Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Motorola set-top boxes to get Dolby Volume]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/motorola-set-top-boxes-to-get-dolby-volume/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/motorola-set-top-boxes-to-get-dolby-volume/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/13/motorola-set-top-boxes-to-get-dolby-volume/#commentsMoto DCX set-top box For those of you who hate loud commercials or explosions -- just for the record, explosions are supposed to be loud -- Dolby Volume has the answer but it's one of those technologies that is included with something you buy. This of course means that if you already have a new HDTV and a new AV receiver, you kind of missed the Dolby Volume bus, but now you might just be in luck. Motorola and Dolby have worked out a deal that'll bring it to the DCX family of set-top boxes. The DCX700 and DCX3300 boxes will now ship with it, but providers will also have option to push an update for the DCX3400 HD-DVR and DCX3200 -- assuming your cable company loves you. And don't worry if you prefer dynamic sound, if you're lucky enough to get this from your provider there will be a setting to turn it off.

Motorola set-top boxes to get Dolby Volume originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Unfortunately with the dynamic sound of Dolby Digital sound in HD programming also comes crazy loud commercials. In addition to a few technical reasons, the main way advertisers get around the FCCs commercial volume regulations is by making the entire commercial just as loud as the explosion that killed off your favorite character. Obviously this is ridiculous and Rep. Anna Eshoo of California intends to do something about it by introducing CALM (Commercial Advertising Loudness Mitigation Act) to the House of Representatives. At the same time the folks at ATSC are looking for ways to let broadcasters get it under control, and of course there is Dolby Volume and SRS TruVolume if you want to take matters into your own hands. Personally we wish there was just a hack that would automatically hit the mute button during commercials, and just for the record, we DVR everything and skip commercials for everything except sports.

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It'll probably take an act of congress to ban loud commercials originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With AV software and hardware alike carrying at least one Dolby logo, not to mention the presence of that same branding on big screen cinema, Dolby is truly a household name. If you ask people exactly what Dolby does, however, you're likely to get a pretty fuzzy picture, which isn't too surprising -- the brand is so prevalent in the media space that it's kind of like asking a fish to describe what water feels like. So when Dolby invited us to spend a day with them to talk about their current goings-on in home theater, we just couldn't pass up the opportunity.

To get a look behind the familiar logo, we spent a day at Dolby's lab in San Francisco. During our time there we talked about TrueHD, Digital Plus, Dolby Volume, the new Pro Logic IIz, and even got a short peek at some current research efforts. It was a fast run over a lot of ground, for sure!

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Engadget goes behind the Dolby logo originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We already knew of the FMJ AVR600 courtesy of a telling Dolby Volume release, but now Arcam has come forward with the full details on this monolithic creature. Wrapped in a sleek, subtle but altogether intimidating enclosure, the AVR600 houses a "huge toroidal power transformer and high efficiency class G amplifiers" that deliver 120-watts per channel. There's also internal decoding of DTS-HD Master, DTS High Resolution, Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus formats, and the 5 HDMI inputs / 2 outputs should keep you busy buying new components. For two-channel freaks (you're undercover, but we know who you are), the beast can be transformed into a stereo powerhouse with a single button press. Unfortunately, pricing is still listed as "TBD," but if you really have to wonder, chances are your budget can't handle the truth. One more look (in black) after the break.

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Arcam gets really official with beastly FMJ AVR600 AV receiver originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We can't say that we've ever been utterly stoked for Dolby Volume, but we suppose it's a nice extra in TV sets and set-top-boxes so long as the cost of inclusion is negligible to the consumer. That said, Dolby's making darn sure the crowd at CES knows that it's infiltrating sets in the US and Europe as we speak, and it'll be showcasing a number of Toshiba REGZA LCDs in particular. In related news, Dolby Vision -- part of its High Dynamic Range series -- will be showcased in a SIM2 prototype LCD here in Vegas. Better still, Dolby is currently working with SIM2 in order to develop an HDR-enabled LCD display, and while we highly doubt this is the set that's coming in Q1, we are told that the technology will be available in some form or fashion this quarter. Patience, friends -- it's the only choice.

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Dolby announces Vision release for Q1, Volume release for now originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you'll recall, Dolby Technologies actually introduced its Dolby Volume solution last fall, but now the firm has announced that it'll be a built-in component of several Toshiba HDTVs. The REGZA ZH500 and ZV500 families, which launch in Japan next month, are both set to include the outfit's audio-processing technology, and in case you couldn't tell, it specializes in keeping volume levels consistent regardless of audio source. Finally, a simple method to overcome those blaring commercials -- just buy a new TV!

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Dolby Volume to keep levels consistent on Toshiba HDTVs originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 May 2008 12:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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