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DD & DTS

Okay, I've read some reviews on the difference between DD & DTS. I understand some of it now. I'm not building a home theater, I just want 5.1 in my living room. I found a nice system for a nice price; hard to beat deal. It has all the usual features (DD, Proligic, DSP, etc.), but no DTS, or even Prologic II. My question is: is it foreseeable that DTS is going to pass up DD and I won't be able to rent DVD's with DD in 2,3, 4+ years. I know nobody has a crystal ball, but I'm not that up on tech. changes in the home audio world. I know I'll be happy with DD 5.1 unless it leaves me behind and new releases are DTS. Any thoughts? Thanks.
cdkalka62d
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
It's said that Prologic II is a big improvement over PL I.
My experience is only PL II, but you ought to be careful about adopting the older scheme.
avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
Ok guys I must confess to not being able to tell the dif. between dd & dts. I hapen to own one of the few, least compressed dts dvds;Dances W/Wolves. Many/most dvd's that have both tracts--- I hear no dif. I rent most everything. I have what I would consider, a tad above average electronics (Meridian). NOW, back when dts came to lazer discs---THAT,was noticable. I guess I'm just deaf,huh?--- However for resale value and a personal placebo---DTS is required for me.
drguayo
30 posts
 
All dvds I've seen have DD or ( DD and DTS ). DTS sounds noticeably better in my system. I have a Marantz SR19-EX receiver doing the decoding.
treyhoss
287 posts
 
IMO, DTS is smoother and more clear than DD. I also get better bass response from a DTS encoded disc. I have found that some discs are greatly better than their DD counterparts like "Saving Privte Ryan" or "Jurassic Park". Maybe they have better sound because these movies were originally produced with a DTS soundtrack for the theater??? Whatever the case, I have found the DTS versions of discs to be superior on the whole to their DD counterparts for audio - video seems to be the same.
dwudman
19 posts
 
DTS is without question the best format...
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