In 1993, Digital Theater Systems debuted its new 6-channel digital playback system in movie theaters worldwide with the release of Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park. In the years since, blockbusters and award-winning films such as Braveheart, Apollo 13, Twister, Independence Day, Lost World: Jurassic Park and Con-Air have all utilized the DTS sound system.

Now DTS Technology is bringing DTS Digital Surround to your home theater. Up to 5.1 channels of 20-bit audio (five full-range channels plus a subwoofer channel) are encoded on the digital tracks of a DTS laserdisc. The analog tracks contain the standard stereo surround soundtrack, or other special programming such as an audio commentary. A standard LaserDisc player with digital audio output is required to access the DTS soundtrack from a LaserDisc. DTS Encoded CDs completely replace the standard audio track with the DTS bitstream. For CD and LD playback, a standard player with Digital Audio outputs is all that is required. A DTS decoder (either stand-alone or integrated into an A/V receiver) is also required.