New Audio Features, Support for 7.1-Channel Surround Sound, and Dolby Control Center Offer More Ways to Enhance and Control the PC Entertainment Experience

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. marked the next step in its mission to enhance the entertainment experience on PCs with the release of its next-generation PC Entertainment Experience program, a suite of Dolby audio postprocessing and connectivity technologies designed to enhance the listening experience for consumers.

Dolby launched the Dolby PC Entertainment Experience program more than four years ago to give people the freedom and flexibility to enjoy surround sound in a variety of playback environments. Dolby has expanded its PC Entertainment Experience program to offer new ways to enhance and control listening experiences on the PC.

“Sound is an essential ingredient for the entertainment experience, and today millions of people worldwide are using their PCs to enjoy music, movies, and games,” said Keith Kowal, Marketing Manager, PC Business, and Dolby Laboratories. “People expect great sound, but they also want a simple and enjoyable way to experience it. The latest version of the PC Entertainment Experience program gives PC makers a powerful way to integrate the same features, performance, and flexibility found in the most popular consumer electronics devices.”

The latest updates to the Dolby PC Entertainment Experience program consist of second-generation Dolby Home Theater, which places listeners in the middle of the action, giving their PCs a powerful set of tools to deliver a cinema-style experience in vivid surround sound, and second-generation Dolby Sound Room, which delivers a stunning personal listening experience from any pair of speakers or any set of headphones and is ideal for environments where using surround sound speakers is not practical.

Among the updates to the Dolby PC Entertainment Experience program is Dolby Control Center, a user-friendly graphic interface that makes it easy to configure and control the listening experience. Developed by Dolby with the close cooperation of leading codec makers, Dolby Control Center features simple onscreen controls and interactive visuals for selecting speakers and fine-tuning surround sound effects.

Arvind Dhingra