Re: DTS's capabilities are much better, however . . .

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In Reply to: DTS's capabilities are much better, however . . . posted by Auricle on August 25, 2002 at 05:46:53:

>>>whether or not DTS is true DTS or simply derived from (and degraded from) DD.<<<
Where'd you get this information? This is never the case. The DTS tracks are made from the master tapes, not from Dolby Digital mixes. As to "imports", buyer beware.
>>>As an aside, DTS on DVD has the capability of being better than DTS Laserdisc. It virtually never is because of choices made in the production stage. That is the reason that the DTS Laser of Independence Day still brings close to $100 on eBay.<<<
It brings close to $100 because there is currently no DTS version available on DVD. As soon as FOX gets off of their ass and gives us a DTS version of this movie, watch the laserdisc prices drop like a rock in a pool.
>>>Where I have a DTS Laserdisc and a DTS DVD of the same film, the sound has always been better on Laser than on the DVD (using the same decoder).<<<
They sound better because the laserdisc was transferred at 1.4Mbs, as opposed to the majority of DTS DVDs that have a bitrate of 768 kbs (half the full DTS rate). The original DTS DVDs from Universal (about 10 DVDs) have a bitrate of 1.5Mbs. Because the studios wanted more room for the worthless extra features and languages, DTS "downgraded" its codec to give them room. Today, DVD manufacturing capability now allows for 1.5Mbs DTS bitrates on DVDs along with the Dolby Digital 448kbs 5.1 soundtrack, but half-rate DTS has become the accepted standard. Sad.

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Topic - DTS vs DD vs ? - tvnewsguy 08:15:55 08/23/02 (8)

Maybe - sam9 12:59:59 08/26/02 (0)

DTS's capabilities are much better, however . . . - Auricle 05:46:53 08/25/02 (2)

Re: DTS's capabilities are much better, however . . . - Joe Murphy Jr 12:49:10 08/25/02 (1)

In a contentious mood, are we? - Auricle 09:05:14 08/26/02 (0)

Re: DTS vs DD vs ? - nobody 20:20:23 08/24/02 (0)

Re: DTS vs DD vs ? - SamM 08:50:06 08/23/02 (2)

I agree too -- DTS is almost always better - Dalancroft 12:42:51 08/23/02 (0)

Agreed... - Lowrider 09:30:33 08/23/02 (0)

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Re: DTS's capabilities are much better, however . . . - Joe Murphy Jr 12:49:10 08/25/02 (1)

In a contentious mood, are we? - Auricle 09:05:14 08/26/02 (0)

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