Dolby Atmos Coming To Blu-Ray

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

I hope this makes it past the censors, but mentioning DA on this website is going to go nowhere.

Most here are stuck in 2.0 channels, and there is no way in hell you are going to convinced anyone here to go to 11.1. Not going to happen.

Smoke, thanks for the info, but I am afraid it is a waste on this crowd.

As it stands now, how many here own a 7.1 system? So few of us, it is not worth mentioning. How many own a 5.1 system. A larger but smaller percentage of the folks that own a 2.0 system.

If you had mention this on AVSforum two months ago, it would have been a buzz. They have been talking(and quite frankly installing) 11.1 system there for at least that long. I installed a 12.4 system in my reference room 4 months ago - in spite of the fact there is only one Bluray disc that takes advantage of it. Because of Neo:X, I have been able to hear a ton of soundtracks with a matrixed height channel.

Pioneers idea of Atmos is totally low budget. Having actual information coming from above you(as opposed to reflecting from above you from ear height) does not afford the same effect. Pioneers effort is based on a non object based channel assignment. Those of use who have installed 4 discrete channels above us are at least ready for single object based Atmos(or four object based ceiling channels), so as the technology is scaled upwards for hometheater(it is unclear what is expected or desired now), it is not behind the times.