I know some of you guys have more than just DJ Equipment in your homes

[GROOVE VICTIM]

Here are two interesting sites on the SACD format and it's advantages. These sites also have links to other sites that feature releases of music on SACD. You'll find alot of classic rock albums from the seventies, as well as some jazz and classical music being released on this format.

http://www.superaudio-cd.com/

http://classicalcdreview.com/surround.htm


These discs have potential and as you read on you'll begin to see where the technology is going and why all of it's features have yet to be taken advantage of.


Now you can hear Pink Floyd in 5.1 Surround Sound (If you have a reciever capable of decoding all of the channels).

With the ongoing debate about music downloading and the dropping sales of music all over, the SACD and DVDa formats are probably the last physical media that will be mass produced for the buying public.

High Definition Television will be the standard in less than 10 years, we now have satellite radio, and with the costs of broadband coming down, we can expect society to go through a major change in our lifestyle.

Hard Disk players are becoming popular nowadays and allow you to record any television program you wish to view at a later time without the interruptions from commercials.


Expect to pay a premium for some kind so "Super" broadband service that will probably be as fast as a typical T1 or T3 line. Satellite Broadband, very expensive but at times can be more reliable than DSL, and cable modems, depending on the turrain.


It's beginning to become a very progressive industry and I intend to keep up with these changing times. Don't get left behind.


Peace

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Originally posted by GROOVE VICTIM:
It's beginning to become a very progressive industry and I intend to keep up with these changing times. Don't get left behind.Well, one can try to keep up, but this can be very costly and painfully pointless as each new "format" is replaced within 10 years by a completely new and even more expensive format.

Remember when CDs first appeared in the late 80s, and people were syaing shit like "Yeah, I'm paying $22 for my copy of "The Wall" but I'm going to have it for the rest of my life and it will always sound perfect cuz it's a CD" - Guess again. I'd guess that "The Wall" was one of the first records to be converted to 5.1 - It seems we can keep chasing technology forever but is often one step ahead of us, with new formats and new players.

That said, I'd definitely like to hear some of this 5.1 stuff. I've been in mix sessions in film studios and the shit they can do with sound is just amazing.

[GROOVE VICTIM]

I totally agree with you on the format issues. I believe that physical media will be the thing of the past not too long from now. Everything will be converted into "Ones and Zeros" eventually.

Computer standards haven't changed that much in recent years. I believe everything will eventually be USB or Firewire capable because of their high speed transfer rates. Apple has been on the ball with these interfaces for a number of years now, the Wintel makers IMO are lagging behind.

There also haven't been many changes within network connectivity, just upgrades. Routers and switches have been around for ages they have come to the point where they are now affordable for the buying public to be able to implement small LANs in their homes.

So by the time the digital realm becomes a reality for "Everybody" not just the lucky few, many things should be affordable and easy to implement.

Peace

[imported_Gman]

Originally posted by GROOVE VICTIM:
Hard Disk players are becoming popular nowadays and allow you to record any television program you wish to view at a later time without the interruptions from commercials.

Peace I've had a ReplayTV DVR (Digital Video Recorder) for about 2 years now. I can never go back to using a regular VHS deck again.

- 80 hours of recording time
- No searching for programs you have recorded. It presents all your recorded programs in a nice easy to choose from menu. Just select the program you want to watch and it plays instantly.

-Pause live TV and resume where you left off.

-Quick skip 30 seconds at a time thru commercials or completely skip the commericals.

Drawback:

If your hard disk fails in your unit then you will lose all your recorded programs.

[GROOVE VICTIM]

Originally posted by Gman:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by GROOVE VICTIM:
Hard Disk players are becoming popular nowadays and allow you to record any television program you wish to view at a later time without the interruptions from commercials.

Peace I've had a ReplayTV DVR (Digital Video Recorder) for about 2 years now. I can never go back to using a regular VHS deck again.

- 80 hours of recording time
- No searching for programs you have recorded. It presents all your recorded programs in a nice easy to choose from menu. Just select the program you want to watch and it plays instantly.

-Pause live TV and resume where you left off.

-Quick skip 30 seconds at a time thru commercials or completely skip the commericals.

Drawback:

If your hard disk fails in your unit then you will lose all your recorded programs. </font>[/QUOTE]Have you opened up your HD Player. What kind of Hard drive is inside. Is it an IDE or a SCSI interface?


Speakin of VCRs, JVC has a VHS-D VCR that supports these High Density VHS tapes. Now you're able to hear 5.1 Surround Sound with these new tapes and players, but if you ask me, to little to late for this format.

Peace