HD-DVD Doesn't Have Enough Space For High-Res Audio

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ssj12 said:

HappySqurriel said:

I'm not an audiophile (being that years of drumming has killed my hearing) but how much better than CD audio can you really hear? Didn't DVD-A and SACD fail because consumers didn't see the value in higher than CD quality audio?

I expect that you may need extra space to have 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound but do you really need that much space?

Yes we do because technology is all about timing. SACD failed because Sony released it to early. If they would have waited another year or two the format might have been successful. The space needed for 7.1 surround sound is quite large and with prices for a 7.1 sound system lowering and becoming more and more affordable the more of the general population will want support for it.

 SACD and DVD-A failed because the average joe doesn't give a shit about audio quality.  It's sad , but true.  This is why many people now download mp3s via the internet rather than buying uncompressed 2.1 CDs.