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Aug 19, 2001 |
247 comments
Last week's vote addressed the new formats and buying a CD player, but what is holding you back from buying into the new formats?
What is the PRIMARY obstacle preventing you from buying into either SACD or DVD-Audio at this time?
High hardware prices
6% (37 votes)
High software prices
6% (38 votes)
Limited software availability
17% (112 votes)
Format viability uncertainties
25% (161 votes)
Waiting for Universal players
19% (125 votes)
Dislike watermarking
3% (21 votes)
Waiting for more multichannel hardware/software
1% (9 votes)
Lack of digital outputs
6% (37 votes)
Other
7% (42 votes)
Already have SACD
7% (46 votes)
Already have DVD-Audio
1% (8 votes)
Already have both
2% (10 votes)
Total votes: 646
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Aug 12, 2001 |
138 comments
Reader Arnel Enero wonders if the advent of DVD-Audio and SACD has dampened your desire for a new CD-only player.
Are you still interested in buying a CD-only player for your system?
Yes, planning to buy soon
10% (32 votes)
Yes, quite interested
15% (45 votes)
Yes, but only slightly
14% (43 votes)
Just bought one
19% (59 votes)
Not really interested anymore
27% (83 votes)
Never again!
15% (48 votes)
Total votes: 310