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Dolby and Barco Team Up for 3D Cinema
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 02, 2009

As you probably know by now, 3D movies are all the rage in commercial cinemas these days. In most cases, however, these presentations require a special screen, and the image can't be larger than about 40 feet wide due to the loss of light that polarized systems inflict. To address the first problem, Dolby has developed a 3D system that can be used on any screen, and a new partnership with Barco addresses the second problem. Using two stacked projectors, the combined light output is enough to fill screens up to 70 feet wide.

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Dolby and DTS Get High
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 30, 2009
Dolby and DTS are both gearing up to take surround sound to the next step in its evolution. Both are preparing to add height channels to their existing surround standards.
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Dolby and SIM2 Dazzle with LEDs
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 01, 2008
Despite their popularity, LCD TVs have always had a problem with black level. Yesterday Dolby and SIM2 gave dazzled reporters a glimpse of how good black and dark colors could look on a flat-panel set. Unfortunately, this High Dynamic Range (HDR) tech was only a prototype, so it'll be awhile before you get to share the love.
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Dolby and SIM2 Demonstrate LED LCD
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 03, 2008

Following an initial showing at CES in January, Dolby Laboratories and SIM2 demonstrated their latest prototype LCD flat-screen display in New York on Monday. The panel utilizes Dolby's LED backlighting with local dimming, which the company calls HDR (high dynamic range). This moniker is highly appropriate, since the LEDs behind dark portions of the image can be dimmed or even turned off completely for black areas, resulting in a literally infinite contrast ratio!

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Dolby Atmos Coming to Apple Music App on LG TVs
SV Staff  |  May 02, 2024
LG today announced a software update that brings native support for Dolby Atmos music to the Apple Music app on its TVs.
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Dolby Atmos Coming to Sony PS5
SV Staff  |  Aug 02, 2023
The sound of PlayStation 5 is about to get better. Sony has announced that Dolby Atmos support is included in the latest beta software release.
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Dolby Atmos Coming to Xbox One in 2017
SV Staff  |  Dec 14, 2016
Dolby today announced that Dolby Atmos is coming to Xbox One in 2017, making it the first game console to support the object-based surround-sound format for games.
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Dolby Atmos Continues to Impress
John Sciacca  |  Jul 21, 2015
Custom Theater and Audio's Atmos-equipped demo room.

A lot has been written over the past few months about Dolby’s new home theater surround format, Atmos. Virtually every receiver manufacturer and many speaker companies have embraced Atmos-capable systems, both with in-ceiling and Atmos-enabled module speakers.

One of the perks of working at a custom installation firm with a showroom is having a playground to install and experience the latest technologies firsthand before installing them into someone’s home...

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Dolby Atmos Firmware Update Now Available for Onkyo Receivers
SV Staff  |  Sep 29, 2014
Onkyo today announced that the firmware update enabling Dolby Atmos sound on three of its network AV receivers is now available. The free update is available via a network connection or USB download for the TX-NR636 ($699), TX-NR737 ($899), and TX-NR838 ($1,199) receivers. The NR636 and NR838 models are Sound & Vision 2014 Top Picks.
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Dolby Atmos Firmware Update Now Available for Pioneer Receivers
SV Staff  |  Sep 30, 2014
Pioneer has announced that a free firmware update enabling Dolby Atmos surround sound on three Elite SC receivers is now available for download at pioneerelectronics.com. The update applies to the SC-85 ($1,600), SC-87 ($2,000), and SC-89 ($3,000) 9.2-channel AV receivers.
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Dolby Atmos Movie-Theater-Sound Technology Heading to Home Gear
SV Staff  |  Jun 23, 2014
Onkyo, Integra and Pioneer Announce Atmos-Equipped Products

If you haven’t heard of Dolby Atmos—Hollywood’s attempt at delivering a “powerful new listening experience” that’s more enveloping than the best of today’s Dolby Surround 7.1 theaters—you might want to find an Atmos-equipped theater near you and see (actually hear) what it’s all about now that Atmos is heading home.

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Dolby Atmos Sound Comes to Laptops
SV Staff  |  Jun 01, 2017
Object-based Dolby Atmos sound is moving into the portable realm in a new series of laptops featuring the world's first Dolby Atmos Sound System.
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Dolby Atmos Theater Locations
Scott Wilkinson  |  Jun 20, 2012
As I recount in my coverage of the world premier of Brave, it's the first movie with a soundtrack mixed for the Dolby Atmos sound system, which envelops the audience much more than conventional 5.1 or 7.1. But as a brand new technology, Atmos is currently installed in only 14 theaters around the country.

Do you live near one of them? If so, I strongly recommend seeing Brave there so you can experience the next generation of cinema sound. Here's a list of theaters with Dolby Atmos:

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Dolby Digital Accepted by DVB Project as Audio Standard
 |  Jul 18, 1999

The <A HREF="http://www.dvb.org/">Digital Video Broadcasting Project</A> has adopted Dolby Digital as its multichannel audio standard. The DVB Project is a consortium of more than 240 organizations in over 30 countries devoted to establishing worldwide standards for digital broadcasting. Members include broadcasters, manufacturers, network operators, and regulatory committees. The announcement was made July 6, 1999, by San Francisco-based <A HREF="http://www.dolby.com/">Dolby Labs</A>.

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Dolby Digital Plus Hits the Airwaves
Mark Fleischmann  |  Nov 06, 2008
Dolby Digital Plus will make its broadcast debut in France's recently launched HDTV platform.
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