|
Video Asylum TVs, VCRs, DVD players, Home Theater systems and more. |
|
|
|
Video Asylum TVs, VCRs, DVD players, Home Theater systems and more. |
|
In Reply to: Predicting the Future: DVD? posted by D on October 23, 1999 at 07:51:54:
hello,if i understand your situation correctly, you have a 27" sony and will be upgrading it as well as other components in a year or so, but still want dvd now.
in the not-too-distant future, the format war between dvd-audio and sacd might be resolved. already we are seeing a chip from crystal that will decode all formats, including dvd-video, dvd-audio, and sacd. hopefully that will make the format war a moot point, at least on the hardware side. anyway, the 7700 is a significant purchase, and you might want to wait and see about the next generation of dvd players in a year or so when you make your upgrade which will offer dvd-audio and possibly sacd as well. of course, those are audio formats, and if you don't care about audio, the dvd-video standard has already been set and shouldn't change for a good while. that being said, you could just get the sony now and it should serve you well for a long time. moreover, it will probably be quite some time until dvd-audio and/or sacd software reaches critical mass.
if you do care about the audio stuff, maybe a good compromise would be to buy a cheaper player now (e.g. pioneer 525) and use it until the upgrade. i doubt you'd see much difference between the 525 and the 7700 on your current tv. you could always move the chaper player to the bedroom when you got a player to replace it.
hope this helps,
richard h
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Follow Ups
- future - RichardH 08:43:24 10/23/99 (0)
Top of Page ]
[ Contact Us ]
[ Support/Wish List ]
[ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
