DTS without amp/receiver

[zenza]

Is it normal, if you haven't got a amp/receiver to get dts sound through your tv. I have a pioneer 717 dvd player and a sony wega tv. Everytime I select a dts track on a dvd, I get no sound at all from my TV. Is this normal, or should I be getting the dts sound even though it will be just playing through my TV's speakers.

I ask this question because the first disc I watched was gladiator, which I borrowed of a friend, and I'm sure I chose the dts track and was getting significantly better sound than the 5.1 track even though it was playing just through my TV. Now, I have my own copy and whenever I choose dts I don't get any sound at all. Is this normal??

[rogeralpine]

Does you Wega have a DD/DTS onboard decoder? If it doesn't you'll get neither.

[Bapapapa]

If the only speakers you have are the internal TV ones, then no matter what track you select the best you're gonna get is downmixed DD2.0 ie stereo.

All DTS discs will carry a DD2.0 track - select that one.

And yes it is normal to get silence when selecting a DTS track without the necessary decoders as it's to protect your equipment. Raw digital data screeching at high volume won't do your speakers, or your ears any good at all.

[zenza]

I get the downmixed dd2.0 for the dd5.1 tracks but this does not happen with the dts tracks. The sound is very good with the downmixed dd2.0 even though it is not pure 5.1 dolby digital. I don't know why the dts tracks don't get downmixed into stereo like the dolby digital tracks.

On any disc, when you select dts it doesn't give you an option of selecting a downmixed stereo version.

Basically can someone please tell me if I should be getting the sound from the dts tracks bearing in mind that I have connected my player to my Sony Wega fx-60 TV and have no amp or reciever.
I also believe that my pioneer 717 player does not have a decoder onboard.

[Bapapapa]

AFAIK - dts won't downmix, period. It's either full blown dts through a decoder, total silence or hideous tweeter popping screeching.

If a disc is dts only, then it should have a seperate DD2.0 track. But, if the disc has both dts & DD5.1 then a seperate stereo track is largely unnecessary as the DD5.1 track will downmix automagically.

Basically, with Gladiator you're gonna have to use the DD5.1 soundtrack until you get the necessary dts decoders.