Dolby Digital or DTS

[funboy6942]

Originally posted by: archcommus
Can I properly use DTS with a z-5500 set hooked up to my computer via 6-channel direct?

I do it with mine but you have to have DTS dvd software player installed to do so. Other wise it will ony decode DD. Now if you have the optical out on your sound card it will pass through the DTS code directly to the Z5500 box and wont have to worry about what dvd software player you use.

And OH yeah. DTS for me and wtf is the poll????

 

[CptObvious]

i'll pick dts, but i usually can't tell the difference with the speakers i've used, esp. when the sampling is at 24/48 or higher

 

[thirdeye]

Definitely DTS

 

[torpid]

DTS is vastly superior in most cases. Crisper and deeper sound.

 

[TheTony]

DTS here as well, though the better DD 5.1 mixes are generally on PAR with DTS.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: funboy42

Originally posted by: archcommus
Can I properly use DTS with a z-5500 set hooked up to my computer via 6-channel direct?

I do it with mine but you have to have DTS dvd software player installed to do so. Other wise it will ony decode DD. Now if you have the optical out on your sound card it will pass through the DTS code directly to the Z5500 box and wont have to worry about what dvd software player you use.

And OH yeah. DTS for me and wtf is the poll????

Ahh okay. I use MPC which I believe does have DTS support. But my sound card (Audigy 2) does I think have optical out. Would I see any benefit to using that over the 6-channel direct and software DTS decoding?

 

[SlowSpyder]

Anyone care to tell me the difference between DTS and Dolby 5.1?

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: SlowSpyder
Anyone care to tell me the difference between DTS and Dolby 5.1?

A DTS soundtrack is over 500MB, the same one in Dolby Digital is around 120MB.

DTS is not as compressed as DD.

 

[kyparrish]

DTS

 

[funboy6942]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: funboy42

Originally posted by: archcommus
Can I properly use DTS with a z-5500 set hooked up to my computer via 6-channel direct?

I do it with mine but you have to have DTS dvd software player installed to do so. Other wise it will ony decode DD. Now if you have the optical out on your sound card it will pass through the DTS code directly to the Z5500 box and wont have to worry about what dvd software player you use.

And OH yeah. DTS for me and wtf is the poll????

Ahh okay. I use MPC which I believe does have DTS support. But my sound card (Audigy 2) does I think have optical out. Would I see any benefit to using that over the 6-channel direct and software DTS decoding?

Nah either which way you will get it other then if you go with the optical outs your Controll pod will come up say DTS on it. But inorder for your controll pod to decode DD and DTS using the SB card you will have to go into the sound card propertiees and click off the button that has it decode that stuff and to let it pass through to the outside source.

 

[Doctorweir]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: Praetor

Originally posted by: sonoma1993
I would use DTS, but my 5.1 home surround sound system only supports 5.1. It's hooked up to my dvd player by fiber optic.

huh? Do you mean it only supports Dolby Digital?

I'd like clarification on this as well.

More than 5.1 would be DTS ES, so 5.1 is sufficient for DTS...

 

[ondarkness]

Originally posted by: kyparrish
DTS

^

 

[kalster]

Originally posted by: archcommus
Can I properly use DTS with a z-5500 set hooked up to my computer via 6-channel direct?

That is what I use with my z5500 too, sounds real good

 

[spacejamz]

most people won't be able to tell the difference on their sharp or GE home theater in a box from walmart for $150...

on my setup, the DTS version is louder at the same volume than the DD soundtrack...but quality wise, I honestly can't tell the difference...

 

[Aquila76]

DTS here. At this point a poll is useless as everyone capable of using it has voted DTS.

 

[spacelord]

Originally posted by: Aquila76
DTS here. At this point a poll is useless as everyone capable of using it has voted DTS.

yep.. My receiver supports DTS so I use it, since its the best. DD sounds pretty darn good though too.

 

[Jittos]

I don't really care. If there's DTS, I'll use it, if not, I'm happy with DD.
I 'back-up' all my DVDs in DD. I don't think DTS is worth the extra space.

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: bradruth
DTS

 

[sdifox]

sigh, will this never die? DTS is not better (nor worse) than DD in terms of sound quality. What DTS does do (wrongly in my book) is boosting db level as opposed to sticking to the right one. Known psychoacoustical effect of louder sound is making it appear to sound better. Look at spectrum analysis of decoded signal and you'll see DD is in fact closer to the original waveform. Coupled with inefficient use of space, DTS is inferior. Think about it, you want to reduce file size as much as possible while minimizing distortions of original signal. Both of them have weak points, they are just at different points of the spectrum.

 

[speg]

When given the choice I use DTS because everyone seems to say it's better. However I doubt I could tell the difference between the two unless I really tried - and that is not something I want to spend my time doing

 

[spidey07]

DTS - It sounds better.

DTS-ES if the disc has it.

 

[vshah]

DTS has much lower compression

 

[Aharami]

for some reason, it sounds better when i turn on the DTS > PCM feature on my DVD player.

When i do this, receiver doesnt show the DTS logo. So i guess receiver isnt receiving DTS signal when i turn on the DTS > PCM feature

 

[dawks]

im pissed that all the dvd's on newsgroups have DTS ripped 9 times out of 10.. rip dolby digital and leave DTS you f'in newbs.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Aharami
for some reason, it sounds better when i turn on the DTS > PCM feature on my DVD player.

When i do this, receiver doesnt show the DTS logo. So i guess receiver isnt receiving DTS signal when i turn on the DTS > PCM feature

That's correct. You're just listening to stereo at tht point. That is only used for receivers that don't support DTS.

As an aside I can't tell you how many people get a 8,000 dollar home theater and then have it setup wrong. no wide screen and still hooking up the DVD player with analog cables.