Newsgroup: it.hobby.hi-fi
Titolo: serietà NIPPO-USA!!!

http://www.highfidelityreview.com/news/news.asp?newsnumber=15319712
 

Mi auto rispondo con la notizia completa.....
11 / 04 / 04
  Sony, inventors of the proprietary Super Audio CD (SACD) format, are in 
direct competition with industry standard DVD-Audio for higher than CD 
resolution audio as set by the DVD Forum. Now it appears Sony has sent a 
statement to their dealers concerning the DualDisc format. There have been 
various comments concerning this recent statement from Sony as many formats 
do not directly adhere to Red Book standards yet are playable on digital 
disc players from many manufacturers. The Red Book is a technical book that 
dictates audio CD. The Sony statement was sent from Wendy S. Ritchie of Sony 
Electronics TeleSales/CIS 
(630) 773-6120
 
wendy....@am.sony.com
 and reads 
as follows:
November 2, 2004
Dear Valued Sony Authorized Dealer,
As you are no doubt aware, the music industry is on the verge of launching a 
new two sided media product called DualDisc similar in size to a DVD and CD. 
This DualDisc mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio 
material on the other side. However, the audio side of this new media does 
not meet the technical specifications to be called an "Audio Compact Disc".
The DVD video content on the DVD side of the DualDisc should play on, and be 
compatible with, Sony DVD players and DVD drives. However, Sony DVD players 
and drives do not support DVD Audio and these devices will not play the DVD 
Audio formatted content offered on the DVD side of a DualDisc but should 
play all other audio content offered on the DVD side. In addition, since the 
audio side of the DualDisc does not comply with Audio Compact Disc 
specifications, it may not be read by Sony DVD and CD players and drives.
In an effort to inform consumers, Sony Electronics will be placing stickers 
on some of our products in the future alerting consumers to these potential 
compatibility issues. We will also advise consumers about this issue by our 
placement of inserts into our products as well as placing information (FAQs) 
on the 
sonystyle.com
 website. We trust that you will communicate this 
information to your employees so that they may properly educate consumers on 
this issue in order to minimize the risk of returns relating to 
compatibility between hardware products and DualDiscs.
If you have any questions regarding the above, please feel free to contact 
me.
Very truly yours,
Stan Glasgow
Sony has also stated, referring to their own electronics, that "DualDiscs 
may become jammed in the slots or racks of the holders of these products. We 
recommend that you do not attempt to play DualDiscs in these units." As of 
this writing Sony, with their proprietary SACD format, have no plans to 
offer hardware that supports the industry standard DVD-Audio format as 
decided upon by the DVD Forum (known as the Working Group 4 back in 1998). 
In early 1998 various standards were chosen for high resolution audio on 
DVD. One can only speculate why an electronics manufacturer such as Sony 
would not support industry standard DVD-Audio and the upcoming DualDisc, 
instead, supporting only their own nonstandard SACD format. For those 
unfamiliar with the DVD Forum organization, they define DVD format 
specifications and DVD-Audio was chosen years ago, but not Sony's 
proprietary SACD format. The Forum's purpose is to exchange and disseminate 
ideas and information about the DVD Format and its technical capabilities, 
improvements and innovations.