While it delivers rich three-channel sound when connected to a TV, it also lets you create a true five-channel surround setup pretty much cable-free using a pair of Sonos Play:3 wireless speakers.
Naturally, Playbar can deliver simulated surround sound on its own, but it can also be paired with Sonos' other speakers to deliver true 5.1 channel sound should your wallet be willing and able.
The beefier BX300 steps up to a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU, 1TB of storage spanning two 500GB drives, NVIDIA's 256MB GeForce 8600 GTS graphics card, and a 7.1-channel sound card.
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Audio purists will appreciate the device's new 5.1-channel sound enhancement technology and support for the MP3, WMA, OGG, FLAC, AAC, M4A, WAV and MP3HD audio codecs, and video hounds will love being able to playback MPEG4, WMV, H.264, Xvid and Divx files.
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It includes a whopping 40 4cm speakers arrayed within, with a further two 11cm woofers, delivering what Yamaha calls 2.5.1 channel sound -- though it looks as if it can power two additional speakers at the sides if you want something a little closer to 7.1.
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The J PC runs a Core 2 Duo or Athlon 64 FX, Windows Vista Ultimate, 8GB of DRAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX 768MB of RAM, 2TB of 7, 200 SATA storage, Blu-ray or HD DVD drive and plenty more trimmings like a 7-inch built-in screen, TV tuner and 7.1-channel sound.
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The world is barely getting to grips with the notion of 4K, which already solves pixelation at regular viewing distances, so why did the BBC and Japanese broadcaster NHK go to the expense of sending a dedicated SHV video truck, a SHV audio truck rigged for 22.2 channel sound, and the world's only three 8K Ultra HDTV cameras to London?
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Samsung today also entered a new category in home audio with its first-ever 2.2 channel Giga Sound Systems.
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Netflix has just announced an on-demand video-streaming service offering full high-definition picture quality (so-called 1080p, which has 1, 080 lines in its picture) with 5.1-channel surround sound.
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The DCP601 Home Entertainment System, a high-end digital cable ready entertainment receiverMotorola Ojo Personal Video Phone with a high-definition decoder, 6.1 channel surround sound, and a built-in progressive scan DVD player.
The system provides clear and powerful sound via a 2.1 channel arrangement with 310 total watts of power and a wireless subwoofer.
In addition, while providing flexibility in layout, the SC-HTB770 features a 3.1-channel speaker for vivid sound localization and crisp and clear sound sensation.
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The outstanding new selection features the BH9430PW 9.1-channel speaker system, NB4530A Sound Bar, BP730 Blu-ray player with Smart TV features, the ND8630 Dual Docking Speaker and the NP6630 Portable Speaker.
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By relocating the bottleneck, the device can push full-motion video through its DVI or VGA ports at an unparalleled 1, 600 x 1, 200 resolution, channel 5.1 surround sound through the Toslink digital output, and operate peripherals connected to any of the five USB 2.0 connectors -- all while allowing your mouse cursor to function sans jerkiness.
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Supporting HDMI with an Audio Return Channel (HDMI ARC), the Sound Bar plays audio from the TV without requiring additional cables.
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Both models enable consumers to take advantage of the latest surround sound formats such as Dolby TrueHD, with lossless 7.1 channel audio reproduction that is bit-for-bit the equivalent of the master recordings.
Not surprisingly the sound of the Twenty, which outputs a respectable 20 watts per channel, is transparent and probably a lot cleaner than the stack of gear you had in your dorm room.
You'll need a surround sound system and an SACD player to hear it in this multi-channel mode.
However, remove and relocate the wireless surround speakers, and the intelligent system automatically switches configuration to multi-channel mode and decodes 5.1 signals as true surround sound.
The systems provide high-definition audio with 5.1-channel audio support to enhance music and movies with crystal-clear sound.
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The Sound Blaster Recon3D Fata1ity Champion software enables quick and easy switching between multi-channel speaker settings and headsets or headphones.
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Some soundbars attempt to simulate surround sound using psychoacoustic trickery, but the sonic upgrade you get by adding two rear-channel speakers to your setup is impossible to beat.
Hoping to catch the Bledisloe Cup, the fixture between the Wallabies and All Blacks, he turned on Channel 7, the television rights-holder, but found it was instead broadcasting The Sound of Music.
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