View Full Version : SACD discs & Blu-Ray player
phurst
16-05-2006, 5:21 PM
Is it worth buying SACD discs now or will I only be able to play the CD (stereo) layer on a Blu-Ray player?
Krobar
16-05-2006, 5:26 PM
Depends on what Bluray player you get, AFAIK there are not any SACD supporting BR players announced yet but I would guess the likes of Denon will probably release one eventually.
Timbo21
16-05-2006, 6:57 PM
I guess if anyone is going to include SACD in a Blu-ray player it will be Sony.
mattym
16-05-2006, 7:04 PM
PS3 will support it apparently
gandley
17-05-2006, 10:39 AM
evidently Sony is courting music labels to start making BD-Audio discs. This perhaps maybe why sony is happy not to rush the blu-ray group to support SACD. Sony wants blu-ray used for everything, so looks like they may phase out SACD in favour of an all new BD-Audio format...it would make sense from a cost front and more so as SACD is a dead duck.
Timbo21
17-05-2006, 1:13 PM
PS3 will support it apparently
PS3 & SACD is a bizarre combination.
I guess if anyone is going to include SACD in a Blu-ray player it will be Sony.
Not on their BDP-S1 player - it doesn't even play CDs. I believe Philips' Blu-ray player shown at CES had an SACD logo on it.
Steve
MartinImber
17-05-2006, 3:21 PM
I'd wait and see what Pioneer do
Krobar
17-05-2006, 4:21 PM
Onkyo might have a suitable player up their sleeves too. It is actually a requirement that SACD players play CDs too.
I'd wait and see what Pioneer do
Unfortunately, Pioneer's announced model doesn't play either CDs or SACDs. They've even dropped iLink. :rolleyes:
Steve
Krobar
18-05-2006, 4:09 PM
Yeah, I'm hoping Pioneer bring back I-Link in gen 2. I-Link is better for audio than anything HDMI can offer right now.
MartinImber
18-05-2006, 6:37 PM
Unfortunately, Pioneer's announced model doesn't play either CDs or SACDs. They've even dropped iLink. :rolleyes:
Steve
Thats a bit c**p:mad:
dvda-sacd
18-05-2006, 7:14 PM
http://www.blu-ray.com/images/recorders/philips.jpg
Philips IPS01
gandley
19-05-2006, 12:21 AM
I hope philips dont use that as an actual design. its awfull. more so if you want to stick it in a rack, still it has SACD
Timbo21
19-05-2006, 9:58 AM
I don't think I would every buy a Philips player. Many of their DVD recorders had problems, & I think their DVD players have some issues IIRC. I would buy one of their TV's tho.
odiwan
19-05-2006, 11:56 PM
Hello
today i read this
A particular focus for Sony this year is the scheduled launch of PlayStation 3 in November, which will feature Super Audio -CD playback. Currently, more than 13 million Super Audio CD compatible players are in circulation worldwide and this figure will grow exponentially once the first Super Audio CD compatible PlayStation systems become available.
you can read full article here
http://www.sa-cd.net/shownews/41