topic Re: Disney+ DTSX in Sky Stream

Disney+ DTSX

BCX9 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 08:20:57 GMT

I know Disney are starting to roll this out slowly (and annoyingly by not telling anyone what devices are currently enabled for it!)

Given the Puck has a 'passthrough' option. Would this be enabled by disney in the near future?

is the puck capable of doing that format in passthrough? I assume so.

Officially your device needs to have the 'imax enhanced' certification, but they have said if you don't have it but your TV/AV receiver does fully support DTSX then you can still use that option.

My TV doesn't have DTSX but can pass it through eARC, but Disney+ never ever will because tV reports as DTSX=NO, when it should really say DTS=YES* (*via AV Receiver)

just a thought, Atmos is good for me though.

Re: Disney+ DTSX

Chrisee — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 08:38:29 GMT

@BCX9 as far as we know the Sky pucks dont support DTS sound codecs they only support the alternative Dolby ones instead.

Re: Disney+ DTSX

CoffeeDrinker — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 08:49:09 GMT

The problem with DTS X & Disney's Disney+ Enhanced for IMAX films/shows is that it requires DTS X Profile X support on the streaming device/box, which vanishingly few devices support. Most streaming devices seem to exclusively license Dolby's audio codecs and precious few support DTS, a sign of how completely Dolby dominate the streaming market with Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Atmos.

I do have a few 4K discs with DTS X support (Hitchock's Psycho & Vertigo chief amongst them) and they can give impressive results, certainly akin to the better Atmos soundtracks out there. DTS X Profile 2 support is thin on the ground though; my Apple TV 4K devices do not support it, and neither do PS5 or XBOX Series X, despite both console supporting DTS other codecs already and having enough grunt & updatable firmware & apps support Profile 2 in theory.

From reading elsewhere, only a handful of very recent, high end Sony & LG TVs support DTS X Profile 2. Hopefully support will spread elsewhere where hardware and licensing permits, but so far Disney+ DTS X support is pretty rare. Will Glass TV/Stream puck ever support it. Who knows? I'm not optimistic though,

I would like to hear it though, as I'm a big fan of the Disney+ IMAX Enhanced films on there already with their taller/variable aspect ratios.

Re: Disney+ DTSX

Nigelb1972 — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 11:53:16 GMT

DTS-X is a new codec so even in Passthrough mode, you'll still need either a TV or Audio kit on the other end that can decode it and it doesn't seem to be particularly well supported at the moment

Re: Disney+ DTSX

BCX9 — Sat, 08 Jun 2024 15:17:34 GMT

My Sony receiver does support dts-x.

I thought the point of pass through was so that nothing is decided at the box but the receiver instead.

Surely the Puck doesn't need dts-x but rather the ability to tell Disney+ 'I can do it' if audio is on pass through.

I don't have an apple tv so I am not aware of it's audio settings.

Thanks for the posts so far, nice to see more detailed explanations. I have a uhd blu ray player (Sony ubp-x800m2) and yes dts-x on that is quite good if done well.

Re: Disney+ DTSX

Nigelb1972 — Sat, 08 Jun 2024 16:09:35 GMT

The Puck still has to support it as there are probably licensing fees to be paid by the hardware manufacturers as it's not an open source format