Is DVD-Audio a dead format - and will we see any more Queen albums released in this format?
I assumed it was, but dvd players are still being released that can play DVD-audio (as well as SACD) e.g. Pioneer AV600, Oppo 83 etc
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DVD players with DVD-A or SACD compatibility will be released as long as any DVD players are released, that's not a problem.
The problem with DVD-A regarding Queen material is Brian May.
He doesn't have the time (and interest) to personally oversee the mixing he would want to, so the only products we can expect in the future are re-re-re-re-re-releases of A Night At The Opera and The Game.
The problem with DVD-A regarding Queen material is Brian May.
He doesn't have the time (and interest) to personally oversee the mixing he would want to, so the only products we can expect in the future are re-re-re-re-re-releases of A Night At The Opera and The Game.
Indeed and Q+PR stuff.
Seriously, if Paul sticks around for a few years (which isn't bad at all) all Queen material with Freddie will stay in the shadows.
So, it's a bit of a dilemma...
Seriously, if Paul sticks around for a few years (which isn't bad at all) all Queen material with Freddie will stay in the shadows.
So, it's a bit of a dilemma...
Which is a real shame huh??? Since Freddie's stuff is far better than this 1/2 Queen we've got nowadays...
I just wonder why they insist not to release a 70's show...Freddie was really marvellous at this time.
I just wonder why they insist not to release a 70's show...Freddie was really marvellous at this time.
I hope it's not a dead format.
I love surround stuff to the degree that I've done my own stereo upmixes.
I notice that the new album is coming out as a
CD/DVD set. I hope that means a dts DVD of the album rather than it's been repackaged with ROTC.
I love surround stuff to the degree that I've done my own stereo upmixes.
I notice that the new album is coming out as a
CD/DVD set. I hope that means a dts DVD of the album rather than it's been repackaged with ROTC.
It's actually repackaged with an edited version of Super Live In Japan.
Haven't you seen the other topics?
Haven't you seen the other topics?
DVD-Audio was a dead format 5 minutes after its invention
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]pittrek wrote: [/QUOTENAME]DVD-Audio was a dead format 5 minutes after its invention[/QUOTE]
Make that five minutes before. I still cannot believe how anyone could've been so stupid as to come up with this format.
Make that five minutes before. I still cannot believe how anyone could've been so stupid as to come up with this format.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]ThomasQuinn wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]pittrek wrote: [/QUOTENAME]DVD-Audio was a dead format 5 minutes after its invention[/QUOTE]
Make that five minutes before. I still cannot believe how anyone could've been so stupid as to come up with this format.[/QUOTE]
Surely it's a better format than say... A USB memory stick with mp3 files?
Make that five minutes before. I still cannot believe how anyone could've been so stupid as to come up with this format.[/QUOTE]
Surely it's a better format than say... A USB memory stick with mp3 files?
What is so bad about DVD-Audio?
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]ThomasQuinn wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Make that five minutes before. I still cannot believe how anyone could've been so stupid as to come up with this format.[/QUOTE]
Don't tell me you're one of those people who doesn't see the point in surround sound and the ability to hear instruments and backing vocals that are normally hidden under the top layers of Lead Vocals and Lead Guitar?
Maybe I've heard the albums for far too many years that hearing them in different ways is great.
Do you understand the point of hearing a demo of a well known song? For me it's like that. Surround sound allows me to hear well known songs in a different form.
Make that five minutes before. I still cannot believe how anyone could've been so stupid as to come up with this format.[/QUOTE]
Don't tell me you're one of those people who doesn't see the point in surround sound and the ability to hear instruments and backing vocals that are normally hidden under the top layers of Lead Vocals and Lead Guitar?
Maybe I've heard the albums for far too many years that hearing them in different ways is great.
Do you understand the point of hearing a demo of a well known song? For me it's like that. Surround sound allows me to hear well known songs in a different form.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Tero wrote: [/QUOTENAME]It's actually repackaged with an edited version of Super Live In Japan.
Haven't you seen the other topics?[/QUOTE]
Not at the time I wrote the post.
Since then my views have been aired!
Haven't you seen the other topics?[/QUOTE]
Not at the time I wrote the post.
Since then my views have been aired!
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Rami wrote: [/QUOTENAME]What is so bad about DVD-Audio?[/QUOTE]
Nothing bad.
Just useless. It's a format for a couple of audiophiles with a great equipment and a lot of time for listening to it.
It's the same problem as the LPs - much better sound then a CD, but less practical.
Don't forget that now most people today listen these days to music in portable mp3 players or cell phones
Nothing bad.
Just useless. It's a format for a couple of audiophiles with a great equipment and a lot of time for listening to it.
It's the same problem as the LPs - much better sound then a CD, but less practical.
Don't forget that now most people today listen these days to music in portable mp3 players or cell phones
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]pittrek wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Rami wrote: [/QUOTENAME]What is so bad about DVD-Audio?[/QUOTE]
Nothing bad.
Just useless. It's a format for a couple of audiophiles with a great equipment and a lot of time for listening to it.
It's the same problem as the LPs - much better sound then a CD, but less practical.
Don't forget that now most people today listen these days to music in portable mp3 players or cell phones[/QUOTE]
Youre absolutely right. Commercially the format was indeed dead within five minutes. Doubt there will be any big reissue series of albums in the near future or at least until the music industry stabilizes.
Nothing bad.
Just useless. It's a format for a couple of audiophiles with a great equipment and a lot of time for listening to it.
It's the same problem as the LPs - much better sound then a CD, but less practical.
Don't forget that now most people today listen these days to music in portable mp3 players or cell phones[/QUOTE]
Youre absolutely right. Commercially the format was indeed dead within five minutes. Doubt there will be any big reissue series of albums in the near future or at least until the music industry stabilizes.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]kingogre wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]pittrek wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Rami wrote: [/QUOTENAME]What is so bad about DVD-Audio?[/QUOTE]
Nothing bad.
Just useless. It's a format for a couple of audiophiles with a great equipment and a lot of time for listening to it.
It's the same problem as the LPs - much better sound then a CD, but less practical.
Don't forget that now most people today listen these days to music in portable mp3 players or cell phones[/QUOTE]
Youre absolutely right. Commercially the format was indeed dead within five minutes. Doubt there will be any big reissue series of albums in the near future or at least until the music industry stabilizes.[/QUOTE]
Don't know about DVD-A, but Genesis was more than happy to release two thirds of their back catalogue in SACD last year, and the final installment is due this year.
It's not a question of surround sound having its merits... It's a question of whether or not there is a big enough profit to be made, and that's what QP are interested more than anything.
Nothing bad.
Just useless. It's a format for a couple of audiophiles with a great equipment and a lot of time for listening to it.
It's the same problem as the LPs - much better sound then a CD, but less practical.
Don't forget that now most people today listen these days to music in portable mp3 players or cell phones[/QUOTE]
Youre absolutely right. Commercially the format was indeed dead within five minutes. Doubt there will be any big reissue series of albums in the near future or at least until the music industry stabilizes.[/QUOTE]
Don't know about DVD-A, but Genesis was more than happy to release two thirds of their back catalogue in SACD last year, and the final installment is due this year.
It's not a question of surround sound having its merits... It's a question of whether or not there is a big enough profit to be made, and that's what QP are interested more than anything.