Will SACD die?
"Sonnova" wrote in message
On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:24:28 -0800, Arny Krueger wrote
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"Sonnova" wrote in message
On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:56:01 -0800, Randy Yates wrote
(in article ):
Kalman Rubinson writes:
Yup, The DV-980H will play CD, DVD, DVD-A and SACD.
It will upconvert video up to 1080p. It will output
full-bandwidth DVD-A, DSD and, optionally,
DSD-converted-to-PCM via HDMI. It has multichannel
analog outputs as well as coax and TOSlink digital
outputs. It sells for $170. And it works.
If only it offered HD as well...
The the question becomes which one? Blu-Ray or HD-DVD?
As long as Blu-Ray players remain at the $500
price-point and the combo players are $1000, I suspect
that HD-DVD will remain the leader in sales.
There are about 5 million Blu Ray players already sold,
in the form of PS-3 game units.
Yet, HD-DVD players outsold Blu-Ray in 2007 by more than
1/3.
Nope, not including the 5+ million PS/3s.
The biggest number I've seen to date for HD DVD players is 750,000 including
the add-on HD DVD for the XBOX 360.
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