Open end source as opposed to Dolby. Let's see how far it goes.
True... Samsung just won't pay Dolby license fees for anything though. Even their top tier QD-OLED TV doesn't have Dolby Vision, only their HDR10 & +, which just isn't as good as DV. So I don't expect this to be better or more refined that Dolby Atmos.If anyone is big enough to challenge Dolby's near-monopoly on spatial audio it's Samsung
It's Ambisonics!Well if you want more detail:
And then the spiel from Samsung:
Not quite. It can contain Ambisonics, among other representations.It's Ambisonics!
In order for that to happen there'd have to be a large uptick in people buying equipment that needs anything HDMI 2.2 offers over HDMI 2.1, namely 8k TVs. That's not going to happen anytime in the near future, I don't think. Also, eARC makes it easy to just bypass the AVR for video and feed it the uncompressed multichannel audio (as I did for a number of years with my outdated Denon receiver before recently upgrading).HDMI 2.2 is also developed so soon AVRs are outdated again
I'm fairly sure the marketing will kick in at one point where 4k is not enough and you just gotta have 8k. I also expect 8k on the next gen consoles, because the higher the number...the better it is right?In order for that to happen there'd have to be a large uptick in people buying equipment that needs anything HDMI 2.2 offers over HDMI 2.1, namely 8k TVs. That's not going to happen anytime in the near future, I don't think. Also, eARC makes it easy to just bypass the AVR for video and feed it the uncompressed multichannel audio (as I did for a number of years with my outdated Denon receiver before recently upgrading).
and/or high framerates for gaming? Still very niche though.namely 8k TVs.
8K will become mainstream one day, but I agree, not for long. Immersive audio will never become mainstream.8k might be useful for 150" screens... maybe, someday, but I have doubts.
If Google's previous push of AV1 hardware acceleration is anything to go by, it'll probably become mandatory for any new devices advertising Chromecast or YouTube as a feature. Google-powered TVs too, so more than just Samsung.Word it is coming to YouTube in 2025 probably through Chrome for playback. CES is only once a year. CES was a good place to announce it even through the whole ecosystem is not there yet.
Sure, but that's limited largely to the PC space. Consoles are generally 60FPS or less, even if TVs can do 120Hz. Though granted, using small-ish TVs as PC monitors is becoming more popular.and/or high framerates for gaming? Still very niche though.