Poll: Should Sony use DTS-HD Master Audio or Dolby TrueHD?

[davcole]

I'm pretty sure that most "early adopters" of first generation players, would have upgraded to at least a HDMI 1.3 player that at least bitstream the advanced codecs. That's the nature of the early adopter. The general member of the public wouldn't have even purchased a player till the 2nd and 3rd generations.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by trans22

1 point i want to make when choosing which sound you would like SONY to use is that DOLBY is a BRITISH founded company whereas DTS is AMERICAN so maybe you americans can show some patriotism.

That is the silliest reason yet.

Besides, Dolby is based in San Francisco, and the codecs were developed here in the USA.

DTS' codecs were developed in Ireland.


/again, cue NBC's The More You Know

[saprano]

774 and counting. i dont know what else they're waiting for.

[saprano]

Originally Posted by CraigW

If you go to the sonyrewards blu-ray site you can see the results are quite different there.



Still favoring dts but not quite the slamdunk as here. I guess it is how they view the second and third options.

Can you link me to that poll, i cant find it.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by saprano

774 and counting. i dont know what else they're waiting for.

As it's been said, it's not how many votes, but why, and if there's money to be made.

So far, that really hasn't been done. No matter how many of these get posted.

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

As it's been said, it's not how many votes, but why, and if there's money to be made.

So far, that really hasn't been done. No matter how many get posted by fanboys.

In Penton's original post I didn't see any such comment about "why" just if anyone would get bent out of shape.

I am interested in an online poll on Blu-ray.com that inquires as to whether or not the members feel that SPE should start using DTSHDMA and drop Dolby True HD. We are just checking public interest, nothing decided, nothing eminent. It would just be good to know if many, anyone ? would get bent out of shape because they have an early player that does not support DTS lossless.

And coincidentally, as per the op

If you choose other, please post below to explain your feelings.

This is all that should be posted here technically.

Now back to the regularly scheduled trash talking.

[saprano]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

As it's been said, it's not how many votes, but why, and if there's money to be made.

So far, that really hasn't been done. No matter how many get posted by fanboys.

And why are we fanboys again? just because we like one over the other? oh please.

If its all the same, which it is, why do you or anybody else care that we vote for DTS? tell us how you really feel about dts peter, cause i already know.

People gave good resons on why they would want dts, but obviously you dont want to see that.

And penton never asked us why should they use DTS anyway, he and sony want to know what do we think about it.

[Blu-Dog]

Originally Posted by ClaytonMG

Actually here's how I look at it. WB or Paramount release, turn the volume up for it. It is not nearly as "woe is me" as you're making it out to be.

Check the releasing studio to adjust my volume?

I guess you're serious.

Anyway, woe isn't me.

[Blu-Dog]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

And yet you have trouble hitting one button to turn off DRC.

Didn't have any problem adjusting it - once I found out about it. And researched it. And asked questions, and read the manual.

Now, explain to me why I paid hundreds for my player, a considerable price for my movie, and still had to fiddle with all that.

The concept fails the common sense test.

[Blu-Dog]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Do you complain to the BD makers you have to hit "select" or "play" to get the movie to run, since you have such trouble with one setting and turning up the volume control a bit (and seemingly never alter it, for any source, ever)?

Dang. I guess I hit a nerve or something.

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

I suppose things like switching on commentary, scene selection, or subtitle options are a bad thing as well.

You mean, on the movie's menu? Funny, I've never seen DRC or Dialnorm as selections on a movie's menu. Got any examples?

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

And yet there are thousands of people who have to do that with DTS encoded DVDs and BDs because they don't want it getting "too loud".

Yeah, the speakers on a 27" TV set really sound crappy when you crank them up too loud.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Blu-Dog

Didn't have any problem adjusting it - once I found out about it. And researched it. And asked questions, and read the manual.

Now, explain to me why I paid hundreds for my player, a considerable price for my movie, and still had to fiddle with all that.

The concept fails the common sense test.

Common sense is reading the manual.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Blu-Dog

You mean, on the movie's menu? Funny, I've never seen DRC or Dialnorm as selections on a movie's menu. Got any examples?

Yeah...the "Night Mode" button on the receiver front and/or remote...what's it for? Why have receivers had it for over a decade now?

[saprano]

DRC is not a good reason to stay with dolbyTrueHD.

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by saprano

DRC is not a good reason to stay with dolbyTrueHD.

To the general public, people with children, the millions who live in apartment/townhomes/condos, people with HTiBs or speaker systems with low dynamic capability, people with computers or laptops with small speakers, it is.

For those of us who don't have these concerns, TrueHD gives the option of full dynamics. But at least there's an option, a choice for those who don't.

[ClaytonMG]

Originally Posted by Blu-Dog

Check the releasing studio to adjust my volume?

I guess you're serious.

Anyway, woe isn't me.

Sorry, next time I wont try to help you adjust your volume knob. Actually, why do they even have those things anyway? Since, of course, using DTS makes the point of volume adjustments useless anyway...

[Deciazulado]

Please stop with the fanboy/personal posts.

Thank you

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by Deciazulado

Please stop with the fanboy/personal posts.

Thank you

Thanks!

[ClaytonMG]

Originally Posted by saprano

DRC is not a good reason to stay with dolbyTrueHD.

I personally think it is. There's been times when people have been sleeping upstairs and I've wanted to watch a movie late at night and taken advantage of the DRC option.

[natedog543]

Originally Posted by ClaytonMG

Sorry, next time I wont try to help you adjust your volume knob. Actually, why do they even have those things anyway? Since, of course, using DTS makes the point of volume adjustments useless anyway...

lol... nice

[Tok]

Originally Posted by saprano

Can you link me to that poll, i cant find it.

Sorry I don't think I can link it since you have to be logged in. Just go to sonyrewards.com and create an account. I am not sure if you have to be a CC holder though. Once you have created an account, join the BD club and the poll will be on the left hand side.

The results today look the same as yesterday.