Will CD-i play Super Audio-CD?
Super Audio-CD was introduced by Philips and Sony in 1999 as the succesor of the popular Audio-CD. The system uses a new audio encoding technique called DSD (Direct Stream Digital), which comes way much closer to the original analogue audio quaility than PCM which is used for regular Audio-CDs. To store the large amounts of data that are needed for DSD, a Super Audio-CD uses a DVD-like high density disc. One of the great features of Super Audio-CD is that is allows for a CD-compatible data layer on a disc. When such a CD layer is available on the disc, it can be played on any CD player, including a CD-i player (in standard CD quality of course). Please note that this CD-Audio layer is a producer’s option, and is not required for any Super Audio-CD. Only discs with this CD-compatible layer can be played on a CD-i player. Look for this information on the CDs case. 5.15 Will CD-i play HDCD, CD-Video, CD-MIDI or CD-Text? HDCD (High Density Compatible Digital) is an extension to CD-Audio wh
