will this read the redbook audio layer of a hybrid sacd? (some dvd players do not)
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Yes, I pulled the CD tracks off the Genesis hybrid SACDs, it sounds damn near as good.
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Yes! BD-Video, BD-RE, BD-RDVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RWDVD +R/+RW/+R DLCompact Disc - Music CDCD-R, CD-RWI have many movies that I record from my DVR to DVD-R and DVD+R discs. I also have many thousands of music recorded on my DVD+/-/RW discs that I listen to with this player. Unfortunately, this player will not do any SACD discs. I hope this helps you out. It's a great player. Very well made and the DVD and Blue-Ray movies color are super brilliant. Amazing for such a inexpensive player. :)
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Yes! BD-Video, BD-RE, BD-R DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW DVD +R/+RW/+R DL Compact Disc - Music CD CD-R, CD-RW I have many movies that I record from my DVR to DVD-R and DVD+R discs. I also have many thousands of music recorded on my DVD+/-/RW discs that I listen to with this player. Unfortunately, this player will not do any SACD discs. I hope this helps you out. It's a great player. Very well made and the DVD and Blue-Ray movies color are super brilliant. Amazing for such a inexpensive player. :)
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Not sure if I understood your question correctly. I had this impression that SACDs can only be decoded directly by disc players which can read SACDs, i.e. by the on-board D/A Converter. On those same players, the signals won't come through coaxial and optical. What works through these signals are the normal CD layer (red book). On the other hand, DSD 2.8/5.6 digital music files is compatible and can playback on the Sony HAP-S1. I have tried them myself. Hope this helps.
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You are encountering a common and easily fixable problem. DVDs encode audio with the Dolby Digital codec (AAC). The Zen does not support this encoding because the codec is proprietary, thus expensive to license. Makes for a bit of extra work sometimes but it makes the retail price cheaper. Anyway, just tell your DVD ripper to convert the audio to the MP3 codec. If you need to, download the free Lame Mp3 codec pack. Luckily most movies and videos that you can download on the internet use Mp3 audio. It doesn't really even make much sense for a portable media device to support high definition, surround sound audio. Unless you plan on carrying half a dozen speakers and a subwoofer onto the morning train. You are encountering a common and easily fixable problem. DVDs encode audio with the Dolby Digital codec (AAC). The Zen does not support this encoding because the codec is proprietary, thus expensive to license. Makes for a bit of extra work sometimes but it makes the retail price cheaper. Anyway, just tell your DVD ripper to convert the audio to the MP3 codec. If you need to, download the free Lame Mp3 codec pack. Luckily most movies and videos that you can download on the internet use Mp3 audio. It doesn't really even make much sense for a portable media device to support high... » Read More You are encountering a common and easily fixable problem. DVDs encode audio with the Dolby Digital codec (AAC). The Zen does not support this encoding because the codec is proprietary, thus expensive to license. Makes for a bit of extra work sometimes but it makes the retail price cheaper. Anyway, just tell your DVD ripper to convert the audio to the MP3 codec. If you need to, download the free Lame Mp3 codec pack. Luckily most movies and videos that you can download on the internet use Mp3 audio. It doesn't really even make much sense for a portable media device to support high definition, surround sound audio. Unless you plan on carrying half a dozen speakers and a subwoofer onto the morning train. « Show Less
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It will depend on what audio program/player you're using, but definitely the LCD display on the unit will.
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The manual states: "Please use CD, CD-R and CR-RW discs bearing the 'DIGITALAUDIO' mark." It also states: "Depending on the quality of the disc and/or the condition of the recording, some CD-R or CD-RW discs may not be playable." and that "an audio CD created using a CD-RW disc may not play back satisfactorily on every audio CD player." I had difficulty with consistent play back of CDs I recorded - i.e., some played fine anywhere, and some would play on the TEAC and/or my computer, but not in the car and another time the same disc would not play on the TEAC. Sometimes they would play the first track (side one of a vinyl record) and not the second track (side 2 of the record). This was quite frustrating because I was wasting discs (since they can't be re-recorded). I then got some RW discs and still had problems. When I called TEAC, I was told the discs were most likely the cause of problem and that low cost generic discs were usually the culprit - I said I was using Maxell CD-R music discs and TDK CD-RW audio discs! He suggested using Sony. I have now recorded a few on Sony discs and had no playback problems - but that may be the luck of the draw since at least 2 Maxells also worked (and still work) fine.
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I don't have one of those discs, but I'm sure it will read it, just as if it were an internal disc drive.
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If you had trouble playing an SACD via HDMI but it played okay through the analog outs, that's not a region coding issue. SACD does not use region coding, but it does use a copy protection scheme, called Digital Transmission Content Protection, but only certain discs actually use this copy protection because it limits digital output from a player. It sounds like the region free board is also defeating the DTCP of your SACD discs. I'd be willing to bet that it also defeats the copy protection on standard DVDs too.
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Hi, I'm delighted to report it DOES play SACD's! Just got it today. Played one regular Cd and now am listening to Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" on SACD. yay!
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the source should be 7.1 i guess. else we can play a simulation of 7ch stereo. pl check if your DVD/BD is written as 7.1 ch? If its 7.1 ch recording and you are not getting 7.1 then check Speaker distribution. if everything is fixed per its position. Can use odyssey auto adjuster. finally, do you use anyother system which takes care of distribution of spound to speakers? ( like bose acoustimass?) check that too if it i s7.1 too. thanks
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I know of at least one instance where a Sony DVD Jukebox machine DID play a burned dual-layer disk that wouldn't play on my Toshiba. Probably not much help- could have been a fluke, but it is true.
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It works fine with hi-res from a SACD disc played on Oppo93 player connected to my Hegel DAC
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I don't think so. But, as I am concerned, I wouls not rebuy that player. Cannot read many many DVD Blu ray.
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Yes, it will play CDs, as well as burned CDs on either CD-R or CD-RW discs. Also, if you have any dvd-audio discs, it will play those as well. It does not have the compatibility to play SACD discs, which is strange since Sony developed the format. Also, if you have any movies that have been burned onto DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, or DVD+DL discs, it will play those as well. Hope that helps.
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I am not the seller, but if it will read a Blu-ray, it will certainly read/play regular DVDs. Plus the specs say it will: look at READ DVD-ROM(which means that it will read DVDs that are already burned with information).
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Yes, depending on the source of the audio you are listening to. Most built in soundcards in laptops cannot surpass anything above CD quality. If you have the right source, this supports audio in the ranges of DVD Audio, SACD, and 24bit 96KHz vinyl rips.