Dolby
a brand of system for reducing high-frequency noise in audiotape using various electronic devices during recording and playback.
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Where HDR10 sets its brightness levels at the start of a video, while Dolby vision dynamically adjusts brightness to match specific scenes or even frames.
Colors are bright and crisp and true, and the built-in Dolby audio speakers are surprisingly effective.
The 120Hz refresh rate keeps everything looking clear, while the Dolby Atmos sound does a moderate job of delivering the sound.
Because the HT-A7000 handles the flaming-hot Dolby Atmos surround-sound format, I threw a lot of Atmos-encoded movies and music at it, while also using it for normal TV and music, most of which was not made for Atmos or Sony 360 Reality Audio.
Sony HT-A7000 soundbar review: Superior sound for the 8K set | Markkus Rovito | December 8, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThat depends on your hardware and the Dolby audio codec it supports.
Giant 4K HDR feeds are no match for the best HDMI cables | Will Fulton | November 12, 2021 | Popular-Science
But a life-altering invasion of personal privacy is nothing like a trip on the steps at the Dolby Theatre.
Jennifer Lawrence Shouldn’t Laugh Off Her Nude Photo Hack | Samantha Allen | September 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYes, the 86th Academy Awards will go down on Sunday, March 2, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
The Tightest Oscar Race: Jennifer Lawrence vs. Lupita Nyong’o for Best Supporting Actress | Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern | February 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRay Dolby, 80 We have Ray Dolby to thank for the way we listen to music and watch movies.
The Deaths You Missed This Year | Malcolm Jones, Jimmy So, Michael Moynihan, Caitlin Dickson | December 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEven many of the sponsors are of the low-key variety, including Turner Classic Movies, Dolby, and yes, Omaha Steaks.
And Mr. Dolby tells us also how in travelling it was often necessary for him to ward off such attacks by taking brandy.
Life of Charles Dickens | Frank MarzialsAt the end of that time Miss Dolby promises to come back and resume boarding with me.
Chester Rand | Horatio Alger, JrI saw it, and the gasman and Dolby saw it, and stood at that side of the platform in agonies.
The Letters of Charles Dickens | Charles DickensOver it she told me her name—Miss Dolby—and finally she left me with a last comforting assurance.
The Golgotha Dancers | Manly Wade WellmanIt sounded uncertain, and a childish quibble to boot, but Miss Dolby exclaimed triumphantly, as at an inspiration.
The Golgotha Dancers | Manly Wade Wellman
British Dictionary definitions for Dolby
/ (ˈdɒlbɪ) /
trademark any of various specialized electronic circuits, esp those used for noise reduction in tape recorders by functioning as companders on high-frequency signals
Origin of Dolby
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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