Portable Audio & Video

Dolby Digital Sound on Dish TV Receivers

Nowadays, dish TV receivers are able to decode Dolby digital sound to enhance the pleasure of watching TV at home. Therefore some of the receiver models are incorporated with a unique technology named Toslink, which is an optical output for Linear PCM digital audio and optical output. If you are a movie lover then you will surely love this feature.

About Dolby Digital :

It is basically a series of audio and data compression technology that has been developed Dolby Laboratories. It contains six distinct sound channels but in most cases five channels are generally used by the users. The five channels are Front Left, Front Right, Rear Left, Rear Right and Center channel. The sixth channel normally referred to the low frequency sound that is delivered by a subwoofer. The first Hollywood movie to have this sound technology is Batman Returns.

Dolby Digital is many names such as AC-3 or audio codec 3, DD-the short form of Dolby Digital and ATSC A/52. AC-3 is capable of supporting up to 48 kilohertz of audio sampling. Today there are several versions of this audio and data compression technology. They are Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Dolby Digital Surround EX, Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator and Dolby Digital Cinema.

About Toslink :

Toslink is a technology developed by leading Japanese electronics giant, Toshiba for the purpose of connecting CD players with a receiver to stream PCM audio signals. It is basically an optical cable that uses 1mm optical fiber made from plastic. In certain cases, high quality plastic or quartz glass optical fibers are used for the transmission of high bandwidth audio signals. The Toslink systems got incorporated into DVD players for the purpose of delivering DTS or Dolby Digital audio signals since the electronic devices got built-in Dolby Digital decoder. Now this revolutionary technology of Toshiba is now being used in dish TV DVR receivers since they too are fitted with DTS/ Dolby Digital decoder.

Since the satellite TV programs are broadcasted with Dolby Digital audio, therefore it has become extremely important for the satellite TV service providers to incorporate the DTS decoding facility in their Dish Network receivers along with Toslink optical digital output. This will allow its viewers to enjoy their favorite television program like never before. Therefore by getting a Dolby Digital decoder based satellite TV receiver you can enjoy true cinematic sound right in your living room.

Some of the receiver models are equipped with this feature. One such receiver model is Dish 625 DVR. This receiver is capable of recording live television programs on its 120 gigabyte internal hard drive. It even has Name Based Recording that will allow you to record a television program based on its title. It has dual tuner and is also capable of working in two modes that is single and dual.

So if you are looking for true high quality entertainment in your living space then get a Dolby Digital decoder based DVR receiver for yourself. It will surely change the way of watching TV at home.

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