Hey TechGuy can you elaborate a bit more on the 2 DTS's?
Thanks
Well, there are THREE DTS's!!!
1) DTS-Core (Plain DTS, 1.5 Mbps)
2) DTS-HD HR (High Resolution, some compression, I think 6.9 Mbps)
3) DTS-HD MA (Master Audio-lossless, no compression, I think > 20 Mbps)
It seems that DTS & DTS-HR are very easy to implement. But apparently the DTS-MA is very difficult. As of today, you can only get DTS-MA on a few blu-ray players via Bitstream (send to your receiver to decode DTS-MA). None of the players can internally decode DTS-MA.
There are THREE High Definition Audio formats:
1) Uncompressed PCM (no compression, does NOT require Decoding)
2) Dolby TrueHD (no compression, But Requires Decoding)
3) DTS-HD MA (no compression, But Requires Decoding)
You can get the first 2 on any HD players.
These 3 new HD Audio are like the exact quality of the original Master Audio. The sound is suppose to be better quality than the standard Dolby Digital and DTS.
In the end, it all depends on the actual soundtrack of the movie. If it is great, like Day After Tomorrow, Ratatouille, etc., then the sound will be great in all audio formats.
Examples:
"300" blu-ray: I've compared Uncompressed PCM vs TrueHD vs Dolby Digital. I find it very difficult to distinguish among the 3 audio tracks.
"Superman Returns" HDDVD: I've compared TrueHD vs Dolby Digital. I find very little difference in quality.
"Kung Fu Hustle" Blu-ray: I've compared Dolby Ditial vs PCM: Huge difference. Uncompressed PCM was significantly better than Dolby Digital.
So it varies.
But bottom line, if you have DTS-MA, TrueHD, & PCM, you are getting the Best Possible Sound.
Right now, DTS-MA is difficult for most people to get. I can't get it yet until they make a HD player with internal DTS-MA decoders. But if you have the new Onkyo or Denon receivers (I would get the Onkyo 875 by the way
) & the upcoming Samsung BD-UP5000 combo player, you can get all three HD Audio formats via Bitstream (your receiver will decode).
