DMZ

Went into Best Buy yesterday for the 1st time in months. The DVD-A section has dwindled down to maybe a dozen or so choices.

Is this a sign of what's really happenning to DVD-A, or is it just Best Buy?
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Hawhyen51

Your best bet is to shop online like Digital Eyes, DVD Empire, Buy DVD Now, or DVD pilot.

svtmike

I think it is a sign - DVD-A is currently a niche format, and big box stores like Best Buy don't cater to niches. The other poster is right, on-line is the best place to get DVD-As.

Whether this changes remains to be seen - the general populace right now places a premium on portability, customization, and bulk storage of music - not fidelity and imaging. I have to admit that I love my 40GB MP3 player - but when in the TL I love the great sound of DVD-A's even more.

The DVD-A release of Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms is going to be very cool if it is released this fall as it's supposed to be. Has anyone seen the continued-to-be-rumored release of Jackson Browne's Running on Empty yet?

Mike

Hawhyen51

Mike, where do you get your info on future releases? It's great info! And no, haven't seen Running on Empty yet.

svtmike

I saw the info on Brothers in Arms somewhere on the web that I was reading a review of the 5.1 SACD version that is out now. I have a preview of the DVD-A (SACD->DVD-A analog conversion) in my car now .

Mark Knopfler is one of the artists supporting multichannel sound now - Shangri-La and Sailing to Philadelphia were both released this year.

Mike

DesertMist

You might want to search some of the other good threads on this subject, which I have found useful as a lurker. Best Buy seems to be limited to remnants, and Circuit City has completely discontinued DVD-A, although some of their employees remember that they used to carry it.

If you are fortunate enough to have a Fry's Electronics superstore nearby, they seem to actively stock the format. Although the shelf space is very small in relationship to CD's and DVD's, I have found new stock (not necessarily new releases) each time I have looked. I have found most of the titles that I have seen on-line, plus a few that I have never seen on-line.

If you are not familiar with Fry's, beware. They are like giant tech crack-houses - highly addictive venues that will suck the cash out of your debit or credit card.

AMIC

I've never thought of Fry's quite in that way. Good one! As much as I go there, I've never really purused the CD area. I guess I will now to check out their DVD-A selection.

neuronbob

I think DVD-A is pretty much dead, along with all of high-res music. Too many people prefer to get mp3-quality (eww) music onto their iPods, therefore no way to make money on high res.

Too bad, I really enjoy multichannel music, especially since I have a setup in my home for that.

crazymjb

Well if you are either really talented, or have some extra cash you can have DVD-As made, have all the channels seperated. And if you are really really rich you can set up a recording session with the artist.

Hawhyen51

Your point being? or are you just PW? (again)

EpiK

I got excited when I went into my Best Buy the other day, it looked like they had restocked the DVD-A section...

... then I realized it was restocked with SACDs.

PeterUbers

iTrader: (1)

BEst buy has a GROWING selection of DUALDISC CD/DVD-A's ... you have to go the the main CD selection shelves to browse for your artist... and sometimes they'll have a dualdisc.

Republican TL

Tower has crap..I know that. Its a shame, really. The few DVD-A/DTS discs I have sound terrific. They blow away conventional CDs.

Like someone mentioned above...it seems people want downloaded music a la the Ipod. Good luck with that if you like it...I consider myself an audiophile. I have a hi-fi stereo at home and to be able to listen to crystal clear music is a joy, even though my collection is all CD's.....vinyl still produces better audio quality, believe it or not.

tcp100

Keep in mind that our systems can play 5.1 DTS CD's also, a multitude of titles are available at www.dts.com.

Not exactly the same quality as DVD-A, but nice.

rickneuropa

Best Buy is geared for the masses it seems,and DVD-A is a nichemarket. I hope it becomes more than that, but until that time, I shop online at www.towerrecords.com for my DVD-A's, and dual discs. Big selection, and they include the DTS discs with the DVD-a listings.

AMIC

I went into Best Buy last night and they had removed the DVD-A/SACD section. I looked in the regular section for some DVD-As and didn't find any. Was looking for some R.E.M. I was a huge fan during their heyday and I would love to replace my collection with the new DVD-As they've released. This almost (I said almost) reminds me of when I went into Best Buy many years ago and realized they had gotten rid of all the cassette tapes.

tcp100

AMIC.. I have just about all of REM's releases since Document on DVD-A.. They just released a bunch, and are available on their site (www.remhq.com).. Most come as a cd+dvd pack, but the DVD is dvd-a with 5.1 and high res.

AMIC

tcp100, how do they sound? Is it a big improvement over the older releases?