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Article: Surround sound now available to the masses
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- July 16, 1989
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Amovie without surround sound is like a Fourth of July without
fireworks. Nearly every movie that hits the theaters these days is
encoded with sound that completely envelopes the viewer. When those
theatrical films are converted to home video releases, the surround
sound information is transferred onto the tape (or videodisc) as
well.
The result is that music and sound effects emanate from all
around the room, while the dialog and other main audio information
seem to come directly from the TV screen. All that's necessary to
free the surround sound genie trapped in your home video collection
is the proper equipment - but more about that later.
Recently, television networks and ...