Clarification, Follow Up Question

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In Reply to: Predicting the Future: DVD? posted by D on October 23, 1999 at 07:51:54:

Thanks for the prompt response, RichardH.
As you suspect, the TV will, indeed, be dropped during the upgrade (it'll go to a roommate, in favor of a very good direct view, such as the Sony XBR series).
As to audio, I already own a jukebox-type CD player, the Sony CX-555ES. Interestingly, this makes the audio capabilities of the DVD player both more and less important. Realistically, the convenience of my current 300-disc player means that the bulk of my listening will route through it. That said, I assume that a good quality single-disk player can handily beat the quality of my jukebox (as I don't own one right now, I can't say for sure). So, when I *really* want to listen to a disk (or, as you suggest, want to play a disk utilizing any of the upcoming higher fidelity formats), it would be nice to have a better option, in the form of the DVD player.
So, this prompts two follow-up questions:
-Do current DVD players (and the Sony 7700 in particular) play DVD-audio format?
-Will HDTV bring about any changes in the DVD player market? Are new video players necessary for this format? How a far away are any such changes?

thanks again.

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Topic - Predicting the Future: DVD? - D 07:51:54 10/23/99 (5)

Re: It's about the software! - DMc 12:47:53 10/28/99 (0)

Clarification, Follow Up Question - D 10:20:40 10/23/99 (2)

clarification - RichardH 11:36:50 10/23/99 (1)

Re: clarification - greg 09:11:51 10/31/99 (0)

future - RichardH 08:43:24 10/23/99 (0)

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Clarification, Follow Up Question - D 10:20:40 10/23/99 (2)

clarification - RichardH 11:36:50 10/23/99 (1)

Re: clarification - greg 09:11:51 10/31/99 (0)

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