Will we ever get DTS-Master Audio on the PS3, if so when?

You think we would keep it a secret if we knew?

Seriously, at this point I'm beginning to doubt we'll ever get it.

Anyone thinking this is a requirement for buying a ps3, please don't buy it till a firmware is released with it.

There is a lot of hope this may happen, but don't rely on this as a purchasing decision. If you have a AVR and the 7.1 speakers to utilize DTS-HD-MA, get the Samsung 1400.

-Splints

Sony PlayStation 3 never advertised with DTS-HD MA on the box. It says DTS Digital
surround. Dolby TrueHD is on the box and TrueHD works with PlayStation 3 as PCM
through PCM. You're lucky to have DTS-HD MA on PS3 on future firmware.

Actualy I would advise staying away from the 1400. Go read the owners thread as it is INSANE how many issues people are having.

If you have a pre/pro/receiver that can decode the newer audio formats either grab a Panny 30 or the Pioneer 95. Both are very solid stable players unlike the buggy Sammy 1400.

Wow...A first. Someone who points out what the PS3 says it can do, and actually does, and doesnt EXPECT something that was never advertised. Every other day there is a thread or someone bitching about DTS-HD MA.... For a year now.. It's been a rumor for a year, creating new threads isnt gonna make that rumor become fact any faster.

link: PS3 and DTS-HD MA: is it really planned?

why can't all movies just have pcm??, not like bluray is starved for space.

Here here!! But to answer the question why? Because Dolby labs and DTS wouldnt have anything else to fight over, and more importantly... they wouldnt be making ANY money on BD movies. It all boils down to Dolby and DTS own pockets, and the cut they get from having the movie houses (Fox or Columbia) use their format on the New HD movies. Its not like their end result is different than Lossless PCM. "Always the Dollars"

Dont you think Sony would have to pay DTS to use (decode) DTS-HD Master Audio since there is no actual logo on the PS3? If there is a firmware update for this, I can almost bet it will be via the Playstation Store so DTS can be paid and Sony will make a few bucks.

...just my opinion.

I sure hope we at least get a Bitstream option via HDMI. I would not think this would require money paid to DTS because the PS3 would not be extracting the lossless uncompressed PCM data from the "zipped" DTS-HD Master Audio wrapper.

They could do this with Dolby TrueHD as well and shave a few bucks off the system price for the low-end model...since they would not be paying Dolby Labs for the rights to decode it.

For some reason I keep thinking of the soup natzi on seinfeld and him saying "No DTS for you.."

Just picked up a Marantz SR7002.... A bit confused since I'm just getting into HT...

Marantz SR7002

If my receiver supports these sound formats, does that mean I can get DTS-MA HD through the receiver even though the PS3 currently doesn't output it? Will the receiver decode the audio?

(yes I know this sounds like an idiotic question, please forgive me)

I don't think the PS3 can even output DTS-MA as bitstream either, so no.

LMFAO!!!

You want bread??? 4 DOLLARS!!!!

What does DTS-MA offer that is better than DD5.1 or DTS?

I think this is a topic that many gripe about just because the PS3 doesn't have it. Could you tell the difference? My PS3 sounds amazing as it is.

I just picked a 7002 also. There have been articles (and people on this thread and forum), that have said the PS3 will not pass DTS-MA over bit stream due to either a problem with the 1.3 HDMI chip they implemented or in the software driver. I have never seen anything definitive on what the real problem is. If I set the PS3 to bitstream and select the DTS-MA track (like on Ice Age II), The DTS label on the panel does show up and it does sound great. However, I guess it could just be playing the core DTS track. I don't really know. Does anyone know if there is a way to tell?

on my Denon if you go into the GUI and check status it tells you exactly what is being input to the receiver. I would think the Marantz has somewhere you can check.

Ummm....I know were over in the playstation area but please come join us in the bluray or audio areas and read to your heart's content! Basically in very simple terms, DTSHD-MA is lossless from the studio master (as is Dolby's TrueHD, and uncompressed LPCM found on some blurays) just in a "zipped" form. It runs at a variable bitrate of around 4-5 MBPS, DD and DTS run at 640kbps or lower and even DD+ and DTS core (what you can get from the PS3) run only at 1.5 MBps.

The DTS people claim that this will happen before the new year.

Where did you see, or hear this?

For the most part, it means nothing to gamers but for blu-ray lovers this is a must.



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How are you enjoying the receiver? Mine is still in the box (moving to a house very soon)

so far, I love it.

One thing DTS HD MA offers that PCM can't is 24/96 audio.

24/96 5.1 channel audio would need 14Mbits on PCM. This would take up disc space and more importantly bitrate, compromising picture. DTS HD MA can do the same without doing that. I believe all DTS HD tracks are 24/48 right now, though. Even that is 6.9 Mbits on PCM.

In theory, all digital audio isn't truly lossless as it relies on sampling, but I digress.

If people are content with Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 why would you want them to switch?
That's making them buy more expensive equipment just to cater to DTS-MA or TrueHD.
As the old man say "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". But yes, it's better than Dolby Digital
and DTS 5.1 if you have the right equipment to enjoy the most of it but if you have a
entry-level surround or even a mid-range system you won't get the full benefits of it but
it will be a definite improvement over Dolby Digital or DTS over any system.

yea I don't think anyone really knows.

The Silicon Image HDMI chip is HDMI 1.3 but which options it has (bitstream lossless is an OPTION of 1.3!!) no one knows as the chip is PS3 specific and there are no details on the chip that are publicly availalble.

I see a lot of talk about bitrate and passing of greater amounts of information, but what will I hear different with DTS-MA vs. 5.1? Will gun shots and explosions sound different? Will someone walking through a jungle have leaves crunch and twigs break sound different?

I know the tangibles are there (i.e. the numbers), but what will sound different?