You can play dolby surround CDs if you have a surround-sound capable receiver. It should take no work on your end.
Many surround receivers have surround simulation capability, however this is not true surround sound. Two-channel analog outputs from a DVD player can be decoded to 3 or 4 channel Dolby Surround (not the same as Dolby Digital or DTS) using the same surround receiver.
Short Answer: No. Thomas was indeed a self-proclaimed Technogeek, but is a decade or more too young to have developed the Dolby Noise Reduction or Surround Sound systems. Infact, Thomas Dolby's last name is not actually Dolby, but rather Robertson.
ALF, a 1980's American sitcom about the Tanner family that takes in an alien, was the first television show to be broadcast with Dolby Surround Sound in 1986.
Dolby 5.1 is a multi-channel audio format. Basically meaning, it's surround sound. There is a Left, Centre, Right, Left Surround, Right Surround and LFE (Sub) Speaker. Dolby 2.0 is simply 2 speakers, Left and Right. Similar to the Stereo sound you get from your TV. The Dolby bit means it has been compressed and encoded using Dolby technolgies, normally AC3.
Dolby Pro Logic is a surround sound processing technology made by, as the name suggests, Dolby Laboratories. It transforms, via encoding and decoding, ordinary soundtracks and stereo content into full-range surround sound retaining all the quality and subtleties of the original audio. It is designed to facilitate the more engaging experience of surround sound.
A Dolby Digital stream from a DVD player can be sent to a high def receiver by digital optical or coaxial cable.
Dolby Digital Surround Sound.
No, they stopped using cassette players before dolby.
Dolby Home Theater is a suite of effects for providing laptop computers with surround sound capability, including virtual surround through headphones, extended bass response and dolby digital signal creation through a digital output.
Dolby home theater is a suite of effects for providing laptop computers with surround sound capability, including virtual surround through headphones, extended bass response and dolby digital signal creation through a digital output.
Dolby Atmos is NOT a discrete surround format. Instead, it is an object-based audio technology that allows sound to be placed and moved in a three-dimensional space, offering a more immersive audio experience than traditional channel-based surround formats.
Dolby's eighth channel, often referred to as Dolby Atmos, is used in audio systems to create an immersive surround sound experience. The sound from this channel is typically emitted from overhead speakers or speakers placed at various heights to provide a sense of three-dimensional audio.