"DVD-Audio (commonly abbreviated as 'DVD-A') is a physical format for delivering high-fidelity audio content on a Digital Video Disc. It is not intended for video playback. The standard was first published in March 1999 and the first discs entered the marketplace in 2000. DVD-Audio was in a format war with 'Super Audio CD' (SACD), but with consumers' tastes changing towards downloadable music, neither format achieved market traction and were described as 'extinct' by 2007."
