DTS vs. AC3 - Club CDFreaks

BigSlammy · 01-02-2004

whats the difference in these 2??

Can you use only one or the other, or do you need both??

*Dartman* · 01-02-2004

Different ways of doing 5.1 or greater suround sound. I think DTS sounds better but they are both pretty close and DTS takes up more space. If your asking so you can do your movies I usually leave the 5.1 off and keep AC3 tracks that are now called Dolby Digital suround and can be 2 channel all the way up to 7.1. It takes up less space and most folks won't notice a difference in the sound.

BigSlammy · 01-02-2004

so if a movie has DTS and AC3 Audio you only need to have one or the other, not both??

carl_1010 · 01-02-2004

DTS is uncompressed, thats the main difference anyway

*Dartman* · 01-02-2004

Yes you only need one, however if there are directors commentaries and like that they'll be smaller tracks probably in DD 2.0 so if you want those too remember to leave them in.

01-02-2004	#1 (permalink)
BigSlammy CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 48	DTS vs. AC3 <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> whats the difference in these 2?? Can you use only one or the other, or do you need both??

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01-02-2004	#2 (permalink)
Dartman CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USA Posts: 741	Different ways of doing 5.1 or greater suround sound. I think DTS sounds better but they are both pretty close and DTS takes up more space. If your asking so you can do your movies I usually leave the 5.1 off and keep AC3 tracks that are now called Dolby Digital suround and can be 2 channel all the way up to 7.1. It takes up less space and most folks won't notice a difference in the sound.

01-02-2004	#3 (permalink)
BigSlammy CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 48	so if a movie has DTS and AC3 Audio you only need to have one or the other, not both??

01-02-2004	#4 (permalink)
carl_1010 New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: England Posts: 24	DTS is uncompressed, thats the main difference anyway

01-02-2004	#5 (permalink)
Dartman CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USA Posts: 741	Yes you only need one, however if there are directors commentaries and like that they'll be smaller tracks probably in DD 2.0 so if you want those too remember to leave them in.