Asus HP-100U Dolby Headphone Set Unveiled

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Asus launched its HP-100U personal Dolby home theater set today. Comprising a lab-tuned pair of headphones, a Xonar U1 external audio device and a high quality array microphone, the HP-100U makes up a complete audio solution for PC or Mac users.
The Asus HP-100U comes with the Xonar U1, an external audio device that harnesses the power of four major Dolby technologies to deliver high fidelity, interference-free PC audio. Furthermore, it supports DirectSound, EAX 2.0 and Open AL acceleration in Windows Vista / Windows XP and also on Mac platforms. Read more

Posted on Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:45:18 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Netbooks Get Dolby Surround Sound

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One of the biggest issues with many notebooks and netbooks is that the onboard sound system lacks definition and just doesn't have enough volume. Poor sound systems can really make it hard to listen to music and watch movies on portable systems.

Dolby has announced that it is making sound quality a bit better on small netbook computers with the addition of Dolby Headphone technology into select netbook computers. Among the first netbooks to use the technology are the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 and the S10-2. Read more

Posted on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Asus Xonar HDAV1.3 Dolby TrueHD Bit-Stream Feature for Blu-ray

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ASUS revealed the Xonar HDAV1.3 Series Sound Cards with world's first Dolby TrueHD Bit-Stream feature for the Blu-ray discs.
A combination comprising of C-Media’s custom-made AV200 audio processor and ArcSoft’s TotalMedia Theatre software player lets users be the first to enjoy Dolby TrueHD’s lossless compression rate of 24bit/192KHz over to their AV receivers. Read more

Posted on Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

French TNT HD first to adopt Dolby Digital Plus for HD Terrestrial TV

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Dolby announced that Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Digital have been chosen by France’s new national high-definition terrestrial broadcasters for the Télévision Numérique Terrestre HD (TNT HD) platform, which was launched this week.
TNT HD includes currently channels TF1 HD, France 2 HD, ARTE HD, Canal+ HD, and M6 HD. Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Digital audio will allow viewers to enjoy broadcasts in 5.1 surround sound as well as stereo. Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Digital audio are designed specifically to adapt to the changing demands of future entertainment delivery while retaining backward compatibility with the existing Dolby Digital 5.1-channel home theater systems in use today. Read more

Posted on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:52:18 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Airfonix Wireless Dolby Digital 5.1 Transmitter

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Airfonix has announced a new wireless audio product for the pro and semi-pro market that allows for wireless Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and Dolby Pro Logic II decoding. The system has three 100W amps and supports full 5.1 audio.

The device has a pair of S/PDIF inputs and directly connects to HDTV, DVD or other video game and audio equipment. The device has connectivity for right, left, and center channels as well as a sub out. It can connect to a sound bar as well. Read more

Posted on Tue, 2 Sep 2008 10:12:30 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Dolby Unveils new Audio Solutions at IFA

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Dolby has unveiled some new technology at IFA today. Dolby showed off its Dolby Volume tech that will be built into AV receivers from Harmon Kardon. The technology helps to deliver even sound over all input sources without having to constantly adjust volume.

A new headset from Plantronics called the GameCom 777 uses Dolby Headphone virtual surround sound for better gaming audio. Dolby is highlighting its Digital Plus technology found in TVs and set-top boxes. Other features technology includes Dolby Home Theater and Dolby Sound Room for cinema sound on a PC. Read more

Posted on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:06:35 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Dolby’s New Next Gen Sound for PC Announced

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Any gamer will tell you that good sound can immerse you in a game on your PC as much or more than good graphics. One of the undisputed leaders in sound is Dolby and today it announced a new next generation sound system for the PC.

Called the Dolby PC Entertainment Experience program it includes a suite of Dolby audio postprocessing and connectivity technologies to enhance the PC listening experience. The latest updates to the program include Dolby Home Theater designed to deliver better surround sound. Second generation Dolby Sound Room provides better listening experience from any pair of speakers. Read more

Posted on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:38:13 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

IFA 2007: Dolby Volume Technology

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Dolby Laboratories demonstrated Dolby Volume technology for home audio systems, including audio/video receivers (AVRs), home-theater-in-a-box systems, and stereo audio systems at the IFA 2007 in Berlin.

First announced at 2007 International CES, Dolby Volume brings a fundamentally new approach to delivering consistent volume levels across a wide variety of channel programming or input sources. This unique technology performs measurement, analysis, and control of volume levels according to a psychoacoustic model based on the characteristics of human hearing. Dolby Volume complements Dolby Digital (AC-3), the de facto standard for surround sound in DVB-based broadcasting, as well as the audio standard for DVD-Video and for DTV broadcasting in North America. Together they provide a comprehensive solution for controlling loudness over a wide range of consumer media formats. Read more

Posted on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Genius HS-04U USB Dolby Gaming Headset Review

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Today we are taking a look at a set of gaming headphones from Genius called the HS-04U USB Dolby Gaming Headset. One USB connections both powers the headphones and takes the place of a sound card.

The headphones perform well, if a bit lacking in the bass department for my tastes. They are also very cool to wear for extended periods and are low cost making them ideal for many users. Read more

Posted on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:58:28 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Toshiba Qosmio G40 AV Notebook with HD DVD and Dolby Home Theater Sound

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Toshiba announces the new Qosmio G40 AV Notebook with Centrino Duo chip-set (Santa Rosa).

The new Toshiba Qosmio G40 top model features a HD DVD drive, 320GB HDD, Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 at 2GHz, 1GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 1GB RAM, TV Tuner, HDMI and Wifi.
Toshiba certified the G40 with Dolby Home Theater. It features four Harman Kardon speakers with 12W output. Read more

Posted on Fri, 11 May 2007 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sharkoon 5.1 Dolby Surround Headset with Decoder

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Sharkoon will introduce a new 5.1 Dolby Surround headset with a Dolby Digital Decoder.

The Sharkoon X-Tatic 5.1 supports stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital 2.0.

Dolby Surround headsets are becoming more common. We reported a while ago about a wireless Dolby Surround Headset by Pioneer.
They also start to look better compared to early models. Read more

Posted on Sat, 4 Mar 2006 01:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung HT-DB600TH - Dolby Digital/DTS DVD/Receiver Review

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EnvyNews writes:
Today we look at a new 2003 model Dolby Digital/DTS DVD/Receiver Home-Theater package from Samsung. Sporting impressive specs such as Progressive Scan playback, a 5-Disc carousel, and a 100-watt subwoofer, the HT-DB600 packs a wallop for the sticker price. A quote from the review:
“Although computer speakers from companies such as Logitech or Klipsch are very good, for the same amount of money or a bit more, you can get a full home-theater system package that gives you a real receiver which can decode DTS, AC-3, and Dolby Pro Logic II, as well as combining decent bookcase speakers and a large LFE cabinet. The advantage - your computer can be at the center of a pro-grade home-theater setup and your games will sound just fantastic. Today, we look at a Samsung HT package which combines stellar features for a very attractive price.”
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Buy Samsung HT-DB600 5-Disc DVD Home Theater at Amazon.com

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Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2003 09:45:28 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr