mart360

Quick Q

to listen to DTS sound from a DVD,

does the DVD player need a decoder? or if you have one in your av amp would that do?

or do you need a decoder in your dvd player as well

Mart

ScoobyWon't

I always thought that multiple decoders were built-in to the unit and it would select whichever was the best available to use for the presentation it was playing at the time. But I'm no expert.

Hanslow

I use the decoder purely in my AV unit and use the optical out on our non-DTS DVD player.

Jamz3k

both my amplifier and dvd player can decode DTS. As my Amplifier has better decoders build in, I use the digital out into the Amplifier. If i bought a new DVD player that decoded DTS i would you its multi-channel output so that the DVD player does the decoding though as my amplifier is getting a bit long in the tooth.

mannyo

I use my amp to decode the DTS stream, again from a non DTS dvd player. Typically if the DVD has a DTS track this will be in addition to the more common Dolby Digital track, to get DTS sound most disks have an audio setup menu where you select the DTS sountrack from.

GC8

Only your amplifier needs a decoder, itll have the logo on the front (in all liklihood). Players with inbuilt decoders serve no real purpose, the quality is seldom good and you will still need a 5.1 amplifier...

Simon

corradoboy

Yup, coaxial or optical digital audio out to any AV amp with a DTS decoder (most, if not all) to benefit from the better format (IMHO ).

As also said earlier, the default setting for all discs is to play the Dolby Digital track. To play the DTS you usually need to go into 'Audio Set-up' or 'Languages' in the disc menus and select it. Your amp should automatically switch to the correct setting once you press play.

I search out discs specifically to get DTS from all over the world. Use THIS or similar to find them. UK discs often don't get it as the disc space is used up with loads of languages, often so they can manufacture one disc for the whole of Europe. US, Jap and Korean discs are often the better option, but you need to ensure you have a multi-region enabled player.

phil_wrx

iTrader: (2)

what do people reckon to DTS? im not too sure i still like dolby digital

corradoboy

Even the lower quality DTS recordings encoded at 768kb/s contain more information than Dolby Digital. Full bitrate DTS titles running at 1,536kb/s are superb. If it's got DTS, DD doesn't get a look in on my system, EVER !

phil_wrx

iTrader: (2)

i can use them all but seem to think DD sounds better although i do use DTS off my x box hd-dvd player

GC8

DTS is massively superior!

corradoboy

For reference....

DTS DVD List

DVDTherapy :: the place for DVD news, reviews and everything DVD

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

dvd needs dts. If it doesnt have it then the av cannot make dts from the dvd output, likewise if the av does not support dts (very old) then if the dvd outputs dts then the av will not give dts.

Hanslow

Our DVD player doesn't support DTS (neither did the xbox when we used that) but using the optical out allows us to play DTS streams which is supported on the AV equipment. Or are you talking about the DVD disk needing DTS encoding on it (rather than the player)?

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

what I mean is, if the dvd player doesnt support dts, then it cant output the sound as dts to an av reciever, so you wouldnt get true dts from the av/amp if you see what I mean. Most av recievers can change the sound output like upmix a stereo source to give 5.1, 6.1 etc

ScoobyDoo555

Most DTS-based dvds tend to be from outside of Region 2 - I get mine from the States for the sole purpose getting dts-encoding.

IMO, the comparison between DD & DTS is like listening to music with crash helmet on (DD), then taking it off!!! (DTS!!)

FWIW, the other stark comparison is that of CDs and DVD audio

but yes, DTS rocks.

Dan