Lionsgate stills support strongly DTS:X with a third release announced, this time it’s The Last Witch Hunter starring Vin Diesel. The movie will be released on February 2nd.
The list of DTS:X movies on the site have been updated.
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Game of Thrones Season 5 in Dolby Atmos
According to its back cover, the Blu-ray release of the 5th season of Game of Thrones will feature a Dolby Atmos soundtrack when it is released on March 15th.
As already reported here, the first four seasons are getting new releases with Dolby Atmos, the first two have been released while seasons 3 and 4 are still pending an official street date.
As usual, the list of Dolby Atmos releases on the site have been updated accordingly.
Climb the Everest in Dolby Atmos
Universal Studios confirmed via a press that the upcoming Blu-ray of Everest in both 3D and 2D editions will feature a Dolby Atmos Soundtrack.
The movie will be available on January 19th.
As usual, I updated the List of Dolby Atmos movies on the site.
Warner announces Pan with Dolby Atmos
Warner Brothers just confirmed the 2015 movie Pan will be released with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack on December 22nd with both 2D and 3D editions.
As usual, I updated the really growing fast Dolby Atmos Blu-ray movies list on the site.
Sony announces first UHD Blu-ray titles for early 2016
Sony Pictures just announced their first UHD Blu-ray, that will be released in early 2016, with an official date not chosen yet.
The list of titles is : The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Salt, Hancock, Chappie, Pineapple Express and The Smurfs 2.
They also confirmed that a lot of titles will also support immersive audio, which is a good sign coming from Sony who just started to support Dolby Atmos.
Enchanted Kingdom 3D with Dolby Atmos
The animal documentary Enchanted Kingdom, which was already available in Dolby Atmos from Japan has now been released in North America with the immersive track.
It’s really a good example of what the format can bring to documentary movies.
I also updated the list of Dolby Atmos releases on the site.
Sicario will be released with Dolby Atmos
Update : It seems that Sicario will finally be offered with a Dolby Atmos Soundtrack, at least that’s what the press release says.
You can now add Sicario, from Canadian director Dennis Villeneuve, to the list. The movie will be released on January 5th and will feature a Dolby Atmos track on Blu-ray.
Animated 3D Short Movie One Night In Hell features Dolby Atmos
One of The Kino Classics collection release of this month on Blu-ray, called The Mask, will feature as an added bonus the 3D animated short One Night In Hell which offers a Dolby Atmos soundtrack with music under the supervision of Queen’s Brian May.
I really like the idea of this inclusion on the disc and the fact that it is presented as an highlight of the release. This continues to show strong support for the format even from smaller studios as Dolby Atmos continue to take more place in the home theater industry.
Making HDTV viewing at night more enjoyable
Here’s a common scenario that use to happen a lot at my house. It’s finally night time, the kids went to bed for the night and my wife and I get ready to start watching the next TV show episode we’ve been binge watching (it’s Nashville those days, go figure, I’m now a country fan!).
I shut down the lights, start Netflix and bam : my wife asks for the living room lights to stay on so that the TV viewing experience is not too agressive on the eyes. There goes the theater-like ambiance…
While researching other topics recently on avsforum, I stumbled upon a couple of review of bias lightning solution to improve the HDTV viewing experience. I was skeptical at first, but finally decided to ordered a set of Antec Bias Lightning leds for my new Sony 4K TV.
The installation is pretty simple, just use the adhesive paper behind it to install behind the TV and use any available USB port on the TV to power the strip. Ideally your TV will enable or disable power on the strip automatically when you start and shutdown the TV. It’s not the case with my Sony, so I need to use the small switch provided, which is a small annoyance.
The usage of lightning behind the TV really helps with keeping the lights shut while watching TV. Some mention improved contrats and colours, I wouldn’t go so far to be honest, but the experience of night watching is really improved by the lights.
The result on my side ? My wife now asks for the lights directly, no mode light debates 🙂
A small trick I wanted to share that really improved my viewing experience.
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. coming with Dolby Atmos
It’s hard to deny the fact that Dolby Atmos releases on Blu-ray are really ramping up in the last two months. After a busy October that features as much releases as the first four months of the format, we will have another busy month in November.
Warner just confirmed that the movie The Man From U.N.C.L.E. will feature a Dolby Atmos soundtrack when it’s released on Blu-ray on November 17th. One more to add to our potential list of movies with immersive audio !
