I've got to agree with the earlier post about the titles that are being remixed into SACD or DVD-A. They seem to be older albums that I already have...and while I appreciate the higher resolution, it'd be nice to see more selection.
At the same time, there's only a half dozen albums that were purchase worthy last year, and probably none of these artists or their labels could afford investing in a newer format.
I really hope the universal players that are becoming more accessible solve this problem and encourage progression.
Good reference to MiniDisc, hopefully Sony's learned from that mistake...premium pricing, and poor marketing destroyed an extremely innovative product (though there has been a recent surge in the portable media area).
If anyone's wondering, I've found that Europe seems to be ahead of North America in terms of SACD and DVD-A selection, including several popular releases by American artists. Unfortunately, the cost of shipping and currency conversion destroys most of the incentive to purchase these.