Inclusion of DVD-Audio on Creative Technology's Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Soundcards Signals the High-Quality, Versatile Audio Format's Move Toward Widespread Adoption
Even though I am an old school audiophile, I have my doubts about the DVD-Audio standard, which should bring us improved audio quality and added functionality (multimedia etc).
Transition from C-Cassette and vinyl to Compact Discs made sense due to the outstanding features of the CD technology. Similarry DVD is much more handy and provides better quality than a VHS tape. But what does DVD audio give us? It doesn't seem to be anything revolutionary in any way - there is nothing we haven't seen so far. Also I am very sceptic about the 'audio quality improvements'. Does Joe Average hear a significant improvement? Can Joe Average afford a sound system required to properly benefit from the new higher resolution sound?
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2002-- Dolby Laboratories, the world leader in multichannel audio technologies, announced an important expansion of the DVD-Audio format with the recent introduction of Creative Technology Limited's Sound Blaster® Audigy(TM) 2, the first soundcard with technology to provide DVD-Audio playback on the personal computer platform. Dolby, which licenses DVD-Audio MLP Lossless(TM) technology, heralds this milestone as further reinforcement of growing acceptance of the DVD-Audio format as the next-generation replacement of the compact disc as well as the importance of Dolby® technologies in the transformation of the PC from a productivity device into a home entertainment gateway.
Transition from C-Cassette and vinyl to Compact Discs made sense due to the outstanding features of the CD technology. Similarry DVD is much more handy and provides better quality than a VHS tape. But what does DVD audio give us? It doesn't seem to be anything revolutionary in any way - there is nothing we haven't seen so far. Also I am very sceptic about the 'audio quality improvements'. Does Joe Average hear a significant improvement? Can Joe Average afford a sound system required to properly benefit from the new higher resolution sound?
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2002-- Dolby Laboratories, the world leader in multichannel audio technologies, announced an important expansion of the DVD-Audio format with the recent introduction of Creative Technology Limited's Sound Blaster® Audigy(TM) 2, the first soundcard with technology to provide DVD-Audio playback on the personal computer platform. Dolby, which licenses DVD-Audio MLP Lossless(TM) technology, heralds this milestone as further reinforcement of growing acceptance of the DVD-Audio format as the next-generation replacement of the compact disc as well as the importance of Dolby® technologies in the transformation of the PC from a productivity device into a home entertainment gateway.
