Problem with DVD-A/SACD is that the average consumer heard no real benefit with these discs and saw no reason to buy the new format. And as you note, copy protection meant they couldn't rip their own albums - a huge turn off in the MP3/iPod audio world we now live in.

With HD video there is an immediately obvious upgrade from SD images and there is already a demand for HD material. I remain hopeful that HD video won't go the same way as HD audio...

Mark

My Music : My Cinema