DVD players killing new formats......


This is related to my other thread about DVD-A but is a seperate point for discussion.
DVD players are selling (and have sold)like hotcakes here in the UK-it's the same worldwide.
My argument is this,we need the general public to buy the new formats (SACD,DVD-A) otherwise the record companies and manufacturers will just ignore them and continue to focus on normal CD releases.
Now if you are the average Joe,why after buying a machine that plays movies in a new improved format and plays CD's at a level your happy with-why are you going to buy a new machine in the next 5 years?,especially since you just bought that nice new widescreen TV as well.
Have the big companies blown the new formats by giving the masses a new improved format (for movies) and re-confirmed the strength of CD's?

Ben
justicels
Sugarbie-your points are logical however I guess it will depend on how easily and cheaply a dual format disc can be produced.
Since that's what it will take for DVD-A to be succesful without those who've already bought machines changing them.
Isn't there still some doubt that the record companies will go down this road?
No different than people replacing their Prologic HT Receiver with one that plays AC3 and DTS; or before that getting a stereo TV to replace the mono one. It will take time. Same for HDTV. It is coming slowly. Not everyone will be running out to buy a new TV set.