Should you care about Dolby Atmos support coming to Apple TV?With Dolby Atmos support coming to the Apple TV 4K in iOS 12, you may be wondering why it matters? Here's what you need to know!
When tvOS 12 hits the Apple TV 4K in the fall, it will be the only streaming device that has both Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision on board. Apple made a big deal about the technology coming over to its streaming box, but what does it mean?
Here's a quick breakdown of what Dolby Atmos brings to the table and whether you not you should care about it.
What is Dolby Atmos
To fully explain how Dolby Atmos functions, I'd probably need a couple of pages, but to save us a bit of time, here's an extremely simplified version.
Audio in a movie is typically split into channels, such as left, right, center, etc. These channels direct the sound to go to certain speakers. If you hear two people talking, likely their voices are more prominent in the center channel (AKA the center speaker). If there's a car crash off-screen to the left, you'll like hear that noise coming ...
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Should you care about Dolby Atmos support coming to Apple TV?
