[ted_b]

I'm well aware of the fact that when DVD-Audio finally hits, it will obsolete most DVD players. My question is whether it will require new processor upgrades (i.e my new Lexicon MC-1, etc.), or is the bitstream from DVD-A simply wider bandwidth AC-3?

 

[FrankS]

By the time there are enought DVD-Audio disks available to be worth getting into DVD-A the player prices will be more reasonable. I don't think DVD-A is going to really catch on for a while still as most people are going to focus their buying toward DVD and DVD movies for the forseeable future.

 

[aerialman]

Since the whole dvd-a thing wasnt entirely set in stone (in terms of data encryption and compression (mlp)) when lexicon put the mc-1 out, they included these 3 "digital pipelines" in the unit. you can find them in the form of inputs ABC on the back of the box. Each can handle 2 channels of digital audio decoding. No signal processing is done to these inputs. Im not sure if the bass management is used on these inputs or if they will just put out a full range signal. Anyhow the signal will need to be decrypted and as I understand it, its lexicon's plan to come out with a decryption/decompression box that will take, lets just say for argument, a firewire output from a dvd player, de-encrypt it, decompress it, and then turn it into the 3 datastreams needed for the mc-1. perhaps this box will also make use of the rs-232 pc interface the mc-1 has.


So the mc-1 is like a hd-ready rptv. The box itself is ready for dvd-a, but youll need a "tuner" to turn it into a format the mc-1 can digest; and youll need a new dvd player.


Thats my understanding of the situation.


- Jerry


[This message has been edited by aerialman (edited January 09, 2000).]