Hands-on: DTS HD Master Audio and Sony PlayStation 3 firmware 2.30

As we reported two days ago, the Sony PlayStation 3 has released firmware update 2.30 and one of the features included support for DTS HD Master Audio that gives you amazing sound in Blu-ray movies with the right setup. Before this latest firmware update the PS3 could only access the core of the audio track and this resulted in a lossy sound output.

Tweak Town has gave the DTS HD Master Audio on the Sony PS3 a hands-on review and during their test they said “I tried a few more discs as the night progressed; titles such as ‘Ronin’, ‘The Simpsons Movie’, ‘X-Men 3: The Last Stand’ and ‘Speed’. I was not disappointed by the new found sonic benefits of any of them. And they all uniformly displayed the same kind of attributes I found as with ‘Independence Day’, and ‘Die Hard 4’; that is, more detail and depth to the overall sound, slightly more detail in the vocal clarity, and much crisper bass performance.

To say I am impressed is an understatement. What’s more, it’s made Twentieth Century Fox’s decision to rail against almost every other movie distributor, and use DTS HD MA on every title; a wise one, and one that will pay dividends to their overall quality standard moving forward.

The days of lossy audio in home theatre are over; now the onus is on home theatre fans to embrace these new technologies, and if they truly love the art form, there is absolutely no reason why they shouldn’t. An investment in a PlayStation 3 is one of the smartest moves you could make.”

Read the four page DTS HD Master Audio hands-on.