WiSA (Wireless Speaker and Audio Association) har meddelt, at Dolby Atmos-support kommer til eksisterende produkter via en firmware-opdatering i 2. kvartal 2020.

Dolby Atmos via WiSA
WiSA gør det muligt at sende lyd fra et kompatibelt TV eller en afspiller (med en WiSA USB-dongle) trådløst til kompatible højttalere. LG, Bang & Olufsen, Microsoft Xbox, Harman Kardon, Sound United (Denon, Marantz, Polk) og TCL er blandt medlemmerne.

Et robust trådløst system kan gøre surround sound i hjemmet mere fleksibelt og tilgængeligt, men manglende understøttelse af Dolby Atmos, eller objekt-baseret lyd i almindelighed, har været en begrænsing i WiSA hidtil.

Det ændrer sig inden længe, lyder det fra organisationen.

- "We are very excited to create the opportunity for our TV and transmitter partners to send Atmos content wirelessly to WiSA Certified speakers as well as allow our speaker members to enhance their wireless audio assortments with Atmos solutions," sagde Tony Ostrom, chef for WiSA. "Adding this capability answers requests we have received from WiSA members as well as consumers and we look forward to seeing WiSA Ready and WiSA Certified products in the field that dramatically simplify the process of creating three-dimensional immersive audio experiences in the home."



Via firmware-opdatering
Organisationen siger, at brugere vil kunne opsætte Dolby Atmos loftkanaler for henholdsvis front-, side- og baghøjttalere med WiSA.

Understøttelse af Dolby Atmos vil blive føjet til eksisterende produkter via en firmware-opdatering, der frigives i 2. kvartal 2020.

- "The ability for a user to select Dolby Atmos height channels will be included in the latest transmitter and speaker firmware, now scheduled for release in Q2 of 2020. Existing WiSA products can also take advantage of this feature through a firmware update," siger WiSA.

- Kilde: WiSA