Post by: LassePalle on September 23, 2006, 12:08:30 AM
Dolby Technology to Power the Sound of the Wii Console
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21, 2006 - Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) announced today that the Wii™ gaming console from Nintendo Co., Ltd. will use Dolby® Pro Logic II technology to offer gamers an immersive surround sound experience.
"The Wii™ console will break down the walls that separate gamers from everyone else" said Koji Kondo, Manager, Sound Group, Entertainment Analysis and Development Division, Nintendo Co., Ltd. “Sound is a key part of this equation and because Wii supports Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound technology, we think everyone can have a great audio experience."
"Dolby Pro Logic II technology ensures that the Wii console can offer rich, immersive surround sound, which is essential to a great gaming experience," said John Griffin, Marketing Director, Games, Dolby Laboratories. "We're looking forward to hearing how great Nintendo's games sound at launch."
Nintendo has announced that the Wii console will be available in North America on November 19, in Japan on December 2, 2006 and in Europe on December 8, 2006.
Post by: UncleBob on September 23, 2006, 04:29:45 AM
Post by: Pryopizm on September 23, 2006, 04:53:14 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on September 23, 2006, 05:09:30 AM
Post by: Ceric on September 23, 2006, 06:14:21 AM
Post by: Kairon on September 23, 2006, 11:38:33 AM
~Carmine M. Red
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Post by: UncleBob on September 23, 2006, 01:24:42 PM
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Hahahaha a $140 sound system made up of DS speakers. That would rule.
Well, in theory, many people will already have four controllers for regular gameplay anyway.
But yeah... like I said, the speaker quality would suck.
Post by: Ceric on September 23, 2006, 01:33:44 PM
Set where you sit as the home point and then from there walk to anx set the point of all the other speakers. Wouldn't be as gooc as using a good microphone for automatic calibration but still good for a general setup.
Post by: ShyGuy on September 23, 2006, 04:45:10 PM
Post by: Pale on September 23, 2006, 06:24:48 PM
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Post by: NWR_Lindy on September 24, 2006, 09:15:04 PM
Post by: Bloodworth on September 25, 2006, 07:01:46 AM
Post by: 18 Days on September 25, 2006, 07:15:54 AM
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I find it very hard to justify buying a sound system for my dorm room... that means I'll be stuck with plain 'ol TV stereo... Wii is too high tech for me!
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
But you see the power of Pro Logic II lies in it's backwards compatibility with Pro Logic 1, which was standard back in the seventies. They give that stuff away at garage sales.
Post by: Pale on September 25, 2006, 08:22:38 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on September 25, 2006, 08:28:47 AM
Post by: Kairon on September 25, 2006, 08:37:48 AM
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Originally posted by: Kairon
I find it very hard to justify buying a sound system for my dorm room... that means I'll be stuck with plain 'ol TV stereo... Wii is too high tech for me!
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
But you see the power of Pro Logic II lies in it's backwards compatibility with Pro Logic 1, which was standard back in the seventies. They give that stuff away at garage sales.
I think that's true, my family's home entertainment system is cobbled together from 10-15 year old speakers and hardware from my more techno-philitic relatives... and it sounds GREAT!
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: Pryopizm on September 25, 2006, 08:48:24 AM
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Bloodworth: Wasn't the XBox incapable of encoding DD in realtime and could only use it for cutscenes and such where it could start encoding the audio a few seconds before it's played?
I believe that's the PS2. Though, I'm not 100% sure.
Post by: Ceric on September 25, 2006, 12:26:43 PM
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