16:00 10Apr2008 BSW-DTS-HD Master Audio(TM) Now Available for PLAYSTATION(R)3 Computer Entertainment... <DTSI.O>
DTS-HD Master Audio(TM) Now Available for PLAYSTATION(R)3 Computer Entertainment System
Advanced Codec Raises Bar for High Definition Entertainment
More Than One Hundred Blu-ray Movies / Concert Videos Featuring
Premium DTS-HD Master Audio(TM) Soundtracks Available
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
DTS, Inc. (NASDAQTSI), a digital audio technology company
dedicated to delivering the ultimate entertainment experience, has
announced that its DTS-HD Master Audio(TM) technology is now available
for the PLAYSTATION(R)3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system.
DTS-HD Master Audio is capable of delivering audio that is bit-for-bit
identical to the studio master at super high variable bit rates (up to
24.5 Mbps on Blu-ray(TM) Discs). This bit stream is so fast and the
transfer rate so high that it can deliver 7.1 audio channel,
96k/24-bit sound identical to the original studio master. DTS'
single-bit-stream codec design enables supremely efficient content
programming and consumer playback. The new PS3 with DTS-HD Master
Audio will be available by simply downloading the upcoming firmware
upgrade on April 15th, 2008.
"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 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."
"PS3 was designed to enable delivery of new and improved
technologies like DTS-HD Master Audio," said Teiji Yutaka, Senior Vice
President, Software Platform Development, SCE. "So we are delighted to
be able to offer this capability to PS3 users."