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  Affixed to encoders, decoders, DVD players and other components, the various DTS logos indicate the following capabilities:  
       
 
   
DTS Digital Surround
DTS Digital Surround is the standard for providing 5.1 channels of discrete digital audio in consumer electronics products and software content.

   
DTS 5.1 decoding inside.
   
The disc contains a DTS 5.1 soundtrack.
 
 
   
DTS-ES
DTS-ES is the only digital audio format capable of delivering 6.1 channels of discrete audio in the consumer electronics market.  DTS-ES is also fully backwards-compatible with DTS decoders that are not Extended Surround equipped.

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DTS 6.1 Matrix and DTS 6.1 Discrete decoding inside. Fully compatible with DTS 5.1 software.
   
This disc contains a DTS 6.1 Matrix and/or DTS 6.1 Discrete soundtrack. Fully compatible with DTS-capable 5.1 hardware.
 
 
   
DTS Neo:6
DTS Neo:6 provides up to six channels of matrix decoding from stereo matrix material.

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DTS Neo:6 is available in all DTS-ES-equipped receivers.


   

NOT APPLICABLE


 
 
   
DTS 96/24
DTS 96/24 offers an unprecedented level of audio quality for multi-channel sound on DVD-Video, and is fully backward-compatible with all DTS decoders. "96" refers to a 96kHz sampling rate (compared to typical 48kHz sampling rate.) "24" refers to 24-bit word length.

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DTS 5.1 and DTS 96/24 decoding inside
   
The disc is encoded with DTS 96/24 and is playable in 96/24 with any DTS 96/24-equipped hardware. Fully compatible with DTS-capable 5.1 hardware, and backward-compatible (at 48/24) to all DTS-equipped hardware.
 
 
   
DTS Digital Out
DTS Digital Out indicates that a unit reads and passes the DTS bit stream via the device's digital output to a device equipped with a DTS decoder. This is a necessary feature for playback of a DTS soundtrack through a DTS-capable decoding receiver or preamplifier equipped with digital inputs.

   
DTS bitstream pass-through is necessary for playback of DTS soundtrack through a DTS-capable system.
   

NOT APPLICABLE


 
 
   
DTS Interactive
DTS Interactive delivers real time, discrete multi-channel interactive playback for PlayStation®2 games when connected to a DTS-equipped device such as an AV receiver.

   

NOT APPLICABLE


   

A PlayStation®2 game with DTS Interactive features discrete surround sound during game play.


 
 
   
DTS Virtual
DTS Virtual down-converts DTS 5.1- or 6.1-channel soundtracks to stereo while processing a realistic simulation of surround sound for two-channel equipment such as headphones.

   

Found on some headphones designed to simulate a surround sound experience.


   

NOT APPLICABLE