Philips DVP5990 and DTS

[rominho]

I just got my new Philips DVP5990 which seems to be a great player.

I realised it didn't have the DTS logo on it, so I went to Philips website and saw this:

"Please note that the set does not support DTS decoding, so you will need to amplify the DTS stream by connecting via Coaxial output."

This happens to be exactly how I have it connected, but what exactly does it mean?

I tested a DVD with DTS soundtrack and it played fine, but does that mean that it's not a true DTS soundtrack? Is there any loss in effects or something like that?

(The AV receiver does lit the DTS logo while playing)

[amol12]

As I understand, in simple terms, it means that you wont get DTS out put via the 5.1 analogue outputs..

[rominho]

It's curious because even though the DVD player is only conected to the AV receiver through the coaxial cable, still, the receiver will recognise it's a DTS track.

[amol12]

Originally Posted by rominho

It's curious because even though the DVD player is only conected to the AV receiver through the coaxial cable, but still, the receiver will recognise it's a DTS track.

Coaxial is digital way of transferring audio. DTS signals are passed as-they-are without any decoding done by the DVD player. The AV receiver decodes the DTS signals and outputs audio to the speakers. Refer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPDIF for more details.

I was referring to the 6 (5.1) analogue outputs at the back of player. I am not sure of this but if you connect these to the receiver's 5.1 analogue input with 6 RCA cables there would be no sound output or output would be from only 2 front speakers (or, if available, the DVD player may decode dolby tracks on the disc and output these via 5.1 analogue).

[rominho]

I don't know if I am talking S**T here, but wouldn't the AV receiver be doing the job (decoding) that the DVD player can't do?

Meaning I AM getting true DTS ... I'm saying that because I do get the surround effect and everything.

[amol12]

Originally Posted by rominho

I don't know if I am talking S**T here, but wouldn't the AV receiver be doing the job (decoding) that the DVD player can't do?

Meaning I AM getting true DTS ... I'm saying that because I do get the surround effect and everything.

Didn't i say that as?
"The AV receiver decodes the DTS signals and outputs audio to the speakers."

[grimpy]

Rominho,where did you get the DVP5990 from?

[Geordie Boyo]

Originally Posted by grimpy

Rominho,where did you get the DVP5990 from?

You can get the DVP5990 from Dutchwest Ltd. They got them in stock.

[grimpy]

Already got one from amazon a few weeks back:

Philips DVP5990/05 - HDMI 1080p DivX Ultra DVD Player: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

[Glenzo]

With Philips there may not be a full endorsement/licensing issue from DTS with regards the logo which I'm speculating on.

I've noticed they never have dts on their players yet it recognises and bitstreams to your AV Receiver.

[Growlerman]

I can conirm that the Philips 5990 does indeed squirt DTS out from either the HDMI or digital connection.
The Philips doesn't have analogue 5.1 outputs only 2ch analogue outputs (with only Dolby downmixed)
The other phono connections are for component and composite connections