Introduction To The Dts Audio Format; Serial Bus - Sony DVP S530D Training Manual

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Table Of Contents

Table of Contents

Several major consumer audio formats that exist today are listed in this table:

Format (note 1)

Year

Used

1. Stereo

1933

2. PCM (digital

version of stereo)

3. Dolby Surround

1982

4. Dolby Prologic

1987

5. Dolby Digital

1991

1993

6. DTS

1982

7. THX

Note 1 - All formats require decoders, except Stereo and THX. THX is not a processing system but an audio/video quality control approval system.

Its certification stamp means that the video and audio quality at theaters and CD/DVD discs meet uniform standards. This means the same

movie viewed at one theater will not be different when viewing it at another theater.

Note 2 - Data rate = bits sampled X sample rate. A CD player (44.1kHz) rate was chosen for comparison. The DVD sample rate of 48kHz would

make its data rate higher than shown.

Note 3 - LD = Laser Discs; DVD = Digital videodiscs; DTV = Digital TV; theaters = Movie theaters; VHS = Videotape format.

Test discs can be purchased from different distributors:

Prologic test CD #SSTCD

· Sony parts distributors. Call 1-800-222-Sony for a distributor

Dolby DVD – TEST 1 # 22707 $45.

· USC Products Marketing Co.; 1 800 983 6529

DTS Test CD (digital output only)

· Digital Sound Systems Entertainment