DTS-HD Master Audio provides lossless audio that matches, bit-to-bit, the original movie's studio master soundtrack and is fully backward-compatible with all DTS decoders.

DTS-HD Master Audio | Essential provides lossless audio that matches, bit-to-bit, the original studio master soundtrack, and is fully backward compatible with all DTS decoders.  In Blue-ray format, does not decode Neo: 6. In DVD format, does not decode DTS | 96 /24, DTS | ES, ES Matrix, and DTS Neo: 6.

DTS Digital Surround is the standard for providing 5.1 channels of discrete digital audio in consumer electronics products and software content.

DTS-ES is the only digital audio format capable of delivering 6.1 channels of discrete audio in the consumer electronics market.  DTS-ES is also fully backwards-compatible with DTS decoders that are not Extended Surround equipped.

DTS 96/24 offers an unprecedented level of audio quality for multi-channel sound on DVD-Video, and is fully backward-compatible with all DTS decoders. "96" refers to a 96kHz sampling rate (compared to typical 48kHz sampling rate.) "24" refers to 24-bit word length.

DTS Surround Sensation down-converts DTS 5.1, 6.1, or 7.1 -channel soundtracks to stereo while processing a realistic simulation of surround sound for two-channel equipment such as headphones.

DTS Neo:6 provides up to six channels of matrix decoding from stereo matrix material.

DTS Digital Out indicates that a unit reads and passes the DTS bit stream via the device's digital output to a device equipped with a DTS decoder. This is a necessary feature for playback of a DTS soundtrack through a DTS-capable decoding receiver or preamplifier equipped with digital inputs.

DTS Interactive delivers real time, discrete multi-channel interactive playback for PlayStation®2 games when connected to a DTS-equipped device such as an AV receiver.