I have a question along the same lines. Some DVD movies obviously
have surround sound, be it 5.1, 6.1 or other. Are there any
multichannel music formats that play in a regular DVD player? By
"multichannel", I mean more than stereo, obviously. I know that some
concert DVDs are multichannel, but what about audio-only releases?

I somehow suspect this isn't what's meant by DVD-Audio, but I'm
ignorant about some of the new formats.

Scott Gardner

On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 19:36:47 GMT, (fizzypop)
wrote:

I'm new to this compatibility war so bear with me if this has been
answered before.
I bought a Panasonic DVD audio player and very impressed with quality
of sound. If I play a SACD will i get any benefits and will it play
in surround. I know there not meant to be compatible but was
wondering if there were any cross over benefits. I was looking to
purchase Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.
Hope more DVD audio titles are released cos this novice was blown away
by REM's Reveal. Is the consensus it will survive or is it the new
betamax?

Many thanks in advance