Quote Originally Posted by nightflier
Has anyone tried to copy/rip a DVD-A disk on their computer and burned this to a blank DVD? Aside from the copy protection, shouldn't it be possible?

A blank DVD costs less than a dollar, so it's not like this experiment would break the bank. I'd try it myself, but I'm in the SACD camp.
I don't think it's possible because the DVD-A has separate video and audio layers. The video layer is compatible with all DVD players, and contains the DD, PCM, and/or DTS tracks. The audio layer is what's copy protected, and even if you could figure out a way to extract the bits, I'm not sure whether blank DVD media can be read as a DVD-A by the players, just as a lot of older CD players cannot read CD-Rs. On a related topic, how do DVD burners deal with dual-layered discs given that dual-layered burners are only now getting introduced?