Dts

[VegaDog]

Hello, i am running a HK AVR135 and im trying to use the DTS surround feature of my PS2 with some of the movies that i have, the problem im having is that even when i set it up through the menu and press select and set it up through the PS2 menu my receiver stays on Dolby Digital. Anyone have an answer? I do plan on going to Blue Ray PS3 or HD DVD sometime in the near future. Thank you and have a good Holiday.

 

[crossroadazn]

Do those movies hace DTS encode ?

 

[f0am]

How is your PS2 connected to the receiver?

Your PS2 needs to be connected via the optical or digital coax output for DTS to work.
Hope this helps.

 

[jonnythan]

How is your PS2 connected to the receiver?

Your PS2 needs to be connected via the optical or digital coax output for DTS to work.
Hope this helps.

If it weren't connected via optical or digital coax, he wouldn't be getting DD.

BTW, the menus are usually all in DD. Are you switching to DTS in the DVD menu then *watching the movie* and it stays in DD?

 

[f0am]

If it weren't connected via optical or digital coax, he wouldn't be getting DD.

BTW, the menus are usually all in DD. Are you switching to DTS in the DVD menu then *watching the movie* and it stays in DD?

Good call, overlooked that part.

 

[j_garcia]

You have to put a DVD in and let it read, then with the disc is in there you will have the option for dts in the player's setup menu (will not be there without a DVD in the unit).

 

[~JC~]

Which is better?

Is DTS better than DD? I found a music DVD that allowed me to chose DTS or DD, and I thought that the DD sounded better. (yes, the receiver said DTS or DD depending on which I chose).

 

[j_garcia]

That is a difficult subject. Quite often I find the dts tracks on movies to sound better, and/or most of my favorite movie tracks tend to be dts. That doesn't mean DD isn't great too because there are plenty of great sounding DD movies. The real answer is, it depends on the movie and the specific tracks in question because they are differently mixed in each case.

 

[~JC~]

Thanks

So it is another of those trial and error issues, with different answers depending upn the situation. Excellent. Thank you.

 

[jonnythan]

The DTS soundtrack on a DVD is generally at a higher bitrate.

Dolby Digital is limited to 448Kbps on a DVD. DTS is often at 640 or 768Kbps.

 

[MDS]

Yes and the higher bitrate of DTS is often cited as the reason why it will sound better, but bitrate isn't everything especially when the DTS bitstream carries a lot of control information that is not related to the audio.

DTS vs DD == 6 of one, half dozen of another. If the mixing and mastering was done well, they sound equally good.

 

[j_garcia]

half bitrate dts is 754K, full bitrate is 1509k. With full bitrate there is definitely a noticeable improvement in fidelity vs standard DD, but it also takes a lot of space on the disc, so full movies in 1509k movies were rare. Now with Blu Ray and HD DVD, they can easily fit 1509k tracks on there with no problem. I noticed this with Sleepy Hollow on BluRay, the original was 754, but the BD is 1509k.

 

[Alex2507]

VegaDog,

Fantastic avatar.

 

[Yamahaluver]

Just my humble opinion, DTS sounds so sharp and dynamic as compared to Dolby PL I/II, this is on my now ageing Z9, maybe with newer receivers, PL-II sounds better.