Is DVD-A still-born?

The future of DVD is very bright. Kind of like Cd at the end of the 80's. EVERYONE will be buying a DVD player in the next 5 years. That's a LOT of DVD players yet to be sold. So DVD-A has a bit of time to incorporate changes before 'everyone' has to replace the stock DVD (Especially if they haven't bought one yet) with DVD-A. If DVD-A machines are commonplace within 2/3 years... it will still be sucessful.
SACD??? I like SACD and think the format will stay around for awhile, but I think an all-digital music memory chip will be more likely to end SACD than DVD-A (I OWN both a DVD-A player and a SACD player)

Elizabeth,
Ideally I would like to be in your position and have a player for all the formats.
Maybe if I win the lottery or stop buying so many CD's.
I don't know if you read the posting from Resolution Audio but they seem pretty confused about the digital future.
You could well be right in your analysis but will the people who buy the new players really be interested in superior audio?
I think the software is moving too slowly,I really do and when CD was introduced it was the sole digital format which needed a dedicated player-now it's potentially a format war,this is a big difference,also there are very few new records being released on the formats,this is crucial.
I know it's early days for both new formats but I think it's a really different situation from when CD was introduced and I fear as well that the actual DVD-A players are not being introduced at the rate to compete with normal DVD players ,remember DVD (movies) is the fastest selling new format ever...time's running out.....

Ben

Justicels, I'm at the bottom of the economy in income, but I decided to buy a DVD for the winter Holiday and found the Technics was in the same ballpark as any other mid priced DVD player (now they are $400 at J&R) and the SACD was really a great CD transport choice in the Demo Sony SACD ES777 I got after Stereophile raved about it:(paraphrase)"a bargain just as a CD transport" in an article about the Philips SACD. The Sony was expensive for me even as a demo unit, but it also was one of the BEST investments I have made in listening pleasure. I did not really buy either item to "get into" the new formats, but rather choices that were available for only a bit more than a regular DVD or quality CD player. So I am covered sort of by accident both ways: If DVD-A fails, I still have a really nice DVD player; and if SACD fails, I still have a REALLY great CD player/transport.

Elizabeth I am envious of your selection of formats,seems you've done it at a price that you will not lose out on.
Here in the UK prices on hi-fi gear is just that bit more expensive although I may well follow your lead and go for a Sony SACD or equivalent on my next upgrade.

Thanks,
Ben

Elizabeth,
I agree that a digital format (e.g. MP3, Windows Media, or new/improved updates of these) will grow in popularity, but I don't see it as a threat to the highend. It's a threat to CD and probably will not ever sound as good as CD.

I believe that it's time to have a format better than CD and more user friendly than vinyl.

I also don't see the industry coming up with another "high resolution" format, so for this decade and beyond, the high resolution opinions will mainly be SACD and DVD-A.

Both will survive, but audiophiles will continue to support SACD because it sounds better.