Re: But again

Posted by Charles Hansen (M) on February 28, 2007 at 12:46:02

In Reply to: Re: But again posted by mwheelerk on February 27, 2007 at 20:34:53:

<< I don't think the people who are satisfied with DVD-Video would be on a forum of this nature >>

I guess you haven't been around much, have you?

Ever since DVD-Video was introduced in early 1997, it has had the capability for 96/24 uncompressed stereo music, with or without video. Both Chesky and Classic records introduced dozens of disc like this for the audiophile market. They didn't do very well in the marketplace because it was several years before you could buy a DVD player that didn't sound like a total piece of crap.

And by that time people were brainwashed into thinking that DVD-A and SACD were going to save the planet. Oh well...

<< My hope is that the mechanism for HD-DVD and/or Blue Ray ... begin issuing Audio focused discs. >>

"Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it."

Your idea failed with 96/24 DVD-Video. It failed with DVD-Audio. It failed with SACD. If you think it's going to happen with the new video formats, you are just plain wrong. The best chance for success in introducing a new audio format *was* with DVD-Video. But the DVD consortium shot themselves in the foot by trying to create DVD-Audio.

The only reason that SACD existed was because Sony's & Philips' patents on CD's were expiring. They used to make over $1,000,000,000 per year in *free money* on CD royalties! They didn't want to lose that revenue stream, but they weren't smart enough to figure out how to hit the jackpot again.

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Topic - Weird audio group DVDA playback question - head_unit 21:42:05 02/26/07 (27)

Re: Weird audio group DVDA playback question - Charles Hansen 09:03:01 02/27/07 (26)

But what about the difference between lossy and lossless - mwheelerk 17:10:23 02/27/07 (20)

Re: But what about the difference between lossy and lossless - Charles Hansen 19:39:42 02/27/07 (19)

Hush! You'll wake the cheerleading squad - racerguy 12:32:01 02/28/07 (1)

Re: Hush! You'll wake the cheerleading squad - Charles Hansen 12:34:39 02/28/07 (0)

Re: But what about the difference between lossy and lossless - Neil Wilkes 04:11:38 02/28/07 (12)

Re: But what about the difference between lossy and lossless - Charles Hansen 12:33:10 02/28/07 (11)

ssshhh. Remember what happened to me for saying that... - Duilawyer 08:01:23 03/03/07 (0)

Re: But what about the difference between lossy and lossless - The Quadfather 18:14:22 02/28/07 (9)

Another red herring - Charles Hansen 20:13:40 02/28/07 (8)

Re: Another red herring - Neil Wilkes 03:01:52 03/02/07 (7)

Re: Another red herring - Charles Hansen 09:57:15 03/02/07 (6)

Re: Less of a Red Herring - mwheelerk 21:10:23 03/05/07 (3)

Re: Less of a Red Herring - Charles Hansen 09:24:11 03/06/07 (2)

Re: Less of a Red Herring - mwheelerk 16:25:35 03/08/07 (1)

Sad but true - Charles Hansen 20:45:12 03/08/07 (0)

it'll be over soon - Joe Murphy Jr 11:18:42 03/04/07 (1)

Re: it'll be over soon - Charles Hansen 12:41:08 03/04/07 (0)

Re: But again - mwheelerk 20:34:53 02/27/07 (3)

Re: But again - Charles Hansen 12:46:02 02/28/07 (2)

Re: But again and again - mwheelerk 21:17:36 03/05/07 (1)

Re: But again and again - Charles Hansen 09:39:28 03/06/07 (0)

Re: Weird audio group DVDA playback question - HighEndWire 10:59:08 02/27/07 (4)

Re: Weird audio group DVDA playback question -BUT - mwheelerk 20:42:27 02/27/07 (3)

Not quite - Charles Hansen 12:48:09 02/28/07 (1)

Re: Not quite SORRY - mwheeler 21:20:09 03/05/07 (0)

Re: Weird audio group DVDA playback question -BUT - HighEndWire 22:01:48 02/27/07 (0)

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Re: But again - Charles Hansen 12:46:02 02/28/07 (2)

Re: But again and again - mwheelerk 21:17:36 03/05/07 (1)

Re: But again and again - Charles Hansen 09:39:28 03/06/07 (0)

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