Sony G90 manual Vision Watch

VISION WATCH

	EVENT	EXPERT A	EXPERT B	EXPERT C	SIGNIFICANCE
					1 = Minor
					5 = Major
	First consumer Dolby EX products go on sale	Q4 1999	Q4 1999	Q4 1999	1
	High-resolution, multi-channel digital audio output	Q4 2000	Q4 2000	Q1 2001	4
	on DVD-A and SACD players (IEEE1394 or Universal I2S)
	C: Important to achieving formats’ sonic potential.
	Electronic cinema (digital video projection in theaters) exhibited in ten cities	Q2 2003	Q2 2000	Q4 2002	2
	Digital download kiosks appear in music-retail stores	Q1 2000	Q1 2000	Q3 1999	3
C: Any kiosk can download any title at any time; no more out-of-print
	music, no more out-of-stock stores.
	Hardware to receive HDTV satellite broadcasts nationally available	Q3 1999	Q4 1999	Q4 1999	3
	A: Already happened with Unity Motion; what’s important is when someone
	will start broadcasting continuous HD movies like HBO. That will also
	happen this year by DirecTV.
	Availability of 20 HDTV channels broadcasting continuously	Q4 2001	Q1 2001	Q2 2002	4
	B: But will there be anything to watch?
	Plasma displays available below $10,000	Q3 2000	Q1 2000	Q1 2000	2
A: It will be important when they fall below $3000.
	Multi-channel DVD-A and SACD titles available (>20 titles)	Q3 2000	Q2 2000	Q4 2000	3
B: Don’t think we’ll ever see multi-channel SACD; Q2 2000 for
	DVD-A (Expert C disagrees).
C: Multi-channel editing infrastructure not yet in place; two-channel SACD
set for September 1999 launch with 50 - 60 titles.
	Universal (DVD-V, DVD-Audio, CD, SACD) players available	Q4 2000	Q4 1999	Q4 1999	3
B: Important for the ultimate market success of high-quality
	multi-channel music recordings.
	C: Matsushita (Panasonic) will launch two Universal players this fall,
probably without SACD playback.
	Controllers and receivers with IEEE1394 or Universal I2S input go on sale	Q4 2003	Q4 2000	Q4 2001	3
	Next generation (beyond Dolby Digital) audio	2002	2003	2005	5
A: DD and DTS are available today, and that is all that is used on film.
	I don’t expect to see SDDS or 6-channel DD on DVD ever.
	B: One of the most important things on the list; high fidelity for film.
	C: Would require a format revolution such as HD DVD.
	Stand-alone consumer-recordable DVD available	Q4 2000	Q4 2000	Q1 2002	5
	A: Most important thing on list. This will begin the replacement of
	VHS tape.
C: Copyright issues could delay introduction.
	Portable music players using removable memory-card technology available	Q3 2001	Q4 1999	Q2 2000	2
	Digital HD VHS available	Q4 1999	Q4 2000	Q4 2000	1
	B: Provided recordable DVD makes it to market, VHS’ days are numbered.
	IEEE1394 connections become available for HDTV	Q3 2000	Q2 2001	Q2 2001	1
	Ten million DVD players sold in North America	Q1 2001	Q4 2001	Q1 2001	3
	C: The benchmark level at which a format is considered “mass-market”;
	a fait accompli.