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Future of DVD-A

Does anyone have any views on the future of DVD-Audio? I've recently purchased an Arcam DV-79, which I use as a dvd player and cd transport for my Bel Canto II dac. It is also a DVD-A player and I am interested in using it for this purpose.

However, I don't really want to go down that path if I'm just going to end up buying a few dvd-a discs and then having the format disappear. I've seen a bit lately about the demise of sacd, but is dvd-a also a victim of that format war?
baileyincanberra
fatparrot
1,314 posts
 
DVD-A and SACD are niche products for a niche market. If the manufactures of both hardware and software have not modeled their marketing as such, both are doomed.

DVD-A and SACD will never make the crossover to a mass market consumer staple, such as DVD did.
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
sdcampbell is right.
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bigjoe
693 posts
 
both dvd-a & sacd are doomed as will be any other new format that isnt as drastic a change as cd's were to tape & vinyl.

better sound/picture quality has nothing to do with it either,i dont see any of the new format's lasting very long,just ask a non audio inteligent friend what dvd-a,sacd & blu-ray are & you'll get the deer in the head light's look.
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czbbcl
1,752 posts
 
Just need to say that I am sick of these threads concerning the death of hi-rez formats. It doesn't matter what ones opinion is; ultimately the market place will prevail.

Chuck
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
Bigjoe's second paragraph is absolutely correct. Quality means nothing to the mass market. It's all about convenience. If the next generation is high quality, it will be a matter of luck for anyone who cares about hi-fidelity.
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