Lee Scoggins
Senior HTF Member
I don't really think of this as a hirez solution so much as a redbook replacement solution.
If they really wanted to promote the hirez formats, it seems that a higher capacity solution would have been preferred.
I do think this could be great for DVDA if they include a lot of titles with 24/96 or higher (192K please!) sampled music. But they need to have a price equivalent to the redbook copy, same packaging, good location in the store, wide title selection over time, etc. all backed up by good marketing.
And that brings up an interesting point:
How is the industry going to promote DualDisc, DVDA and Super Audio at the same time? This would seem to split the marketing dollars off of what has been historically a meager budget in the middle of poor financial results.
I hate to be a doubting Thomas, but I think this format may face some challenges.