Further proof of my technological retardation

elSicomoro · 02-22-2003, 03:55 PM

All week, I've been planning to go out and buy the new Ministry CD, which happens to be available on DVD-Audio.

So, last night, I went to both Tower and Best Buy. In both cases, I got stupid looks and "No, we don't have it."

Needless to say, I was disappointed. However, it's a good thing that I wasn't able to buy it.

You see, sycamore just thought that this DVD-Audio would be able to play in his standard CD player with no problem. Then he looked around the web...and discovered that CD players cannot currently play DVD-Audio. Then, he further found out that some DVD players cannot play DVD-Audio (since many of them are just DVD-Video). Lo and behold, sycamore's DVD player does not support DVD-Audio. (Though I imagine it would still play the extra features on the DVD.)

I'll now go and just buy the $13 CD. And I'll hold off on that new DVD player or the DVD-Audio format, as it is not needed in this household right now.

wolf · 02-22-2003, 04:59 PM

You could always buy one while they're still available, against the possibility that you'll have the appropriate format player (or hang out with someone who does) someday ...

I bought several PlayStation games for that reason ... and chose not to return a PS2 game a friend gave me for Yule a coupla years back (6 months before I had a PS2) because I figgered Dragon Rage was just too cool to pass up. It was. The joy of flying around and setting people on fire was absolutely worth buying the PS2.

elSicomoro · 02-22-2003, 05:03 PM

I probably will...not right away though. I don't know how popular this DVD-Audio format is going to be, but if they can make it compatible with a standard CD player (which they're working on), then it could be huge.

SteveDallas · 02-22-2003, 10:44 PM

I dunno... I could be wrong, but I don't think DVD-Audio is going to become a big deal. Oh, it sounds nice and all, but it's hard to play it anywhere except at home in your DVD player. If the whole MP3 thing has taught anything, it's that people want to carry their music with them, and that they don't mind at least some degradation in sound quality to achieve that portability. A lot of the "wow" features of DVD-Audio are going to be hard to reproduce in a car or in a portable player, so I see it sticking around as a niche format.

elSicomoro · 02-22-2003, 10:51 PM

And let's face it...unless you have a very nice home theater system, I don't think you're going to notice that awesome sound that DVD-Audio is supposed to offer.

02-22-2003, 03:55 PM	#1
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Further proof of my technological retardation All week, I've been planning to go out and buy the new Ministry CD, which happens to be available on DVD-Audio. So, last night, I went to both Tower and Best Buy. In both cases, I got stupid looks and "No, we don't have it." Needless to say, I was disappointed. However, it's a good thing that I wasn't able to buy it. You see, sycamore just thought that this DVD-Audio would be able to play in his standard CD player with no problem. Then he looked around the web...and discovered that CD players cannot currently play DVD-Audio. Then, he further found out that some DVD players cannot play DVD-Audio (since many of them are just DVD-Video). Lo and behold, sycamore's DVD player does not support DVD-Audio. (Though I imagine it would still play the extra features on the DVD.) I'll now go and just buy the $13 CD. And I'll hold off on that new DVD player or the DVD-Audio format, as it is not needed in this household right now.

02-22-2003, 04:59 PM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	You could always buy one while they're still available, against the possibility that you'll have the appropriate format player (or hang out with someone who does) someday ... I bought several PlayStation games for that reason ... and chose not to return a PS2 game a friend gave me for Yule a coupla years back (6 months before I had a PS2) because I figgered Dragon Rage was just too cool to pass up. It was. The joy of flying around and setting people on fire was absolutely worth buying the PS2. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-22-2003, 05:03 PM	#3
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I probably will...not right away though. I don't know how popular this DVD-Audio format is going to be, but if they can make it compatible with a standard CD player (which they're working on), then it could be huge.

02-22-2003, 10:44 PM	#4
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I dunno... I could be wrong, but I don't think DVD-Audio is going to become a big deal. Oh, it sounds nice and all, but it's hard to play it anywhere except at home in your DVD player. If the whole MP3 thing has taught anything, it's that people want to carry their music with them, and that they don't mind at least some degradation in sound quality to achieve that portability. A lot of the "wow" features of DVD-Audio are going to be hard to reproduce in a car or in a portable player, so I see it sticking around as a niche format.

02-22-2003, 10:51 PM	#5
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	And let's face it...unless you have a very nice home theater system, I don't think you're going to notice that awesome sound that DVD-Audio is supposed to offer.

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