The official Nine Inch
Nails website launched a well thought out FAQ between
the DVD audio differences of Dolby Digital 5.1 and
DTS. But contrary to what I said earlier, there is
a slight difference between the two DVD versions,
other than the audio, after all!
Is there any
difference between the two packages other than the
surround formats?
Actually, yes there
is a small one. On the Dolby digital 5.1 version,
you can switch camera angles in real time during
the 'video sequence' of the performance. On the
DTS version, you can watch the alternate angles
but you can't switch to them in real time. Why?
Well to make a long story short... The amount of
information being read off the DVD for DTS is greater
than the amount being read for Dolby Digital 5.1,
and we would have had to significantly sacrifice
the quality of the video for those 'multiple-angle'
songs to be able to switch them in real time...
So we made the choice for higher quality.
Also, click the links for
DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 information about the Playstation
2 and Xbox.
