DTS Announcement

Page last updated: 09/30/98 10:32:09 PM

The following statement was issued today (9/29) by Dan Slusser, the CEO of Digital Theater Systems (DTS), to clarify the current situation regarding the availability of DTS-encoded DVD software. Further updates will be posted on this website.

"We sincerely apologize to our customers and supporters who have become frustrated because of the delayed arrival of DTS-encoded DVD software. In retrospect, we should not have announced delivery timetables given to us in good faith, until the product was actually produced and ready to be shipped. Unfortunately, we simply had no way to foresee the number of issues that would arise along the way, causing each content provider to adjust their release schedules.

Now, for the good news. All obstacles have finally been overcome, and several DTS DVD titles will soon enter the market, as outlined below:

	Pioneer LDC Japan has already begun shipping their first DTS DVD title into the Japanese market, the popular animated film Tenchi Muyo confirming that authoring systems incorporating DTS are definitely working properly.
	Image Entertainment will soon announce their first series of DTS DVDs for the North American market, which are on schedule to arrive in retail stores prior to the end of the year.
	Digital Versatile Disc Inc., a new content provider who is specializing in DVD software, will also announce November ship dates for their first four DTS-encoded DVD titles, including full-length children's animation titles.
	Universal Home Video is now preparing an official press release revealing the details of their DTS DVD launch, including titles and ship dates.
	In addition, there are other content providers who are targeting November, December, and first-quarter 1999 ship dates for their first DTS DVDs. However, we will not reveal these distributors or the titles, until the actual shipping dates have been confirmed.

We thank you for your patience and your continued support for DTS Digital Surround. We look forward to rewarding your investment in 5.1 surround components by assisting all content providers in the development of a wide variety of superb DTS-encoded software titles over the next few years... and we stand confident that you will find the performance quality of DTS DVDs to be the finest available on the market, and well worth the wait."

Sincerely,

Dan Slusser (CEO)