Diesel

Had a DVD last night which said it had DTS audio (as well as 5.1). Couldn't work out a way of listening to the DTS track however, and my (DTS compatible) Sony AV Amp defaulted to 5.1.

Is it cos I'm only using my PS2 as a DVD player, and that can't output DTS down its light pipe, or is there a menu option somewhere?

Thanks for any advice!

RB170

Yep that's it

Buy a decent dvd player m8

Mike

SD

No! I've had DTS out of my PS2 and Sony amp before now. Firstly, make sure that DTS output is turned on in the DVD software. It's under audio options I think... Next is to make sure you select DTS from within the DVD's own menu itself.

Those two things should mean you get a DTS stream out of the PS2. The amp should do the rest.

HTH,

Simon.

[Edited by SD - 5/20/2002 10:26:48 PM]

dsmith

DTS usually has to be selected just as if you were selecting German or French - so as said under Soundtracks or Audio Options.

snowcrash

DTS is 5.1 - u sure your amp isn't just telling you its a 5.1 signal?? or is it saying it's a Dolly Digital 5.1 signal. As the above posts say, make sure you select the DTS audio track on the DVD's menu. And in the Setup of the PS2 or dvd player, make sure its set to send the DTS signal out down your Digital (Optical or Coax) Cable to your amp and not decoding it (as your amp decodes it).

stevem2k

Are you sure it's not in the disc options ? Some of them bury the 5.1/DTS selector on 'odd' places .. took me ages to find U571's - it's under 'language' for some reason.

Steve

FamousCoops

buy a stand alone dvd player!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dave T-S

OI! Leave me out of this.....

DTS

sillysi

I use a PS2 and yep you have to make sure you select DTS in the DVDs menu and also in the PS2s menu. When I select DTS in the PS2s menu I can see the amp display change to DTS. Set it to use the optical cable and you should be there.

[Edited by sillysi - 5/21/2002 10:01:43 AM]

Diesel

Oi you lot leave my PS2 and Dave alone!! Pix look great on my 40 incher, delivered in COMPONENT. That still gets me - it works in proper component (YUV) and I remember this being the next big thing in professional TV circles some 10 years ago; now its in me bloody house!

Thanks for the advice, ohh and if the PS2 is really a bad idea, prove it, and I'll get a 'proper' player. (I know I want to really as it loses lip sync sometimes!)

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

Loses lip sync all the time

Edited to say - I mean the PS2 not Dave T-S

[Edited by DJ Dunk - 5/21/2002 11:27:48 AM]

Jodster

DTS isn't 5.1. The encoding of the DTS signal is significantly larger than a 5.1 soundtrack, that's why DTS movies normally have the extras on a second disk.

DTS disks will play louder than a 5.1 disk, a difference is immediatley noticeable.


[Edited by Jodster - 5/21/2002 4:18:16 PM]

GEJL

How do you get the component video out of the PS2?

Diesel

To get component out you have to buy a different plug in output lead - standard is just the composite one. Got mine in HMV for about £8 - non Sony of course. You can of course pay much more if you dont shop around.

GEJL

And that gives real component? Cool. I'll give it a try...

Diesel

Proper pukka Y U V or Y R-Y B-Y or that other silly Y Cr Cb way of writing it - you sound as sad and impressed as I was

PeterStone

iTrader: (1)

Hi

I use the three way lead that goes into a scart adapter which plugs into a spare scart socket on the tv.Is this component or composite?

TIA

Pete Stone

Diesel

Think you have the bog standard composite mate - does it have one yellow phono and the usual two white and red audio's? If so, this is one step up from plugging the DVD to the aerial socket only! Remenber not many Tellys accept component though.

PeterStone

iTrader: (1)

The TV is a fairly new 28" ws with 3 scarts.Do i need to check if the scart sockets are component/rgb enabled?If so do i need a special lead or is it the supplied lead?

Pete Stone

Diesel

Yeah check what all three inputs will take - you might find that they are switchable or even self switching between composite or RGB or S Video or component. Not all three inputs will be so flexible - you may find input 3 takes composite only.

The PS2 Component lead is an extra (got mine at HMV for about £8) make sure it is the component one as it is confusing!

logiclee

Jodster,

The 5.1 refers to channels driven and has no relation to the bandwith used.

You can get dts in, among others 2.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 6.1
The first number represents the main channels the second the lfe channel.
EG 5.1, the 5 indicates that five full channels of sound are driven, the 1 indicates a LFE channel will de driven.

dts also use a matrixed version similar to Dolby Digital EX in their dts 5.1 ES and have a version of Dolby Prologic 2 which is called dts neo.

dts laser discs and the early DVD's with just the single dts soundtrack used a very high bandwith and bit rate for the sound the dts audio on these is outstanding.
The newer DVD's with a chioce of dts or Dolby Digital 5.1 have a much lower bit rate and bandwith for dts and there is very little difference in the quality.

Lee

logiclee

Peter,

If you are using just three phono plugs into your TV via scart you will be using composite, the poorest form of video transmission.

As far as I know you cannot get component enable scart sockets only composite, S-Video and RGB.

Its only very recently that the large high end TV's have started to come with component sockets on the back and these are mainly Toshiba's although they are starting to filter onto other brands.

If you are starting to worry about the difference between composite/RGB etc. you really ought to be thinking about buying a decent stand alone DVD player and use the PS2 for games.
The difference between the PS2 playing DVD's through composite and my Toshiba DVD player through component on my 46" screen is incredible, a totaly different league IMO.

Lee

GEJL

Diesel - I've only just got introduced to the exciting world of AV amps etc... So many more permutations than boring stereo.

Sadly now limited by my TV having no component input. Could use the component input on the amp, but then limited to S-Video out

logiclee

GEJL,

You may even be snookered with that as most av amps do not act as a standards converter and thus will not convert a component input to an s-video output.
Your probably better using a direct RGB connection via scart anyway.

Lee

InvisibleMan

always use RGB if you can

logiclee

IM,

I would say.

Always use RGB unless you can use component.

In order of video quality.

Component
RGB
S-Video
Composite

Progresive scan should be the next big thing comeing to a Home Cinema near you.

Lee