3D sound from Samsung, anyone?

3D sound from Samsung, anyone?
by Sim Cheng Kai
07:40 PM Jun 23, 2010

Enjoy your 3D Blu-Ray movies with powerful and crystal-clear surround sound - that's also rendered in 3D. That's what Samsung's newly launched flagship home theatre system is boasting.

The HT-C6950W (with a built-in 3D Blu-Ray player and HDMI 1.4 support) features a 7.1 speaker set-up - two in the front, two at the back, a central unit in front of your television, as well as two "height speakers" mounted on top of the TV. The height speakers take advantage of Dolby Pro Logic IIz processing technology that adds vertical depth by projecting sound above your head. This is in addition to the 360-degree surround sound that covers the horizontal plane at your ear level.

Dolby Pro Logic IIz processing technology works via a chip installed in the system's control unit that uses the audio data from your Blu-Ray movies to extrapolate height information, which is then simulated and reciprocated through the speakers. Samsung claims that the vertical surround effect benefits movie scenes with rain falling on the roof, helicopter fly-overs, or reverberations in a concert hall.

The HT-C6950W also incorporates Samsung's Crystal Amplifier Pro technology that promises richer sound, while an Intelligent Power function prevents sonic distortion and audio clipping.

The home theatre system has two HDMI slots for wired connections, an iPod dock for your Apple portable devices, and it connects wirelessly to other devices through the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) protocol. Content from YouTube, Facebook and other TV apps can also be consumed through Samsung's Internet@TV platform, packed into the HT-C6950W for owners whose Samsung TVs do not already support it.

The Samsung HT-C6950W retails at $1,799.

http://www.todayonline.com/Tech/EDC100623-0000280/3D-sound-from-Samsung,-anyone?