#kaleidescape

[ren119]

reflejo

#perspective #fish eye #my art #random #digital art #dark aestetic #kaleidescape #draw

[hairbymetalmoose]

New York Porch Large elegant concrete paver back porch photo with a roof extension

#kaleidescape #middle atlantic #outdoor living room #distributed audio/video #porch

[alittleveggies]

Rustic Family Room - Family Room Game room - mid-sized rustic open concept light wood floor and brown floor game room idea with gray walls, a two-sided fireplace, a stone fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

#kaleidescape #motorized shades #game room #home cinema seating #home theater sofa

[sirfrogsworth]

I'm not upset that blu-rays are being phased out. Formats all become obsolete and then die out.

My worry is there is not an adequate replacement for physical media. If you stream a 4K movie, it is usually over compressed and has a lossy audio track. Usually the quality *improves* when you move on to the next thing. But in this case, only the convenience is improved.

And there is no way to truly own the media you buy online. Even on Amazon when you "buy" something, that just means you have indefinite access to the file on their server. But if they lose the rights to that content or decide to delete it for tax purposes, you lose it too.

There is a service called Kaleidescape. It allows you to download blu-ray quality movie files onto local storage. Unfortunately the service has way too many caveats. You can only play the movies on their proprietary equipment. If they go out of business you will lose all of your movie purchases. And while they have a lot of mainstream, big budget movies, their selection is far from vast.

Oh, and their hardware starts at $8,000 and each movie is between $10 and $30 to purchase. And if you want to save more than 125 movies, the cost balloons to nearly $20K for the hardware.

The quality issue will eventually solve itself. New codecs like AV1 and H.266 will allow files to be compressed without losing any quality.

But I have no idea what to do about being unable to truly own your media. No studio will agree to DRM-free downloads that you can store anywhere and play with any device.

Maybe they can create a system where you can register any device you own and be allowed to play the file on those registered devices. So you get a file you can download, but the DRM requires verification you own the device it is being played on.

Perhaps they could designate a few cloud storage services as approved download platforms. You are free to shift your media from cloud to cloud, but it must always stay on the cloud and be registered to you. That way if a cloud storage company bites the dust, you still have the option to move your media to another place.

It's not as good as DRM-free local storage, but I don't see studios agreeing to anything else.

In truth, people are probably never going to buy movies in the future. If you have the option to rent for $3 or buy for $20, people probably aren't going to see the value in spending that much to own a movie.

Maybe the solution lies in some kind of law. If a platform no longer wishes to host a show or movie and they can't sell it to another streaming service, then they must give up the rights and allow the Library of Congress to save and distribute it.

[cloudnstarry]

Prism scales

Warnings: None!

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There were many things that Edgar marveled at. Sure, he could just lurk as his good friend played around on his mouse and scoured the edges of the internet, but nothing could really top hearing your gushing about the outside.

He liked to live through you, a kaleidescape of color. Though indirect, he liked to see many things. Then he learned to traverse through the wires, connecting to a few cameras, and he could experience everything you did.

He loved the blue of the sky, so open and free. He loved the blinding yellow of the sun as it warmed the surface. He loved the green of the grass, vibrant. He liked the white of the clouds, puffy like cotton, and scattered around like seeds of dandelion upon a zephyr. He loved the peaches and violets as it grew to dusk, and the elegant dance towards the deepest night. Finally, he could experience, just like a human could.

The experience of living was his beam of light, and the world was his prism as it reflected the many colors, the many wavelengths of what life had to offer.

For such a simple computer, he found this quite good. This was something worth living for.

#electric dreams #electric dreams 1984 #edgar electric dreams #edgar #my boy experiencing color in real time #bambi's corner

[lavendercrow136]

Tell me this isn't goodbye love, part 5

When we eventually arrived at the pumpkin patch, Larissa parked the car. We made our way inside, and Larissa sat me at a picnic table while she went and bought our tickets, Wednesday and Enid sat with me admiring the fall foliage. Vermont as a whole was beautiful this time of year, but Burlington was a whole other level of colors for fall, it was a kaleidescape of color and the sun illuminated it all beautifully.

Wednesday snapped a picture of me with her old vintage camera,and I smiled startled by the flash. Larissa walked up behind me placing her hands on my pregnant belly and kissed my cheek, Wednesday snapped another picture. I laughed and Larissa kissed me, and I remember for a moment this being the happiest I had felt in a long time.

Larissa kissed my cheek again and passed Wednesday and Enid their tickets, and then me my own. I slipped it into my pocket, I looked at the tickets and smiled,

"Darling it says you bought the haunted hayride and house experience package followed by pumpkin picking"

Larissa smiled,

"It's your favorite holiday, your favorite time of year. The least I can do is allow you a bit of fun, I can run it by Dr. Cosgrove if you like love, but I hardly think anyone has been ever scared into having a child"

I smiled,

"Alright Darling only if Dr.Cosgrove says it's okay"

Larissa smiled and went and called Dr. Cosgrove quickly, she came back giving me a thumbs up, and we made our way to the que line for the haunted house.

Wednesday smirked at Enids nervousness and kissed her cheek,

"Baby it will be alright"

Enid blushed and moved a strand of hair out of her face. When it was our turn to go through the haunted house, Enid and Larissa went first both of them jumping and screaming, while Wednesday laughed.

Once we were out of the haunted house, we got some fried dough and hot chocolate from the food trucks and sat by the fire. Wednesday took pictures and we all talked and hate happily, Enid had all in hysterics,

"It wasn't so bad, Larissa you were so scared, that didn't scare me at all"

Wednesday teased Enid,

"Oh really sweet heart, is that what you were doing? Dancing for joy"

Enid playfully slapped Wednesday laughing and Larissa smirked. I leaned against my wife, and smiled she grabbed Wednesday's camera and snapped a picture of them.

"Weems, your chariot to he'll awaits"

A man in a skeletal masked announced, Larissa waved and we made our way over to the hayride. We climbed aboard and he drove us about twelve miles through dark forest with minimal props and a few scares. When the wagon came to a grinding halt,

"Alright get off"

Larissa looked at him shocked,

"I'm sorry, but this is not the end of the hayride and my wife is pregnant"

The man dragged me by the elbow,

"Don't care, not about to get all that blood on the wagon"

I panicked grappling with his arm,

"Please God no, no no no"

Larissa and Wednesday and Enid joined me outside of the wagon, and he sped off back the way we came. Suddenly we were completely alone in the dark, Wednesday and Enid and Larissa pulled out their phones for flashlights to help guide us.

We began to walk slowly through the woods on the path, when we heard it the all to familiar sound of heavy foot steps on crunching branches and leaves. Enids class instinctively came out and Wednesday grabbed me,

"We, we need to go right now"

Laurel Gates and Tyler Galpin stepped out of the forrest, Tyler in his Hyde form and Laurel in all black and a skull mask.

I grabbed Larissa’s hand, and Laurel sneered,

"Isn't this all so touching, the Scooby-Doo gang reunited again"

Tyler snickered his beastial forms teeth showing his lips curved in a snear, I whimpered my hands covering my stomach protectively.

"Do you see it baby? Scooby-Doo herself, Velma Dinkley the detective, Fred and a very pregnant Daphne"

Larissa shielded me with her body protectively,

Wednesday pulled a knife ready to fight, Enid already began to shift.

Larissa snapped practically snarling,

"What do you want from us?"

Laurel smiled sadistically,

"Oh that's so sweet so vicious protecting your little family, your school and all your little misfits. How cute, and so predictable of you Larissa. But that is the question isn't it What do I want? Tyler baby do you know what mommy wants"

She kissed his transformed face and he made a sound akin to a purr. Wednesday winced, Laurel smiled again and turned her attention back to Larissa, her voice radiating venom,

"What I want dear Larissa, is to cleanse the world of every freak and mutant like yourself, starting with your wife and you unborn children"

Tyler rushed us and Enid pounced on him clawing and fighting him, Laurel charged Wednesday and Larissa and she swung a blade at them wildly. Larissa looked at me frantically,

"RUN Y/N RUN"

I tried and Tyler cut me off after throwing Enid against a tree knocking her unconscious, he scooped me up and held me by my throat.

Wednesday dropped her knife and Larissa stilled seeing me be choked by the hide, Laurel caressed Larissa’s face with the blade.

"Tell me Larissa, do you know exactly how long the human brain can last before it shuts down and ceases function?"

I gasped struggling with the Hydes clawed hands, sputtering like a drowning victim for air. Larissa whimpered ,

"Please don't hurt her, tell him to stop Laurel please-"

Laurel made a quick gesture and the Hyde tightened its grip,

"Wrong answer Larissa, that's not how this game works,I'll repeat the question since I heard cognitive function slows when the mind is presented with stressful imagery. And surely"

She laughed,

"Seeing your pregnant wife suspended by her neck suffocating is stressful? I'll say it slower, how long can the human brain last without oxygen before it shuts down completely?please feel free to take all the time you need after all it's not your life on the line yet, feel free to phone a friend"

Larissa racked her brain and Wednesday spoke up,

"THREE MINUTES, ITS THREE MINUTES"

Laurel clapped slowly, mockingly, she leaned over at Wednesday very good. She made a flippant gesture and Tyler sat me down, and I gasped for air.

Larissa’s eyes met mine and she cried, and I felt the babies riggle in my stomach,

"We're okay baby, we're okay"

Laurel laughed,

"Such a touching display, larissa go to your wife"

Larissa crawled to me and kissed my face tears falling down her face she touched my belly feeling the twins and she relaxed. While her body shielded my own I speed dialed Galpin, he could hear everything and was tracking the signal.

"Why me Laurel? Why us?"

Larissa asked emotion strangling her voice,

"Oh my God you really are fucking dense, you were there that night my brother died, at that pathetic fucking Academy you never left, you all deserve to die"

Larissa shook her head. Wednesday stood screaming at Laurel,

"YOUR FATHER FORCED YOUR BROTHER TO BEING NIGHTSHADE POISON TO A DANCE TO KILL AN ENTIRE SCHOOL OF STUDENTS AND FACULTY BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T HUMAN, AND WAS KILLED BY MY PARENTS IN SELF DEFENSE"

Laurel back handed her with the blunt end of the knife, and Larissa rushed Laurel, Tyler swatted Larissa away from Laurel like a fly her head slamming against a rock rendering her unconscious.

I screamed, Laurel tilted Larissas head with the toe of her boot ,

"You just don't die do you?"

She kicked Larissa in the head and smiled, when her breathing had all but stopped.

"There much better"

I screamed in agony,

Wednesday stabbed Laurel in the chest hitting her heart and she collapsed aspirating on her own blood. Tyler shifted back to normal, he grabbed his own head pulling at his hair.

"Laurel no no no, honey wake up, p-please I need you"

Wednesday pulled Enid to her chest and she woke up, grabbing her head, Galpin arrived not long after Laurel had fallen dead. As soon as her arrived he trained the gun on Tyler, Tyler looked at him teary eyed.

Tyler moved not even an inch,

"Don't make me shoot you son"

Tyler made for it to run and Sheriff Galpin shot him in the head. I crawled over to Larissa and began CPR,

I slapped her chest ,

"Don't you die on me again, Don't you fucking die, WAKE UP! LARISSA WAKE UP"

The emts took over when I got there, they drove us all to the hospital they held me down while they checked the babies vitals and administered a sedative that wouldn't harm the babies and knocked me out.

When I came too, I asked for Larissa’s room at the head nurses station. I arrived at her room and Enid and Wednesday were sitting there reading to her,

"H-how long have I been out?"

Wednesday looked at me and spoke with a split lip,

"Eight hours, I called your Mother and she is on the way"

I nodded my head,

"What about Tyler and Laurel?"

Enid supplied the response this time,

"Dead"

I looked to Larissa and took her hand, I kissed her forehead a small cut stitched on her forehead from where her head collided with the rock.

Wednesday spoke up behind me,

"She is in a coma, the doctors don't know if she'll wake up"

I sobbed, and shook my head,

"No, no , no honey don't do this to me again...please wake up baby, wake up please. Please wake up"

I crawled beside her in the bed, careful not to put pressure on her. My mother arrived and she was crying, she kissed my cheek, and squeezed Larissa’s hand.

I stayed there for days, doing anything I could to wake Larissa up. I sang to her, read poetry and books to her, kissed her, she wasn't waking up. I held her hand leaning over the side of the bed,

"Baby please, please wake up. We need you, I'm so scared, our due dates tomorrow, please honey I need you"

I pressed her hand to my abdomen, when the doctors walked in and the twins kicked extremely hard.

I screamed in pain, what I thought had been a kick had been a contraction, my water broke. I hit the emergency button and the doctors rushed in.

"Okay y/n we need to take you to the delivery room"

I shook my head,

"NO NO I WON'T LEAVE HER, DO IT HERE I WON'T GO"

Dr. Cosgrove entered the room,

"Y/N, we can do it in here, I need you to calm down and do your lemaze breathing, do you remember the technique?"

I nodded my head, and she sent the nurses and other doctors to gather the supplies she scooted my bed closer to Larissa’s and helped me into a hospital gown.

She got me hooked up to Monitors and into the bed, I was capable of holding Larissa’s hand from my hospital bed. When my contractions were no more then a minute apart and the first of the twins began to crown and I was fully dilated it was time to push. Dr. Cosgrove looked at me,

"It's time to push Y/N can you do that for me"

I nodded screaming as I bore down with all of my might, I screamed and cried for Larissa,

"LARISSA PLEASE WAKE UP"

I pushed once more and screamed till my voice was raw, when the first twin arrived instantly crying. The nurses took him, and cleaned him up, and I pushed as the second baby was ready. It slipped out no problem, in a matter of moments I lossed consciousness.

Larissa POV:

I awoke to the sound of infants crying near my hospital bed, I looked over to see my wife unconscious and bleed8ng profusely. I stood unsteady shaky feet, I seized her hand and kissed her hand,

"Darling please, please wake up"

I sobbed smoothing my lovers hair out of her face,

"Please wake up Y/n come back to me honey please darling , I can't do this without you, please wake up"

Dr. Cosgrove had the nurses drag me away from her and I heard minor bits and pieces,

"SHES NO BREATHING GET ME A CRASH CART CLEAR, ALRIGHT AMP IT UP AND HIT ME AGAIN CHARGING NOW, CLEAR"

I slumped against the door way and it was like everything was in slow motion, they cleared the room,

"Larissa we need you to call it, we need the T.O.D"

I shook my head no, repeatedly, I shoved them out of the room to leave me alone with her I locked the door. And I closed the curtains, I kissed my beautiful wife's face and I recalled her earlier statement from before the pumpkin patch.

"I'm a half vampire psychic"

I stood up and grabbed a scalpel gently cutting my arm a small cut and squeezed the blood into her mouth.

"Don't you fucking die on me y/n, don't you die, tell me this isn't goodbye love you fucking tell me"

I closed her mouth, and charged the shock pads again and shocked my wife myself, giving it one last try.

End of Larissa’s POV

I gasped springing up from the table and clawed at my throat, it burned, I was so thirsty . The lights and the sounds of the hospital were so bright, and the only thing that kept me steady was the feeling of Larissa’s arms wrapping around me and her shaky crying breaths she kissed me softly repeating over and over how much she loves me.

"The twins are okay they are healthy, I'm gonna let the doctor back in now"

The doctors filed and looked Larissa and I over and when they had cleaned us up, and cleared us they brought the twins in . Larissa and I each held them,

"Hello my baby boys, hi were your mommys"

Larissa smiled and kissed my forehead,

"What are we going to name them?"

I smiled,

"I was thinking Tristan and Oliver"

Larissa smiled and kissed me,

"They are perfect, so which am I holding darling?"

I smiled,

"That's Oliver and this is Tristan"

Larissa nodded, we spent the evening sorting on the babies, I fed them both while Larissa supported me.

We were happy, and safe, and for the first time in a long time we could relax because all of those who had wished to do us harm were dead. When we were finally cleared we took the boys home, and Larissa came and got us from the hospital the day of Halloween our boys went home in their first Halloween costumes-pumpkins. Enid and Wednesday had picked them for us and had them dropped off with a note that said,

"You still got to pick out your pumpkins"

We had just set the twins down for the night after a bath, and feeding, when Larissa had rolled up her sleeve reveling a freshly done tattoo next to a cut that would surely scar and was stitched shut. The scar looked like a question mark.

"I remember what you said to me y/n, at my funeral, and those words stuck with me even yesterday when I was fighting to bring you back and I couldn't wake you up, but then you did and I was relieved. Do you remember what we said?"

I shook my head, I couldn't remember it seemed so far away, Larissa kissed me and removed the bandage that was hiding the tattoo, and in our handwriting read the words.

"Tell me this isn't goodbye, love?"

That is the end of this part, I could leave it here on a relatively happy note. Everyone's alive and safe except for Laurel and Tyler. Let me know in the comments what you think, and if you think I should continue.

@o1iviac1aire @barbarasstar @vii-v @winterfireblond @propertyofmilfs

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[watcher-servant]

Ok context to all this: Goes up to the point of the bridge in the rift. Jaune doesn't go to the EA but ends up in front of a certain Kaleidescape mage. He ends being the mage's apprentice, becomes friends with Waver and participated/survive the 4th grail war.

As for why a counter guardian....well someone/something transported him to Zelretch, and when he dies Alaya gets her due.

So this is to help with whatever short story o might. ARC might be summoned to Chaldea maybe a lostbelt happens in Remnant....IDK. this is to get the ground running

Edit: ok, I realized my mistake a bit. Jaune would learn magecraft, but he'll also develop his aura and semblance as well. Oh, I got it.

Here's a comparison Amakusa Shirou = Red mage

Counter guardian ARC = Blue mage (sorta)

#jaune arc #rwby #fate #fate series #servant class #counter guardian ARC #depending on answer ill make a stat sheet to fit. #crossover au

[hattiestgal]

What's your favorite Terraria boss?

Base game? Empress of Light. An absolute beast of a boss that gives me a whole lotta trouble still. Extremely gratifying to get the Kaleidescape from the like one time I got it.

As far as modded goes, I'm a calamity fiend and LOVE Supreme Calamitas. She's one hell of a way to cap off the mod, and her theme is 12ish minutes of pure joy for the ears. Plus, while I'm not well read on Calamity Mod's lore, she seems like a real interesting character in it's overarching story

#hat answers #i woulda said the exo mechs but they kick my ass way too hard most of the time so scal it is

[insanepoll]

izzy propaganda masterpost! i’ll update after each round

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[bunnerscrib-28]

Goodbye Kaleidescape💔

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[lab-trash]

I'm reading Kaleidescape by labratslovebot and I am so sad istg, I have to stop doing this to myself

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[biigsh0t]

His hand hovered shakily over the string of code for a moment or two as he took a deep breath and changed the value.

Spamjo's sprite immediately began to glitch wildly, shooting off pixels in every direction as his code began to rearrange. He stumbled backwards, closing the command window and struggling to keep his balance as the world through his eyes became a Kaleidescape of nauseating colors.

The salesman held his breath as the static began to clear, readying himself for the incoming pain.

But...

There was none.

Spamjo NEO tilted his head to the heavens and was still met with the sight of wires, but they were lowering-- not lowering him, they were slack, falling. The mech turned its head to see the mass of green wires splayed out behind him, they were still attached to his back, but nothing else, cascading in the breeze and flowing like a bright green cape.

He turned his attention back to the sky above and smiled.

Only to be smacked in the face by a piece of paper fluttering around in the wind.

Spamjo grumbled and peeled it off, catching a glimpse of some familiar green handwriting on it.

"CONGRATIONS! You did the it! You cut your strings. I did what I could for the mech's power source (don't ask what I did exactly. Please.) but it's still got terrible fuel issues. Watch your energy readings.

And please, even though I already know you won't-- be careful.

Sincerely, Admin"

...He then ate the note.

#oo HELLO OPERATOR GIVE ME NUMBER 9 oo

[610university]

Reflections on 25 Years of cyberManor

On February 26, 2024 cyberManor was purchased by Daisy, a company with a seasoned executive team working to build a national franchise that will service the smart home with the help of a premier collection of custom electronic integrators located across the United States.  cyberManor was honored to be chosen as one of their first corporate owned locations to help build out this national service model.

25 years ago I started cyberManor with the belief that high speed “always on” internet services that were being installed in the home for the first time to replace slow dial-up services would usher in a new era of services to and throughout the home.   Electricity, gas, water, and telephone were the essential services to the home in the late 1990s - but now this new high speed internet service carried over coaxial cable lines and phone DSL lines was poised to become the home’s next essential service.   One could make an argument that today it is the home’s most essential service since it has revolutionized the way we live, play, and work in our own home.   In fact, Cisco came to cyberManor in 1999 to produce this smart home video that was a harbinger of the internet and network products and services that emerged in the home over the next several decades.

In the earliest days of cyberManor we just connected a few office computers, printers, and hard drives to a small home network and the internet.   Those were the only “smart, connected” products in the home in the late 1990s and early 2000s.   But as the first decade of the 21st century progressed the high speed internet connection became a preferred source for music content and distribution in the home (thank you Sonos) and movie content and distribution in the home (thank you Kaleidescape).   And then network based home control server platforms from companies like Control4 emerged that allowed the homeowner to control their TV, music, lights, shades, thermostat, security system, all from a handheld controller or a desktop computer.   But the biggest breakthrough emerged when the iPhone was released in 2007 and everyone now had a remote control device (via iPhone apps) for the entire home in the the palm of their hand.

cyberManor was fortunate to leverage their computer and networking expertise to ride this wave of networked connected products into the home.  25 years ago only a few products in the home office were smart, and today thousands of products in every room inside and outside of the home have network connectivity and intelligence.    With this explosion of networked and intelligent connected devices came a level of complexity whereby most homeowners need professional assistance to make sure that all of these devices work reliably and predictably each time they are used.   The smart home is no longer a luxury, it has become an essential component in the enjoyment, comfort, and safety of our homes.  cyberManor, now powered by Daisy’s residential services team and remote service offerings, puts our company in the enviable position of providing a much stronger service offering to all of our current and future customers.

It’s been an amazing 25 years to be in the custom home electronics integration industry.   I feel that I’ve had a front row seat to the most impressive technological advancements that have allowed all of us to live our best lives at home.   Along the way I’ve been carried by an amazing team of employees that have helped make the promise of a smart, digitally connected home a reality for thousands of clients in the San Francisco Bay Area.   Now with Daisy’s impressive staff and support team we look forward to continuing our custom integrated home technology solutions for thousands of new clients in the years ahead - and to better support the clients we’ve been fortunate to serve over the last quarter century.

Thank you to all of our customers, all of our employees, and all of our vendors that allowed us to enjoy this 25th anniversary of our company and to reach this milestone moment where we can now continue to thrive with our new partner, Daisy.

With all my sincere thanks,

Gordon van Zuiden Founder, cyberManor (1999 - 2024) Daisy Flagship Location (2024 and beyond)

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Kaleidescape at Troy Music Hall

various artists Oct 2023

#organ colossal #buggy jive #susan ayers #zan and the winter folk #downtown troy #ohzhe #the e-block #sam torres #troy music hall

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4 Key Reasons Why You Need A Dolby Atmos Soundbar

Today's best-in-class soundbars offer more than just stereo sound: the finest among them are versatile surround sound systems that can enhance your home entertainment audio in a completely new way.

Whether you desire more immersive games or movies, a good Dolby Atmos soundbar can significantly improve the sound of your setup.

Here are 4 key reasons to consider upgrading to a Dolby Atmos soundbar:

1. Most TV Speakers Sound Awful

With the trend towards slimmer designs and reduced bezels in most televisions, it becomes apparent why TV speakers sound so bad or not that good. The compact size of these speakers results in an audio experience that lacks clarity and impact. Furthermore, their limited capacity prevents them from producing deep and powerful bass response.

2. Dolby Atmos Soundbar Enhanced audio immersion than Traditional Stereo Soundbar

Dolby Atmos soundbars offer a superior audio experience compared to traditional stereo soundbars. By utilizing advanced technology and object-based audio, Dolby Atmos creates a more expansive and immersive soundstage. This allows listeners to feel closer to the on-screen action, with sound coming from multiple directions, including overhead, resulting in a more lifelike and enveloping entertainment experience

3. Dolby Atmos is Everywhere

The movie streaming service you are subscribed to most likely offers a wide range of films with Dolby Atmos soundtracks. Platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, Sky, HBO Max, Vudu, Rakuten (on select devices), and Kaleidescape all provide Atmos titles within their subscription services or stores. This means that Atmos is no longer something you will only occasionally enjoy.

Dolby Atmos is also making a significant impact in the music industry. Recently, Apple has been working on Spatial Audio, which can be seen as a form of Atmos for music. This technology allows music to be delivered in Dolby Atmos format, providing a true multichannel experience rather than an AI-upscaled simulation. The music is mixed with creativity and precision, allowing it to be played through multiple speakers, not just in surround sound but also with height, thanks to the additional dimension provided by Dolby Atmos.

Furthermore, most 4K Blu-Ray releases now feature Atmos soundtracks, and many games for the Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X also support Atmos.

4. You Don't Need to Run Cables

A soundbar is a single bar that contains multiple speakers. These days, most soundbars connect wireless or via HDMI eARC/ARC(What is HDMI eARC and HDMI ARC?), which means you can place them anywhere around the TV and get better audio quality without worrying about wires or cables running across your room.

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