The Jackal (1998) DTS vs non-DTS

5 Apr 2005 11:21 PM

Aphelion

Does the DTS track on The Jackal (1998) significantly cut into the bitrate?
Am I better off with the non-DTS version if I value video quality over DTS?
(Someone sold me the wrong version on half.com & before I blast their
feedback, I need to know if it's worth it). I have a couple of DVDs with
DTS tracks, like What Lies Beneath, and the video quality is sh*t.

Aphelion

6 Apr 2005 9:12 PM

Lester Bangs

See here www.dvdfile.com/software/review/dvd-video/jackal_dts.htm

VIDEO: Each version is nearly identical in colour, black level, shadow
detail, and overall detail. What I did find slightly different is the DTS'
lack of digital shimmer in certain shots. At the 71-minute mark, during
chapter 19 of the Dolby Digital edition for example, this shimmer is visible
around the crow's feet next to Willis' eyes. On the DTS version, the shimmer
is not there. A check of the bitrate meter revealed a rate of just under 6
on the DD with the same shot at 8.5 on the DTS. This is hardly a distraction
on the DD version and both editions will be sure to please.

AUDIO: Dolby Digital vs. DTS, that is the question. First, let me state that
the Dolby Digital 5.1 version of The Jackal is excellent, with great use of
the surrounds and LFE channel. That said, I was immediately drawn to the
improvements the DTS version had to offer. The simplest way to explain this
is that when I listened to the DD version, sound was directional and was
very specific to the soundstage. When I put in the DTS version, the
soundtrack was more three dimensional and actually moved forward from the
individual speakers to sound more full as if a veil had been placed over the
DD and then removed on the DTS edition.

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"Aphelion" <sons***@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Does the DTS track on The Jackal (1998) significantly cut into the
> bitrate? Am I better off with the non-DTS version if I value video quality
> over DTS? (Someone sold me the wrong version on half.com & before I blast
> their feedback, I need to know if it's worth it). I have a couple of DVDs
> with DTS tracks, like What Lies Beneath, and the video quality is sh*t.
>
> Aphelion
>

7 Apr 2005 1:44 AM

Aphelion

Hey, thanks!!!

Aphelion