DTS launch XD Series product line

At the recent ShoWest 2003 trade show in Las Vegas, DTS introduced the XD10 Cinema Media Player, the first product in their new line of XD Series products being developed for the cinema industry.
Engineered to deliver up to 10 channels of digital surround sound (8-channel playback with 2 channels for alternate audio), the XD10 is an expandable, reliable, and user-friendly media solution for pre-show and feature film presentation. The XD10 is also compatible with both traditional film playback and emerging Digital Cinema.
For reliability, the XD10 incorporates an internal hard drive that is used as the film sound signal source. Two DVD drives enable download of film sound information to the hard drive. When discs are loaded into the player, the system downloads the first reel (in approximately 30 seconds), and then begins to play the film. The balance of the reels is recorded onto the XD10 hard drive while the first reel is being played. The downloading process only needs to be performed once. From that point on, playback is automatic. The XD10 will automatically load and store up to 30 full-length film soundtracks. This gives distributors and exhibitors the flexibility of storing multiple languages of one title or multiple titles. Subsequent loading is accommodated by sequential replacement of previously loaded films.
The XD10 is also capable of playing back enhanced video for alternate media and has networking and pre-show programming features for an integrated presentation. The system automatically starts, stops, and tracks film breaks and changeovers.
The XD10 can also decode DTS Coherent Acoustics for soundtracks from video sources and for future applications.
Optional custom features include DTS-CSS Access technology for subtitling, captioning, and audio description, as well as digital audio out.
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