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Thursday, 03 March 2005
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Written by
Jerry Del Colliano
In
the wake of the format war between DVD-Audio and SACD where no side
could even come close to claiming any level of victory, the hybrid
format of DualDisc (CD on one side and DVD on the other) is suddenly
showing signs of life. Yesterday, March 2, a record critic analyst from
Clear Channel Radio was on CNN’s Headline News, talking about J-Lo’s
new album and how radio-friendly it was. Rebirth, the new album from
Jennifer Lopez on Epic Records, is being released as a DualDisc,
according to the source from Clear Channel. The significance isn’t a
bunch of audiophiles rushing to Tower Records to hear the latest
high-resolution surround sound from Jenny from the Block – what is
important is that mainstream America is hearing about a new
high-performance audio format that is being supported by all four major
labels. They are hearing about the video goodies on the disc. With
backwards compatibility ...
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