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Rob Gardiner · 09-24-2004, 03:09 PM

IMO this is the biggest disadvantage of SACD. After buying my Audigy 2 soundcard, I gleefully went to Borders and picked up PET SOUNDS on DVD-A.

I am resigned to the fact that I will always need a turntable and a laserdisc player to play formats my HTPC is incapable of playing. It will be very difficult for me to justify another format and another piece of external equipment.

Now, if Sony were to add SACD support to one of their consoles such as the upcoming PS3, then I might have an incentive to check out the format. (At least my console would be capable of playing 3 formats - PS games, Blu-Ray movies, and SACD.) Are there any plans to include SACD support in the PS3? NO!

Some of the folks at Sony are making poor decisions, IMO. One of my favorite recordings artists of all time is the Japanese group PIZZICATO FIVE, a Sony artist. Several of their early albums were re-released on CD earlier this year. Were they released on hybrid, dual-format SACDs? Again the answer is no.

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Rob Gardiner Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Local Time: 04:13 AM Local Date: 12-05-2008 Posts: 2,895	IMO this is the biggest disadvantage of SACD. After buying my Audigy 2 soundcard, I gleefully went to Borders and picked up PET SOUNDS on DVD-A. I am resigned to the fact that I will always need a turntable and a laserdisc player to play formats my HTPC is incapable of playing. It will be very difficult for me to justify another format and another piece of external equipment. Now, if Sony were to add SACD support to one of their consoles such as the upcoming PS3, then I might have an incentive to check out the format. (At least my console would be capable of playing 3 formats - PS games, Blu-Ray movies, and SACD.) Are there any plans to include SACD support in the PS3? NO! Some of the folks at Sony are making poor decisions, IMO. One of my favorite recordings artists of all time is the Japanese group PIZZICATO FIVE, a Sony artist. Several of their early albums were re-released on CD earlier this year. Were they released on hybrid, dual-format SACDs? Again the answer is no.