Analog Devices' SoundMax chips bring 5.1 to the TV speaker masses

by Richard Lawler posted Sep 18th 2008 at 9:41AM

Claiming that 85% of HDTVs won't be hooked up to external audio equipment, Analog Devices is trying to convince flat panel manufacturers to fit its technology behind the only two speakers many people will ever use. SoundMAX audio processors are built to match plasma and LCD high definition video quality with support for Dolby, SRS and BBE Sound. "Now available", don't be surprised if the ADAV4622, ADAV4601 and ADAV4322 sneak into a flat panel HDTV near you very soon -- if you're the kind of person who needs them, or the kind of person who laughs at folks still listening to audio from their television.

Filed under: Displays, LCD, Plasma

Tags: 5.1, analog devices, AnalogDevices, bbe, soundmax, srs, surround sound, SurroundSound, virtual surround, VirtualSurround

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J.Goodwin @ Sep 18th 2008 1:29PM

I recently moved and spent about a week listening to audio through my TV speakers.

Painful. Painful. I'd prefer that they just get rid of the speakers completely, put a headphone jack on the back and drop the price by five bucks. You can get better sound out of a twenty dollar 2.1 PC speaker set.

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