What is DTS and how different from SACD 5.1/DVD-A


O.K. I am cosidering the plunge into multi channel..for my kids...and to see for myself. What is DTS? How is it different from SACD or DVD-A multi channel? What type of player and playback do you need for it? Is it another format?...boy just what we need.
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DTS is just another flavor of audio for DVDs--that is, video DVDs. Like Dolby Digital (and MP3s), it uses lossy compression (i.e., low resolution). These days, I think most AV receivers can read both DTS and DD soundtracks, so you're covered.

DVD-A and SACD are high-resolution audio-only formats. Completely different beasts, for which you need a DVD player that can read either, or both.