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   From: MrT@home   
      
   "Scott Dorsey"  wrote in message   
   news:icuvll$3k3$1@panix2.panix.com...   
   > What sells DVD-A and SACD into the market, over CD, is the ability to   
   > have surround recordings.  Since there is a large installed base of   
   surround   
   > playback systems in homes, as a consequence of the home theatre craze, you   
   > would expect this to have some demand.  But it really doesn't.   
      
   I didn't expect a big demand. Why pay more for audio only DVD's when you can   
   already get surround sound music DVD's with vision included for less? But   
   the real question is why they thought people would want to pay for   
   completely new systems like SACD?   
      
      
   > People have the ability to play the stuff back but they don't see it   
   > worth paying for.   
      
   As I said, they are buying HEAPS, it's the vision included stuff they are   
   choosing, just as I do.   
      
      
   > The increased sample rate or DSD encoding is just a free bonus that comes   
   > along for the ride and wouldn't be a selling point even if it did increase   
   > sound quality substantially over the CD.   
      
   It's definitely not free IF you have to buy an expensive SACD player, and   
   you can already get surround sound music DVD's with video included for less   
   money!   
      
   You may be able to fool most of the people most of the time, but not all of   
   the time! :-)   
      
   MrT.   
      
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