DTS Audio-DVD's?

[Cyberdyne]

Hi,

Sorry if this has been answered here already but can I play my DTS audio DVD's on my PS3 (now)?

Thanks!

[Pelican170]

sure, why wouldnt you?

[Cyberdyne]

I get only static, hooked up through HDMI

[Pelican170]

Interesting, so let me get this straight. You just want to play a dvd in your ps3 and have it play DTS? I know it can be done because ive done it. Be sure you check your settings on the ps3, receiver and the dvd options to select DTS.

[DutchBoy]

Is DTS 5.1 selected in your PS3's audio settings? It should be automatically, I would think, but I'd check my HDMI settings and see what is checked off first --

I have no idea why it might not be working...

[Cyberdyne]

Like your name 'Dutchboy' since I'm Dutch :-)

To clear things up; I'm trying to play actual Audio-DVD's (like SACD's)

[caliminius]

Originally Posted by Cyberdyne

I get only static, hooked up through HDMI

According to the Amazon.com link you provided, you have a DTS audio CD (not a DVD-Audio disc). I'm thinking you might have to set your audio setttings to Bitstream if they are not already set to that. It is up to your receiver to properly decode the DTS audio since any CD player is going to assume that the content is a standard CD. If your audio settings are set to Linear PCM, this would explain why you would get static since the receiver is (incorrectly) assuming that the audio stream has already been properly decoded.

[Bluray_ne1]

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=42473

Here's a link to a sticky thread for more info.

From BigDaddy:

"Can PS3 Play DVD-A Music?
PS3 does not support DVD-A. As a co-developer of the competing format (SACD), Sony has never supported DVD-A."

Does this mean that with the availability of DTS-MA it can now? Not sure. I'd like to know if it does.

[Cyberdyne]

Yeah, i think the bit-streaming is the way to go. Down side is that I have to put it back to LPCM when I want to watch a movie. Oh well, you can't have it all.

Thanks for your input!

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by Bluray_ne1

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=42473

Here's a link to a sticky thread for more info.

From BigDaddy:

"Can PS3 Play DVD-A Music?
PS3 does not support DVD-A. As a co-developer of the competing format (SACD), Sony has never supported DVD-A."

Does this mean that with the availability of DTS-MA it can now? Not sure. I'd like to know if it does.

No it doesn't. The dts tracks on dts Entertainment's DVD's are included in the VIDEO_TS folder of the DVD, not the AUDIO_TS folder.

The dts Entertainment DVD's most often include a DVD-Audio high resolution mix, but it is in ADDITION to the dts mix that's also included.

Likewise most DVD-Audio discs contain video footage and Dolby surround mixes of the album in the VIDEO_TS folder for compatability with non-DVD-Audio players.

Any DVD-Audio disc will play in the PlayStation 3, you just can't get at the DVD-Audio portion of the disc.

Originally Posted by Cyberdyne

Yeah, i think the bit-streaming is the way to go. Down side is that I have to put it back to LPCM when I want to watch a movie. Oh well, you can't have it all.

Thanks for your input!

Well you can have it all, just set-up your optical connection for bitstream and your HDMI for LPCM.

Whenever you listen to a dts-CD or something you want to listen to bitstreamed dts with, change your receiver to the optical input. When your done, go back to the input set-up with HDMI.

Then you never have to change the PS3's menus.

As long as you have the right number of inputs on your receiver, you're golden.

[Pelican170]

Originally Posted by Cyberdyne

Yeah, i think the bit-streaming is the way to go. Down side is that I have to put it back to LPCM when I want to watch a movie. Oh well, you can't have it all.

Thanks for your input!

Be aware, that when you pop a movie in, you can switch between Bitstream and LPCM by hitting the Triangle button, then scrolling over to the audio input button. Then you can switch it back immediately... Might save you a second or two.

[CucamongaBlues]

Originally Posted by Cyberdyne

I get only static, hooked up through HDMI

I had this happen to me. IIRC I had to switch the music settings from 48khz to 44.1. I learned the hard way that there are 3 different types of high-end audio disc.
SACD - if your PS3 is a 20, 60, or 80 gig I believe you can play these. I have a 60 gig, but my receiver only has HDMI pass-through, so no surround for me. As of firmware 2.01, just stereo . Cool site for this is www.ps3sacd.com

DVD-Audio - A DVD that makes use of the AUDIO_TS folder. Every one of these that I have also makes use of the VIDEO_TS folder and therefore, I'm able to listen to the program, albeit lower quality (still really cool).

DTS Disc - Don't really know what the underlying disc is, except that the PS3 thinks it's a CD. You just need to switch to 44.1khz to hear it though. Again, I don't know about HDMI, but the sound works through the optical just fine.

HTH,
-Christian

[Cyberdyne]

Thanks all you guys for the tips

[dannyjl]

I think you have to send the audio out via an optical cable to play DTS - haven't gotten it to work with HDMI. That's what I'm doing and these DTS cd's sound great.

[caliminius]

Originally Posted by CucamongaBlues

I had this happen to me. IIRC I had to switch the music settings from 48khz to 44.1. I learned the hard way that there are 3 different types of high-end audio disc.
SACD - if your PS3 is a 20, 60, or 80 gig I believe you can play these. I have a 60 gig, but my receiver only has HDMI pass-through, so no surround for me. As of firmware 2.01, just stereo . Cool site for this is www.ps3sacd.com

DVD-Audio - A DVD that makes use of the AUDIO_TS folder. Every one of these that I have also makes use of the VIDEO_TS folder and therefore, I'm able to listen to the program, albeit lower quality (still really cool).

DTS Disc - Don't really know what the underlying disc is, except that the PS3 thinks it's a CD. You just need to switch to 44.1khz to hear it though. Again, I don't know about HDMI, but the sound works through the optical just fine.

HTH,
-Christian

You're spot on about having to go to music settings and switching to the 44.1/88.2/176.4 setting for DTS audio CD's. Reading this discussion in the morning made me curious so I had to toss in my one and only DTS Audio CD.

[The_Snowman]

Originally Posted by CucamongaBlues

I had this happen to me. IIRC I had to switch the music settings from 48khz to 44.1. I learned the hard way that there are 3 different types of high-end audio disc.
SACD - if your PS3 is a 20, 60, or 80 gig I believe you can play these. I have a 60 gig, but my receiver only has HDMI pass-through, so no surround for me. As of firmware 2.01, just stereo . Cool site for this is www.ps3sacd.com
DVD-Audio - A DVD that makes use of the AUDIO_TS folder. Every one of these that I have also makes use of the VIDEO_TS folder and therefore, I'm able to listen to the program, albeit lower quality (still really cool).

DTS Disc - Don't really know what the underlying disc is, except that the PS3 thinks it's a CD. You just need to switch to 44.1khz to hear it though. Again, I don't know about HDMI, but the sound works through the optical just fine.

HTH,
-Christian

Thanks for the web link - this site WIKIPEDIA PS3 has a cool comparision chart which they refernce back to you site. I would venture that most if not all questions here can be answered by doing some reading of those links..........

[rragland]

Originally Posted by Cyberdyne

Hi,

Sorry if this has been answered here already but can I play my DTS audio DVD's on my PS3 (now)?

Thanks!

DTS track from the Eagles' "Hell Freezes Over" played fine on my PS-3.

[hoogoosedmoose41]

Originally Posted by rragland

DTS track from the Eagles' "Hell Freezes Over" played fine on my PS-3.

I cant wait for this on blu with either PCM lossless or DTS-MA