kar10

I'm currently getting cought into buying dvd's that I haven't seen or don't like just because it has a DTS Audio Track.

PixyJunket

I buy DVDs to watch movies.

Skyler

Don't buy a bad movie BECAUSE of DTS.

Don't pass on a good movie because it LACKS DTS.

When you have a choice, choose DTS almost always.

Walter Neff

I don't even know which movies I buy have DTS and which don't. I have a system that can handle DTS, but I buy DVDs of movies I like. If it has a DTS track (and few I buy do, since I tend to favor older films), all the better.

Grolim

DTS is definitely a selling point for me.

emhello

Yep I only buy DVDs based on the DTS track.

Mountain Biker

It's a definite plus, but I'm not obsessed to the point where I'm buying dvds of movies I don't like just because it has a DTS track on it.

TomOpus

Yep, what Mr. Biker said

Doughboy

Well, I did pick up The Haunting the other day because of the DTS track. I didn't really care for the movie, but it was only 7 bucks and change, and I remember being blown away by the audio demo the day I bought my sound system.

So in short, I'd have to say yes.

Skyler

You are sure missing out on a lot of AWESOME material. Many, many cases the Dolby Digital is superior to the DTS track. If you take the time to set the speaker levels accurately, you will understand. That being said, 8-10 times I prefer the DTS.

Loc Nar

After I got a SVS PC-Ultra, I suddenly became much more aware of the value of DTS tracks. I hate to admit it, but I bought Behind Enemy Lines yesterday (used for $6.99) solely because of the DTS track. I have heard it's a mediocre movie at best, but I'm itching to put some jet DTS afterburners through their paces on my system.

DonnachaOne

Idiots/People with too much money/Both.

demonio

I'm a sucker for buying cheap movies if they have a DTS track on it.

SideShow

I understand getting caught up in things that give you the most from your home theater... but I can't understand buying a movie you'd otherwise pass up JUST because it has a better audio track. To each their own though! Basically the "nice" version of what DonnachaOne said

Big Worms

Excatly. Heck you will miss out on some great movies if you did that.

Loc Nar

It gets really hard to lay off it when the price of the DVD is LESS than it cost you to eat lunch.

fumanstan

I think its stupid to buy a DVD just because of DTS when there are a lot of movies that really don't take advantage of DTS and are mostly dialogue. Something like Master and Commander? Definitely. Out of Sight? Not so much.

tommyp007

yep.

kar10

There are some that I haven't seen and bestbuy is currently selling 3 for $20 in packages of 3.

The deal is so good that I was very close to buying them earlier.


The Siege (dts)
The Thin Red Line (dts)
Courage Under Fire (dts)

Flynn

I have to admit, I am more prone to buy a DVD I already want if it has DTS. I like the DTS sound on my system - but I won't buy a movie I don't like just b/c of the sound.

chipmac

Can I ask what that value is? Granted I haven't upgraded my cheap ass sub to an SVS yet but the LFE on DTS is sometimes a bit hotter. Also the entire track is usually mixed louder so what did you gain with the SVS that equalling out the level can't get you on a DD track?

For the record I only go for DTS discs when it's definitely a better mix. I buy for the A/V quality and not how it's labeled.

jarofclay73

I just bought a home theater system and now I'm going back to see which of my titles actually have DTS and I'm finding that a LOT of the movie I already bought have DTS on them. But, I didn't buy them for the DTS soundtrack. But, I DID do some forward thinking and bought Apollo 13 and Saving Private Ryan in DTS format for cheap knowing someday I'll get a sound system.

boe

If I know a movie is being released with a DTS track, I'll always wait for that version. I hate it when a movie is released a year later in DTS because I have double dipped for a few.

"DD sounds just as good, it is the effort they put into the recording mix that makes the difference, yada yada yada" - Whatever - to me 90% of the time when I switch to DTS it sounds better (not just louder). And yes I have calibrated my system thoroughly and yes I have a pretty high end system - I'm an engineer, I could do no less.

I understand the compression nature of recording, so please let's not go there. I've read so many threads where one person mentions the technical specs regarding compression while another counters with details on the equipment and so forth. Most read like an argument between a woman and a guy. No real common thread and totally different aspects of the topic. I don't think I've read one where anyone mentions apples to apples. Or they pick one minor detail instead of comparing all the specs that are involved in the mix.

I'd suggest searching the web for actual comparisons by professionals, not just some argumentative issues by people who are very zealous about what is better. The truth is both can be very good and both can be very bad. I could care less about why the DTS track is usually better on the DVD's I own, all I care about is getting the best DVD I can for my favorite movies.

Loc Nar

I'm no A/V scientist, but after I got the Ultra, I finally took the time to calibrate all my speakers with an SPL meter and the Video Essentials disc. Don't get me wrong, once calibrated, DD5.1 tracks sound great also, but when I did an A/B comparison on titles such as Master and Commander and the Lord of the Rings Extended discs, the DTS tracks, in my opinion, showed through with greater clarity, imaging, and depth. Also, it sounded/felt like the bass in the DTS mix hit harder and with more precision (i.e. less boomy). Could that have been an illusion caused by the greater clarity, depth and separation heard in the fronts and surrounds? Perhaps. But, for all of those reasons, that's what I mean by the DTS track adding value. I agree you can't overgeneralize that DTS mixes always sound better, but at least on those titles they sounded better to me.

Dabaomb