful of releases a year, from small independent labels, is the best you should expect.
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I believe it is possible to buy hi-res downloads from HDtracks and others and burn DVD-A disks that you can play. (Assumes you have a computer with DVD burner and a broad band Internet connection.)
Tony Lauck
"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar
A whole industry who is dying.
" Mieux vaut une tête bien faite qu'une tête bien pleine."
But I was looking at some AV equipment and the store had a Blu ray (Im not sure what band - I wasnt paying attention) on. As I was checking out the AV receiver (a $9000 Pioneer btw) the sound through Martin logans was definitely very good. I'm wondering if Dolby TrueHD might be the way forwards for Hi -Def music.
> > I'm wondering if Dolby TrueHD might be the way forwards for Hi -Def music. < <
...that as a music format, Blu-ray suffers from the same overarching issue that DVD-Audio had: you need a video monitor to successfully utilize it (ref recent Blu-ray music review in The Absolute Sound ). This was, of course, the #1 complaint about DVD-Audio as a music-only delivery vehicle.
The BD format seems to me to be ideal for every music/video application. Even a "lowly" CD could be released on BD with higher resolution and an accompaning video of just the recording session. That would make every cd more interesting.
As for needing a video display, some dvd-audios start automatically in the best resolution mode after a time out. I personally solved the menu display problem by purchasing a portable dvd player with a 9 or so inch screen. These are $100 +/- and are all you need to set things up.
True. OTOH, there's little alternative these days.
Kal
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To infinity and beyond!!!
Tony Lauck
"Perception, inference and authority are the valid sources of knowledge" - P.R. Sarkar
aix is still releasing dvda but plans his biz to go to hi rez downloads as is chesky.
...regards...tr
Whatever flavor they are. Does anyone really think that Sony is going to make a huge investment in music-only Blu-Ray discs after they lost their shirt on SACD? Blu-Ray is a movie format and even as a movie format it is not taking off with any great speed.
AIX is making the right move. Eventually, every audiophile is going to have a high-end music only computer as one of their sources.
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