Tag: Dolby
Dolby Home Theater v4 Notebooks Announced with Premium Audio
Get ready for better audio on notebooks with the release of Dolby Home Theater v4 announced at CES 2011 in Las Vegas today. Dolby Home Theater v4 will deliver a more immersive audio experience over the built-in speakers on laptops with surround sound and higher fidelity audio throughout the user experience. The first notebooks to [...]
Dolby Home Theater v4 Equipped Notebooks Coming Soon (video)
Dolby is set to formally introduce Dolby Home Theater v4 at CES 2011 next month. Dolby is working with most major PC manufacturers to improve the audio experience when listening to music and movies, whether through headphones or laptops’ built-in speakers. Rather than simply selling PC companies a software solution, Dolby works with them to [...]
Ask an Expert: How to Shop for a Home Theater Audio System
People put a lot of thought into what their movies, video games and other digital content will look like when they’re getting ready to buy a new HDTV. But most people don’t think enough about what all that high-def content will sound like. Even the most expensive HDTVs deliver relatively poor audio through tiny speakers [...]
College Students Want Better Laptop Audio, Willing to Pay
Results from a survey, conducted by Dolby Laboratories, revealed many shocking statistics on how college students use their PCs. Why should PC manufacturers pay attention? Results showed that many college students would pay, on average, $824 for their next computer, if it came with an “ideal audio set-up”; that compares to the general population who [...]
HP Envy Beats by Dr. Dre Commercial
Dr. Dre and a slew of other artists have spent the summer promoting Beats Audio and the HP Envy line. Commercials are now airing on cable lifestyle channels, including MTV, FUSE and BET to raise raise awareness of notebook audio quality. HP’s Envy notebooks feature Beats audio, a combination of hardware and software that results [...]
Gateway ID Notebooks Go Upscale with Dolby Home Theater and Optimus
Gateway just announced the new Gateway ID series of notebooks. The Gateway ID notebooks will bring a new sense of style to the Gateway brand and according to the press release, “… is designed to deliver the latest in mobile technology in a thin and lightweight design that is modern, chic and eye-catching.” The new [...]
Dolby Improving the Notebook Audio Experience
Dolby is working to improve the mobile computer audio experience. Dolby’s partnered with HP, Sony, Lenovo and Toshiba to offer a step up in audio quality and features. PC shoppers have so many features and options to consider that audio is often left out of the conversation completely. But if you want to get the [...]
