Dolby Laboratories Unveils Dolby Pro Logic IIx

[Clint DeBoer]

<font color='#000080'>Dolby Laboratories announced a new "flavor" of its Dolby Pro Logic II surround format which is geared towards providing 6.1 and 7.1-channel surround effects from 2-channel source material. Up until now, Dolby Pro Logic II would merely generate 5.1 from a stereo music or movie source track. The important factor here is that those early adopters of 6.1 or 7.1 can now utilize those speakers on a larger variety of sources while the rest of the industry catches up to provide more discreet source material.

Read the Press Release (http://www.dolby.com/press/ce_pr_0309_plIIx.html)</font>

[Khellandros66]

<font color='#000000'>I would actually like to hear the PL IIx, the only hope I have for it is that it doesn't sound as compressed as PL II. &nbsp;I think DTS:NEO6 on my Yamaha RX-V1300 sounds less compressed and better instrument Breathing. &nbsp;However PL II Movies tends to fare better on DVDs.

:)~

Bob</font>