What is the difference between Dolby Digital and DTS (Digital Theater Systems)?
Dolby Digital Surround Sound and DTS are audio formats for DVD recordings. Many feel that DTS provides a fuller, truer representation of the original recording. The DTS codec (encoder/decoder) does not compress the original audio as much as Dolby Digital, so it is more like the original recording when played back. Dolby Digital has more data compression but the claim is made that the difference cannot be heard. Both of these formats present all of the sound bandwidth in 5 channels of audio and one channel of Low Frequency Effects (LFE) for the subwoofer. This arrangement is referred to as a 5.1 system (5 speakers and 1 subwoofer.) You can still hear the bass from your left and right front speakers without a subwoofer but you won’t get the full effect without the subwoofer. In a 5.1 system, a different audio signal is sent to each of the five speakers in the system. To get the full 5.1 effect all the speakers must be installed or some of the signal is lost. Another consideration is prop
