whatever happened to PCM

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by shadblz

Speaking DTS and PCM Comparison to DTHD what are the differences. I kinda want to understand it. I know the whole idea of a dolby digital 5.1.

I suggest that you read a A Guide to Home Theater Audio Codecs.

Unfortunately, people confuse the way audio engineers mix the sound track with the codec. There are absolutely no differences between the sound quality of the three codecs. However, I can make any one of them sound better than the other two with audio tricks. In most cases, people associate loudness with better quality.

The vast majority of the global population that uses sub-par equipment and are not technologically advanced, cannot tell the difference between the lossy Dolby Digital & DTS digital with the PCM, Dolby True HD, & DTS HD MA. Even the so called technologically advanced people forget that the original sound is not PCM. Sound is essentially analog. PCM is a technique of converting analog sound to digital. In theory, you can make the argument that analog sound is better than digital.

Warning: If I see one more thread that claims one audio codec is superior to the other, I will go to the top of the Empire State Building on New Year's Eve and jump. We have had multiple threads about this. Every few days, a new one grows under a different title. Please stop it. It gives me a headache.

Don't take my threat seriously. I was just kidding. That line is from Meet John Doe (1941), one of Frank Capra's masterpieces. Watch it.