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How significant do you think it is that the PS3 doesn't support DTS MA?
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How much do you want MA? Go from there.
How much do you want MA? Go from there.
Can I just ask a really daft question before the thread gets closed – if Dolby HD and dts Master Audio are both lossless, then technically they are equivalent and therefore not mutually exclusive. In other words they decode exactly the same sound and therefore, only one is required.
Do some discs have one and not the other?
Cheers,
Mark
Do some discs have one and not the other?
Cheers,
Mark
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afaik no discs have both. it's one or the other or neither of the two.
Please search the PS3 thread. I posted that I spoke with the DTS people at CES and they know many are interested in DTSMA including Sony. Nothing was promised but I did get a hint that both DTS and Sony were working on it and it could come in a firmware update with other things also included. I am wondering if it will come with the 2.0 profile update.
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I hear you -- but I am daring to dream.
I wish more BD titles would just use TrueHD instead of DTS-MA (since no players can decode the codec anyway).
It seems that all the HD-DVD discs that I have either use DD+
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or TrueHD -- both of which my A2 can decode. I only have one DTS-MA title in HD-DVD (Silent Hill German Import).
I actually have found that if the studio invests the time -- the DD+ soundtracks can sound awesome (witness Transformers).
I hear you -- but I am daring to dream.
I wish more BD titles would just use TrueHD instead of DTS-MA (since no players can decode the codec anyway).
It seems that all the HD-DVD discs that I have either use DD+
I actually have found that if the studio invests the time -- the DD+ soundtracks can sound awesome (witness Transformers).
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The Panny BD-30 only bitstreams the high def audio to be decoded in the receiver which I don't see as a benefit -- I would rather the player decode the lossless surround audio and if (or when) the PS3 can do that via f/w upgrade, then there would be no need to purchase a second player anyway. if the OP wanted to purchase a second Blu-ray player, he would make a wiser choice with the Panny BD-50 that internally decodes all formats as well as bitstreams all formats. Another thought--can the BD-30 even be updated to Profile 2.0 whereas the PS3 apparently can? What does a George Foreman Grill have to do with this thread?
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Originally Posted by eiger /forum/post/12838554
If you want it that bad, sell you George Foreman Grill and get the Panny BD-30 and you will have DTS-MA.![]()
The Panny BD-30 only bitstreams the high def audio to be decoded in the receiver which I don't see as a benefit -- I would rather the player decode the lossless surround audio and if (or when) the PS3 can do that via f/w upgrade, then there would be no need to purchase a second player anyway. if the OP wanted to purchase a second Blu-ray player, he would make a wiser choice with the Panny BD-50 that internally decodes all formats as well as bitstreams all formats. Another thought--can the BD-30 even be updated to Profile 2.0 whereas the PS3 apparently can? What does a George Foreman Grill have to do with this thread?
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If you realy just want the player decode the HD audio to your's receiver you just have the LPCM sound not the real lossless surround audio ......................
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If you realy just want the player decode the HD audio to your's receiver you just have the LPCM sound not the real lossless surround audio ......................
Real lossless audio?,please explain, beacause there is no dif in sound quality if the player decodes or the rec decodes unless your rec is doing some processing
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Originally Posted by kendrew814 /forum/post/12842834
If you realy just want the player decode the HD audio to your's receiver you just have the LPCM sound not the real lossless surround audio ......................![]()
Real lossless audio?,please explain, beacause there is no dif in sound quality if the player decodes or the rec decodes unless your rec is doing some processing
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Originally Posted by kendrew814
If you realy just want the player decode the HD audio to your's receiver you just have the LPCM sound not the real lossless surround audio ......................
Guess I am confused -- I thought that if the lossless decoding was done in the player and sent out via HDMI as LPCM that the AVR or pre/pro would send the lossless audio to the appropriate 7.1 speakers since it had already been decoded.
MikeSp
If you realy just want the player decode the HD audio to your's receiver you just have the LPCM sound not the real lossless surround audio ......................
Guess I am confused -- I thought that if the lossless decoding was done in the player and sent out via HDMI as LPCM that the AVR or pre/pro would send the lossless audio to the appropriate 7.1 speakers since it had already been decoded.
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A BIG DUH
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on my part -- had never gotten that before and had seen the reference to a Forman Grill several times. I have often wondered about the shape of my PS3 (games for my teenager and BD Player for me) being a little strange, thinking it should have looked more like a regular component and less like a game console... "Forman Grill" cracks me up.
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(I will have some issues placing it in my new AV rack and now thinking it looks like our George Forman Grill did not help that issue any!!)
MikeSp
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Originally Posted by JCR1960 /forum/post/12842999
I think he is saying that the PS3 looks like a George Forman Grill to him that is all.![]()
A BIG DUH
MikeSp
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