> > Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:29:47 +0100 > From: "Andrew Hickey" > To: > Subject: Re: Pet Sounds DVD-Audio > Message-ID: <00d901c368b1$75a9aca0$0201010a@stealthfjxzhgf> > > Kevin Mathews wrote: > > pardon my ignorance but can DVD-Audio be played on a DVD- > > Video player? i read a really positive review of the > > *Harvest* (Neil Young) DVD-Audio and it piqued my interest... > > MOST DVD-A (and isn't *that* an unfortunate acronym, given what we all know > it stands for after Matt Stone and Trey Parker named their band that?) discs > can only be played on specific DVD-A players, alhough some DVD-Video players > support the format. However, the PS DVD-A is structured so the mono and > stereo mixes, and of course the video footage, can be played on DVD-Video > players too - but you probably couldn't play the 5.1 mix on your standard > DVD player. And the PS disc is an exception. Not true.. You can play the 5.1 mix if you have a DTS decoder either on your player or receiver. It's 48k compressed down from 24/96. You have to flip the DVD over to play it in your DVD video player, but the content is the same as on the DVD-A side, just the 5.1 mix is not 24/96, but the stereo/mono mixes are. BTW..the 5.1 mix is a let down and Linett didn't make use of the center speaker at all. It blows compared to the 5.1 Beatles Anthology mixes. The stereo mix, on the other hand, is fantastic and the one I listen to. The 5.1 mix is basically the stereo mix swamped in reverb! a joke! Chris Coyle http://www.coylepop.servemp3.com/ Original and cover pop! with sugar added.... > > --