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Richard May
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Floral Park, NY USA
Registered: Aug 2004


 - posted 07-01-2011 04:08 PM      Profile for Richard May   Email Richard May   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
What is the best replacement to get other than A DTS one?

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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From: Music City
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Any 250 watter with a ball bearing fan... typically $29.95 at Newegg...

Mark

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Richard May
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Thanks Mark.

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Greg Routenburg
Expert Film Handler

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From: Toronto, ON, Canada
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 - posted 07-02-2011 08:52 AM      Profile for Greg Routenburg   Email Greg Routenburg   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
With AT power supplies becoming harder to find these days, I've been using ATX power supplies with a converter on the motherboard connector. The converters are available online for pretty cheap. They work quite nicely.

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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And only $15.00.... Will probably outlast Filum...

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Tony Bandiera Jr
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 - posted 07-03-2011 09:26 PM      Profile for Tony Bandiera Jr   Email Tony Bandiera Jr   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Mark, are you serious? I am all for saving a buck (especially when the expected remaining service time isn't all that long) but did you look carefully at the reviews for that PS (should be POS)?

One user reported a 30% (!) failure rate and others reported D.O.A. on more than one instance.

Power supplies are CRITICAL (you of all people should know that) for the safe and reliable operation of any computerized equipment.

That bargain PS isn't gonna be such a bargain if it either arrives dead or fails early. And if it fails in such a way that damages the DTS player...

Spend a few extra bucks and get a better PS..especially in a theatre open to the public. (If this is for a personal home screening setup then use whatever you want, and in which case this might be worth the risk.)

(There is a forum that discusses bad capacitors and they have links to reviews and tests of computer PSU's, they also have a thread which details which brands are good and which to avoid. I do not believe I can post a link to it without breaking the rules, so I will advise interested parties to do a Google search on bad capacitors.)

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Monte L Fullmer
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I bet one could hit thrift stores and yard sales to find old desktops, towers, and such for pennies just to rip out those AT power supplies - build a stockpile of them for the time being.

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Robert Minichino
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From: Haskell, NJ, USA
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You can still get brand-new high-quality AT power supplies because they're used in industrial PCs with passive backplanes. Here's an example (didn't check if it would fit the DTS6D, just an example):

http://www.icpamerica.com/products/power_supply/ps2/ace_925ap_u_rs.html

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Monte L Fullmer
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The units listed above in the link will fit both the DTS-6 and DTS-6D units.

Done plenty of these aftermarket swaps. Just have to modify the power switch cables to work with the case switch.

-Monte

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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Tony... It only has to run a couple of years!

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Monte L Fullmer
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heard gossip that after Potter 7 pt 2, that DTS is no more.....no more discs....???

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Chris Slycord
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From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea
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quote:
Tony... It only has to run a couple of years!
Yes but if 30% are coming DOA, you'd be better spending a few extra $ for something that'll work the first time.

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Mike B. Smith
Film Handler

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From: Universal City
Registered: Nov 2004


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Monte, The DTS name is no more in the Theater world, that part is correct, it is now called Datasat. Datasat will continue making (DTS) feature audio discs even after Harry Potter part 2. DTS logos on the end of film and on the discs no longer appear, they have now been replaced with the new Company name Datasat. Gossip and rumors are not fact, don’t be a part of spreading this type of misinformation, keep Film-Tech a responsible and reliable site for good information.

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Kenneth Wuepper
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From: Saginaw, MI, USA
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Hello Mike,

I just want to thank you for taking the time to set the record straight on this point.

We would all be better served if other manufacturers and distributors were to put out the straight story with authority.

KEN

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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I will also add that DTS's great support has kept units operating now for about 18 years! You can still get just about any part you need to repair a unit thats down. Let this be a prime example of how just long thing's digital are capable of lasting!!

Mark

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