Video Asylum

Posted by BPJ on November 29, 2000 at 12:29:13:

In Reply to: Re: Do I really need DTS ? posted by Rob A. on November 27, 2000 at 22:11:03:

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