[A-110] says it can decode DTS - is this true?

[gizmomelb]

DTS is listed as a supported CODEC for the A-110, but not for the A-100 - so can the A-110 decode DTS?

Thank you.

[werner]

yes it will do that DTS to PCM.
why it isnt avaible on the A-100 is easy to say, we really where thinking about it, to bring it also to the A-100 but it is not makeable its an license costs issue ;(
When we release it into the Firmware for A-100 then we have to buy for every device an license for all already sold A-100, we didnt calculate DTS into the A-100 price and we have no way to make an optional plugin or something.

regards werner

[FLaSH]

That's a great news and a really good new feature!


Regards,
FLaSH

[chris57]

I didnt notice that I want one now! I was quite happy to wait until 2009 and the next chipset players but DTS has always been my main gripe. Now to start justifying why I need a new player to the Mrs.

[werner]

lol chris57

[cdx47]

(08-06-2008 08:09 AM)chris57 Wrote:  I didnt notice that I want one now! I was quite happy to wait until 2009 and the next chipset players but DTS has always been my main gripe. Now to start justifying why I need a new player to the Mrs.

Good News PCH A-110 has DTS
Bad News Ive got PCH A-100

Bad News: Bought a new AVR 7.1 system for DTS quality sound
Good News: Sounds brilliant

My reciever can only do HiDef sound via analog anyway so besides the SATA drive (cant get IDE drives any more out here) there no real reason to get an A-110. But I still want one.

[werner]

we had an long discussion on giving an update out for the A-100 to enable DTS to PCM and we tried to get an cheap license price for it, but it isnt makeable about license costs because we have to pay for all already sold devices and that are many , on the new series it is calculated into the price where it is easy now to make it, i'm sorry for the A-100 users.

regards werner

[cdx47]

(08-06-2008 08:39 AM)werner Wrote:  we had an long discussion on giving an update out for the A-100 to enable DTS to PCM and we tried to get an cheap license price for it, but it isnt makeable about license costs because we have to pay for all already sold devices and that are many ...

While I think that this is quite understandable it would have been better if Syabas has told us to expect DTS in the new machine. You guys must have known that it was at least a possiblity?

Part of me says that if I was really concerned about cost of a new AVR etc then I would have continued to convert DTS to AC3. But part of me is very upset about the fact that Syabas said nothing.

[daniel_owen_uk]

What about doing a online licence? Sign up, pay blah, get DTS decoding? They did it with the showcenter (think it was about $10).

Personally not that bothered, I have a Denon Receiver, but know this would help a lot of folks out.

Good move putting it in the 110 though, I have stunned by how much syabas has listened to it's customers whilst developing the new popcornhour.

[werner]

it wasnt clear enough to say it will come, it was not clear where we finished the contract and where we could decide to make DTS to PCM on newer devices.

regards werner

[cdx47]

(08-06-2008 08:48 AM)werner Wrote:  it wasnt clear enough to say it will come, it was not clear where we finished the contract and where we could decide to make DTS to PCM on newer devices.
regards werner

Fair enough. Then you guys need to explain this on a sticky or something to head off some of the heat that will undoubtedly come your way.

[werner]

for that we must programm some kind of extra system to make that and that means lots of engineering power and also we have todo then an extra site which also needs extra manpower to manage that and i think there are much more important things todo right now or not? but i will add that to the weekly conference call, it was also an wish from my side to provide an update for a-100 users but after knowing how much its cost i can understand them .

(08-06-2008 08:48 AM)daniel_owen_uk Wrote:  What about doing a online licence? Sign up, pay blah, get DTS decoding? They did it with the showcenter (think it was about $10).

Personally not that bothered, I have a Denon Receiver, but know this would help a lot of folks out.

Good move putting it in the 110 though, I have stunned by how much syabas has listened to it's customers whilst developing the new popcornhour.

[cdx47]

(08-06-2008 08:48 AM)daniel_owen_uk Wrote:  What about doing a online licence? Sign up, pay blah, get DTS decoding? They did it with the showcenter (think it was about $10).

Personally not that bothered, I have a Denon Receiver, but know this would help a lot of folks out.

Good move putting it in the 110 though, I have stunned by how much syabas has listened to it's customers whilst developing the new popcornhour.

I think the problem is how do you police it? I assume that once you paid your money you would get a firmware update? You would have to tie the firmware update to the MAC address of the PCH so that it couldnt be used by users who havent paid.

P.S. Which Denon do you have?

[werner]

(08-06-2008 08:51 AM)cdx47 Wrote:  

(08-06-2008 08:48 AM)werner Wrote:  it wasnt clear enough to say it will come, it was two weeks ago where we finished the contract and where we could decide to make DTS to PCM on newer devices.
regards werner

Fair enough. Then you guys need to explain this on a sticky or something to head off some of the heat that will undoubtedly come your way.

Yes i agree it needs to be an anounce in the forum i will setup something to clear it out.

regards werner

[daniel_owen_uk]

(08-06-2008 08:53 AM)cdx47 Wrote:  What about doing a online licence? Sign up, pay blah, get DTS decoding? They did it with the showcenter (think it was about $10).

Personally not that bothered, I have a Denon Receiver, but know this would help a lot of folks out.

Good move putting it in the 110 though, I have stunned by how much syabas has listened to it's customers whilst developing the new popcornhour.

Only a cheapo one, 1705, decodes DTS well enough though

See your point, and I did wonder about his, not 100% how pinnacle did it.