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The PS3 could soon have killer audio to match its Blu-ray image.
We’ve been hearing about PlayStation 3 updates, and now there’s confirmation as to what that upgrade will offer.
According to the PlayStation.Blog, the 2.30 firmware update will offer gamers DTS-HD Master Audio output for Blu-ray. Now you will have killer sound to match the high-def picture.
DTS-HS Master Audio provides a bit-to-bit presentation of the original movie’s studio master soundtrack. The update is also supposed to include DTS-HD High Resolution Audio. Sweet!
DTS confirmed the story, in a press release :
“We are extremely pleased that Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) is adding the full spectrum premium DTS-HD Master Audio codec into the PS3 so that more than 10 million owners of one of the best selling computer entertainment systems can have the best sounding, most efficient and flexible audio technology available system as well,” said Brian Towne, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Division at DTS. “DTS-HD Master Audio is fast becoming the must-have feature for high definition entertainment enthusiasts.”
If new audio features don’t whet your appetite, there’s also a new version of the PlayStation store in the upgrade. This will include a revamped look and other fun features. Check out this video showing off the revamped store below.
Im conected my PS3 with a HDMI 1.3 to my Yamaha RXV 665 and I want to know if the PS3 sending PCM signal to my receiver it decode a DTS MA because it dosent light up the DTSMA logo on the front panel, I dont care if it light up or not but I want to be shure that the sound coming from my Klipsch sistem its DTS Master Audio, thanks
Wow wee, dannyboy. I don’t think what you said is necessarily true, but I certainly appreciate the love.
Rachel you truly are the best and most knowledgable magazine writer when it comes to HDTV/Surround?Blu-Ray-HDDVD issues. Most writer’s are stereo prolific, but clueless when it comes to this subject.
Just last night at a “coming out” party for an HDTV/Surround setup I helped some friends put together, a friend of mine asked me why I was going to get rid of my top of the line AVR. I told him because of the DTS HD issue. My PS3 did DDTHD but that was it. I told him I was going to buy an additional BD player-and with the new receiver be able to decode DTS-MA.He was happy because he would get my receiver-though he thought I was crazy. IN fact, this past week I picked up 3 mono-block ampolifiers in preparation for the UMC-1 Emotiva processor coming out in June.See, I have a bunch of movies I have been waiting to watch since they have DTS-HD/MA.
So, I read this today, and Rachel you have made my day-nay my year! I can now keep my beautiful Sony STRDA-7100ES! I’m going to hook these amps on my pre-out’s for my center and back surrounds and rock on! Thanks so much!
The PS3 will decode the DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS-HD soundtracks and then can send it via LPCM to your recevier over HDMI if your receiver is capable of receiving LPCM multichannel audio.
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hi hector, i also have that problem. i have the sony blu ray S550 that supports dts-HD master audio and my yamaha receiver has dts-HD master audio. but when i play a blu ray that is dts-HD master audio. the dts-HD master audio doesnt light up on my reciever even though im using HDMI cables. i want to know that dts-HD master audio is coming out