Dolby Atmos: Breaking the Sound Barrier
Dolby Atmos passes milestones of 2,000 screens installed and 500 movie titles released
San Francisco, December 7, 2016—Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced the company has exceeded major milestones, including the installation of 2,000...
I see that the Atmos ceiling speakers can be hung from the ceiling or aimed up at the ceiling. I am not a fan of hanging anything from the ceiling, so would I be able to hang the two height Atmos speakers on the wall behind the tv high er up and then aim it off of the ceiling? or maybe put it on...
Hi,
I am looking to buy a home cinema system.
I am interested in the Dolby Atmos 5.1.4, 7.1.2 or 7.1.4 setups but have a budget of $800.
I'm really looking for the cheapest option that will give me one of these setups, preferably 7.1.4 though.
I would also like the system to include a...
Yamana YSP-5600 MusicCast Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X™, paired with Yamaha NS-SW300 Subwoofer HTF Review
http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/digital-sound-projector/ysp-5600_u/
http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/speaker-systems/subwoofers/ns-sw300_w/?mode=model
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ATMOS: Determined At All Costs
by Ronald Epstein
April 2016
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The first time I had the opportunity to hear Atmos was at a New York City press event hosted by Dolby. Seated in their state-of-the-art...
Dolby has hit the No. 50 milestone with Dolby Atmos home entertainment titles!
March is a big month for the release of some of Hollywood’s hottest titles featuring Dolby Atmos soundtracks. The first of the month will see the Blu-ray release of 12 major films in UHD with Dolby Atmos soundtracks...
We would like to share with you a podcast series Dolby and SoundWorks Collection have collaborated on. Learn how this year’s Academy Award nominated sound editors achieved their distinctive mixes in “Road to the Oscars,” (FULL PLAYLIST) a special edition from the podcast series, Conversations...
I used simple geometry to figure out where to put the front and rear speakers in my setup.. triangle geometry etc..
I came up with the forward and rear positions for forward 45 degrees and initially 125 degrees rear.. i've since tweaked the angle for the rear to say 120, because i think its too...
I had posted earlier about Dolby presenting their display technology on one of their TV's at a press event. The reports that came out from that press events seemed really impressive. What wasn't clear was the great picture something that was coming from the display or some other form of...
<b>Pixels 3D Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>Inspired by a short film of the same name, <em class='bbc'>Pixels</em> has been showing up on many Worst 10 lists lately, and was even the butt of a few jokes at the recent Golden Globes, particularly after Ridley Scott’s <em class='bbc'>The Martian</em> won...
Dolby Laboratories and LG Electronics Announce LG Premium TV Lineup Enabled with Dolby Vision Technology
Major studios Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Netflix support Dolby Vision
LAS VEGAS, January 5, 2016—Dolby...
We wanted to give a quick head’s up that tomorrow Life of Pi (Twentieth Century Fox)and Rise of the Guardians (Paramount Pictures / DreamWorks Animation) both open in Dolby® Atmos™ tomorrow, Wednesday November 21st with extraordinary soundscapes designed to transport audiences into the onscreen...
Dolby and VUDU Launch the Future Home Theater Experience with Immersive Sound and Advanced Imaging
Consumers can now watch Warner Bros. titles mastered in Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision
San Francisco, November 17, 2015—Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) today announced that VUDU® customers now...
<b>Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season Limited Edition Steelbook Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>HBO has gone back and remixed its most popular dramatic series of all time in Dolby Atmos, the first television series to do so. That is the only major difference between this limited edition set of...
<b>Game of Thrones: The Complete Second Season Limited Edition Steelbook Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>As with the <em class='bbc'>Complete First Season Limited Edition Steelbook</em>, this <em class='bbc'>Complete Second Season</em>, in content, is identical to the first Blu-ray release, with the...
San Francisco, September 10, 2015—Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) today announced plans to use the new Dolby Vision™ mastering process for the release of 4K Ultra HD titles by a variety of home entertainment distribution partners, delivering...
Started in 1998 at the birth of DVD the collection is growing constantly, Laserdiscs underneath the screen too so I got my self covered if I feel the need to revisit an old classic that you just cannot get on Blu Ray or DVD!
Still at work as I just can't go home and don't know if I can ever leave my store.... Dolby Atmos is in the house!After a hard week of begging all of our suppliers to get all of the equipment and software upgrades, BD demo discs and pushing our staff to get two of our showroom demo rooms...
Dolby and VIZIO Transform the Living Room Experience with Dolby Vision on the VIZIO Reference Series
Consumers will be able to watch 4K Ultra HD Dolby Vision titles from Warner Bros. via VUDU
San Francisco, April 13, 2015—Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) announced today a partnership with...
think about it... even with the recent Onkyo they are still limited by the # of speakers and the recommended placements! there'll be many other fabs announcing things to come.this is the perfect time for pre-amp/processors to have Atmos or MDA built-in. then spit that signal out to...
EXPANDING YOUR IMAGINATION
Introduction
Living up to its name, Home Theater Forum typically places emphasis on entertainment in the home. Today there are nearly 9,000 Blu-ray titles available globally which have become the reference benchmark for all entertainment in...
Dolby Laboratories
Home Theater Forum had the opportunity to visit Dolby Laboratories and see some of their latest innovations including Atmos, Advanced 96, a prototype glasses free 3D display and their Reference Monitor. I was impressed at how they accommodated our group. There was plenty of...
http://gizmodo.com/the-sound-of-gravity-total-realism-1441954725?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflowi can't wait for BD to have Atmos and also to have Atmos come to the AVRs at home! :)
News Flash!
Due to some confusion over the features of the upcoming consumer Dolby Atmos format, Brett Crockett of Dolby Labs has just replied in a new blog post answering some of our various concerns.
Current consumer Atmos can accommodate up to 24 fronts and surrounds plus 10 on-ceiling/top...
There have been a lot of questions about Dolby Atmos for the Home Theater since it was announced. We have been in discussions with Dolby over the last few weeks and are pleased that we can finally share these whitepapers with you. Additionally some HTF staff members will be getting a first...