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Or is DD fine for now ?
P.s. standard AC3 5.1 is DD, correct ?
Many thx
Ray
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? If yes, forget all those format thing which will be outdated oneday. Go buy what you want, not what you need.. :-)
I have watched a couple of DVD's that have DTS soundtracks. I happen to think they sound great. In fact I happen to like it better than some of the THX soundtracks I've heard.
If you are watching DVD's, and want to experience surround sound, then I would suggest getting it. It was my impression that even $200 could get you a receiver which passes DTS.
Best of Luck.
DD (Dolby Digital) is 3 year old technology and is on its way out. Almost all just DD receivers are last years stock at this point. It all boils down to how critical you are with HT and how critical you think you may become until you can afford another receiver. You can get buy with an older model DD if HT separation is not important to you. If you plan to use a center channel, 2 fronts and 2 rears or more you will notice a difference on most new recordings with DDS. If you just plan on using VHS recordings and not DVD for the next couple of years you can probably get by. This is especially true if you have never even had a DD receiver yet. I recommended the Onkyo 575X down in your lower posting and I still think it is your best investment for future compatibility etc. Hope this helps.
If I remember correctly, Dolby Digital has been adopted by Broadcasters as the standard for High Def soundtracks. If this is in fact the case, it is most certainly not on its way out.That being said, as Tom mentioned below, DTS on receivers/processors is almost standard and not any more expensive. In my experience, I enjoy DTS soundtracks slightly better as they seem a little fuller to me. I don't believe that you can find DVD's that are in DTS but not released in DD but you can find those in DD and not in DTS.
One other thing to think about is DTS has remastered some Audio CD's in 5.1 surround. I have a couple and they are quite good. If you want surround music without waiting for DVD-Audio, you need to have DTS.
- Bryan
DD is NOT on its way out; where did you get this? What do you mean by "you can get buywith an older model DD if HT separation is not important to you"? Separation? Between what, channels? Are you confusing DD with Dolby Surround? DDS? You mean DTS? Or DD? VHS does not support DTS or DD, so that's irrelevant.
Sorry to pick, but this is just wrong. Some DTS soundtracks offer a better or equal performance as reported, but normally NOT night and day differences. And on lower-end systems, I'm sure the difference are barely noticeable.
To answer the question, having DTS in a receiver today is no more costly than DD only (if they still make them). So, assuming he will be using DVD, I agree, might as well get DTS now just so the option is available. But anyone can surely get by with DD, as it is not on its way out.
-- Greg
I stand corrected, I was thinking Dolby Surround. Too many acronyms to stay fluid in conversation sometimes. The market is being literally flooded with great Dolby Surround receivers because of their HT obsolesance. Both DTS and THX are both mainly marketing hype now but they do set some standards for processing. Without them you chuck in an undefined processing chip and call it DD with a very wide variance in channel seperation and sound reproduction quality. I agree THX and 7 channel sound are in their infancy. Progress is always slow in the beginning but picks up pace very quickly. People were buying high end receivers 12 or 18 months ago thinking who would ever need componant video or a pile of S-Video on a receiver. Now they own a $2000 dinosaur.
I did read that someone is coming out with a VHS that is DD. Why I don't know. A giant step backwards.
I second Greg's opinion but I'd like to add a couple of statments on my own. DTS movies are far and few in between while DD is a predominant in most DVD movies soundtrack. The differences in sound of the two formats are almost null, at least according to Sound & Vision and H/T mags experts. Most if not all AV receivers or prepros offer both DD & DTS as standard features.
BTW, a new 'Enhanced' or so-called THX-EX sound feature is becoming a new standard for both DTS & DD sound format. What that means is you need to buy more amplification and speakers in order to accomodate the 'EX' feature in your h/t system. New movies such as The Haunting or U571 soundtrack are 'EX' recorded.
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