|   Is my DTS working? | mikeydiker
Oct 20, 2002 1:56 PM | | I have the Onkyo Ht-S650. It has DTS decoding, so does my DVD player. When I choose DTS from the menu on the dvd, the Receiver just says DD. Is there usually a light that tells you your in DTS. Or is it just an extension of DD?
Thanks
Mike |
| re: Is my DTS working? | rpgamer
Oct 20, 2002 3:43 PM | | The DTS light should be lit or it should say DTS on the OSD (on screen display). |
| re: Is my DTS working? | LiQuiD_FiRe_
Oct 20, 2002 4:34 PM | | Is the dvd you are viewing when the light does not turn on have a dts track on it? |
| All this time I thought I was in DTS!! | mikeydiker
Oct 21, 2002 9:34 AM | | After some checking through my manuals, I had my DTS turned off on my DVD player. I just ran Gladiator through both DD, and DTS, and man what a difference. I didnt know what I was missing. It must have all been in my mind, when I was choosing DTS on my videos, and hearing a difference. It now lights up on both player and Reciever. What are some Good DTS dvd's? It seems not to many have them.
Thanks
Mike |
| DTS is a niche format... | Woochifer
Oct 21, 2002 1:37 PM | | whereas DD is the standard. DTS offers up a nice improvement in the sound quality for most of the soundtracks I've heard (a notable exception is Pulp Fiction, which has a poorly mixed DTS track that send way too much of the sound into the surrounds). Fewer than 1,000 of the 16,000 DVD titles have DTS soundtracks. But, to me the big improvement is not necessarily with the sound effects and big explosions, but with the voices and more subtle sound cues. DTS just sounds more realistic and less processed. DD can also sound quite good, but in direct comparisons, the DTS track typically has an advantage in overall clarity and just a more open sound in general. Gladiator's a great DTS demo disc, and I'm looking forward to the new LOTR:FOTR extended edition, which will have a DTS track this time (the DD track on the theatrical version had the bass dialed up way too high; I know a lot of people like that, but it sounds out of balance). Pearl Harbor's also a good demo (although it's a painfully gawdawful movie). |
| Isn't much of a difference | Flanders
Oct 21, 2002 2:16 PM | | You cannot hear much of a difference between DTS and Dolby Digital - it's all in your mind. There may be a small improvement, but nothing to get THAT excited about. On the other hand, there is a huge difference between DTS (or Dolby Digital) vs Dolby Pro-Logic. That is indisputable. |
| ALL in my mind? Only in your mind... | Woochifer
Oct 21, 2002 4:24 PM | | "You cannot hear much of a difference between DTS and Dolby Digital - it's all in your mind."
The degree of difference is subjective, but that doesn't deny that it's there. And how much of a difference there is varies a lot by the individual title. For one thing, the level balance between the different sounds on the soundtrack can vary a lot between the DD and DTS tracks, because DTS soundtracks do not include any dialog normalization offsets, while DD soundtracks do, and the offset levels used are different from disc to disc.
With the Gladiator DVD mentioned earlier, the difference between the DTS and DD track is very noticeable, with the DTS track offering up a sizable improvement in just about every facet. On the other hand, the Pulp Fiction: SE DVD has a terribly mixed DTS soundtrack. All others in my collection where I've done direct comparisons range from little/no difference to a very sizable improvement offered by the DTS track; only with Pulp Fiction have I preferred a DD track over a DTS version. In fact, on discs where I could do direct comparisons between DD, DTS, and high res PCM tracks, the DTS and PCM tracks showed minimal differences in audio quality, while the DD track was a noticeable step down.
Now, I will agree with you that the difference between 5.1 and DPL is much bigger than between DD and DTS, which is why I've consistently said that DTS is a very nice feature/enhancement, but if you already have a good receiver with 5.1 DD, don't upgrade just to get DTS. |
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