3 DTS questions
08-06-00 | 02:28 AM
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This is not my case but I am courios about it. What would happen if I tried to play a DTS DVD in a non DTS DVD player with a non DTS receiver? What would I expect? mono? stereo?
My second question is how is doing DTS in the DVD arena, a friend of mine think it is going to disaper. What would you think?
An my third and last question, Why DTS is better than Dolby Digital?
Thanks for all your answers, it will help me a lot.
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This is not my case but I am courios about it. What would happen if I tried to play a DTS DVD in a non DTS DVD player with a non DTS receiver? What would I expect? mono? stereo?
My second question is how is doing DTS in the DVD arena, a friend of mine think it is going to disaper. What would you think?
An my third and last question, Why DTS is better than Dolby Digital?
Thanks for all your answers, it will help me a lot.
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08-06-00 | 02:57 AM
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You may first want to start off with this link: http://www.dvdtalk.com/dtsinterview.html
DVDs are encoded usually with stereo and a 5.1 channel stream, be it Dolby or DTS or sometimes both. Therefore, if you can't use either of the 5.1 data streams then you would simply set your DVD player to stereo mode.
DTS is becoming more popular and will probably be around for a long time.
DTS is better because the data stream contains much more information regarding the sound. Thus, it provides a richer and fuller representation of what you would hear in a theater. It is kind of like comparing the resolution of a monitor set to 640 x 480, with one set to 1024 x 768...you just get more detail and depth. Also, the highs will be higher and the lows lower from what I understand. I by no means claim to be an expert on this, so you should definitely read the information provided at the link above. They used to put DTS on DVDs but take off all of the extras since DTS takes up much more space. However, this practice is becoming less commonplace...thankfully.
[This message has been edited by marcjd (edited August 05, 2000).]
DVDs are encoded usually with stereo and a 5.1 channel stream, be it Dolby or DTS or sometimes both. Therefore, if you can't use either of the 5.1 data streams then you would simply set your DVD player to stereo mode.
DTS is becoming more popular and will probably be around for a long time.
DTS is better because the data stream contains much more information regarding the sound. Thus, it provides a richer and fuller representation of what you would hear in a theater. It is kind of like comparing the resolution of a monitor set to 640 x 480, with one set to 1024 x 768...you just get more detail and depth. Also, the highs will be higher and the lows lower from what I understand. I by no means claim to be an expert on this, so you should definitely read the information provided at the link above. They used to put DTS on DVDs but take off all of the extras since DTS takes up much more space. However, this practice is becoming less commonplace...thankfully.
[This message has been edited by marcjd (edited August 05, 2000).]
08-06-00 | 03:05 AM
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1. Every DTS disc also has at least a Dolby surround mix, so you could play it in Dolby Pro Logic 2.0. You can not play a DTS track however, you will either hear nothing or a loud high pitched noise. A few DTS discs have both a DTS track and a DD 5.1 track.
2. More DTS discs are being announced everyday, so it seems to be doing fine. It will always be a niche item, but I think it will survive.
3. DTS is better, because of the following:
1) DTS is usually encoded in house and great care is taken to insure great sound. Dolby Digital is done by the studios and many times the work is done very poorly.
2) Dolby Digital is downmixed, so that it works on any kind of setup. This downmixing hurts the quality of the sound. DTS can not be downmixed and will only work with a DTS decoder.
3) DTS has much less compression that DD.
Just a note, on some movies the difference between DTS and DD is hardly noticeable. If I have an option though I try to get my DVDs and Laserdiscs in DTS.
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2. More DTS discs are being announced everyday, so it seems to be doing fine. It will always be a niche item, but I think it will survive.
3. DTS is better, because of the following:
1) DTS is usually encoded in house and great care is taken to insure great sound. Dolby Digital is done by the studios and many times the work is done very poorly.
2) Dolby Digital is downmixed, so that it works on any kind of setup. This downmixing hurts the quality of the sound. DTS can not be downmixed and will only work with a DTS decoder.
3) DTS has much less compression that DD.
Just a note, on some movies the difference between DTS and DD is hardly noticeable. If I have an option though I try to get my DVDs and Laserdiscs in DTS.
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Aaron
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