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Here is a great article about the Apple TV, DTS, Dolby Digital and the Mac.

It seems it all depends on how the source file is encoded. iTunes does not support 5.1 because it does not have a 5.1 decoder. However, WAV files imported into iTunes can be played through Apple TV and decoded through the Outlaw's decoders.

The article is located at http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/RDM.Tech.Q1.07/147048D8-D8B7-45E7-9A97-3CD5B4C2B75A.html

The sample Dolby and DTS WAV files are at:
http://www.diatonis.com/downloads_dts_ac3.html

I listened to these files and on both occasions the appropriate DTS/Dolbt Digital indicators on my Outlaw 990 lit up.

The 8 minute demos are about 60MB, so imagine a full length movie would add at least 1 GB to the size.

Hope this helps. I am assuming that Apple is taking small steps in creating a true, easy to use Digital Hub and that future improvements to the Apple TV will be made by software upgrades.

Has there ever been a resolution to this issue? It looks like I'll be calling to chat with tech support next week, as I'm having the same issue with my Mac computers and the 990.

My Mac Mini had been connected via optical cable to my Onkyo TX-SR600 (circa 2002). When playing DTS encoded DVDs, I could select the appropriate digital output settings in the DVD player app, and the Onkyo detected DTS immediately without issue. However, the 990 can't detect DTS from the Mac.

Just to further complicate matters, the 990 has no problem detecting DTS from my Sony DVD player... only the Mac.

So the 990 and Mac just don't play nice together.

Has anyone at Outlaw attempted to duplicate this in-house? I'd consider sending a Mac Mini up there for them to test with if there's a chance they can resolve the issue with a firmware update.

- Jason

Have you tried different inputs on the 990? DTS flat out doesn't work with my Coax 1 digital input. I've tried three different sources and DTS worked when connected to the Coax 2 input but not Coax 1 (DD works fine thru both inputs).

--Chuck

cvinfig wrote:

Have you tried different inputs on the 990? DTS flat out doesn't work with my Coax 1 digital input

I run a dts signal thru COAX 1. It works fine, as does COAX 2. It is clearly NOT a D-D signal.
HTH