Altec Lansing announces market's first Dolby Digital AC3 and DVD audio for computers and home theater use.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 1996--Altec Lansing Technologies Inc. Tuesday announced initiatives which will result in new audio systems designed to retrieve and playback Dolby(R) Digital AC3 and Digital Video Disc See DVD. Digital Video Disc - Digital Versatile Disc (DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. ). These new initiatives will result in products which deliver high quality audio through digital audio systems and lead to the implementation of Dolby Digital A digital audio encoding system from Dolby used in movie and home theaters. First used in 1995, Dolby Digital employs Dolby's AC-3 (Audio Coding-3) coding and compression technology and is the standard for DVD-Video and HDTV. 5. playback via complete computer and small home theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. solutions. This announcement is the latest result of the company's strategic alliance with Dolby Laboratories “Dolby” redirects here. For other uses, see Dolby (disambiguation). Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (Dolby Labs) (NYSE: DLB) is a USA-based company specializing in audio compression and reproduction. Inc. Altec Lansing is showcasing a variety of its surround sound technologies with Dolby Labs at this week's Interactive Multimedia Association Expo '96 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . These latest technologies and products are designed for early adopters of AC3 and DVD and will result in the first-ever streaming of digital audio from Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. (USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. ) equipped computers. As a result, Altec Lansing will deliver the capability to playback mixed analog and digital signals through these products, which include computer controls and a graphic interface. This new Altec Lansing technology includes software which complies with the Microsoft Windows standard. "These two new systems are among the first results of these initiatives, which will make our company the first to deliver Dolby Digital AC3 and DVD audio playback systems," commented Edward Anchel, chairman and president of Altec Lansing in making this announcement. The first product to result from this initiative will be a complete Dolby Digital AC3 Surround Sound System designed for use with computers. This new Altec Lansing system includes a six speaker package, featuring left, center and right satellites, two digital wireless surround speakers and a subwoofer A speaker that reproduces the lower end of the audio spectrum. A subwoofer system may include a crossover circuit which switches frequencies at approximately 100Hz and under to the subwoofer, while passing the rest of the signal to the main speakers. . The technology embodied in this new Altec Lansing system allows for continuous real time streaming of digital data through the USB connection and a complete AC3 processor. In addition, the system includes integrated audio controls with an on screen display featuring a high level user interface. The system is expected to be available in the computer products market for about $500. The second product will be a new Altec Lansing home theater package, including a complete six speaker system and a powerful 12-inch subwoofer. This home theater package, highlighted by the market's first implementation of Dolby Digital AC3 Surround Sound, includes the capability to reproduce material from DVD audio sources. This system is expected to retail for under $1,000. This latest announcement marks an expansion of the company's strategic alliance with Dolby Labs. Other products and technologies, which have already resulted from this alliance, include the award-winning Altec Lansing ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. 500 surround sound computer speaker system with built-in Dolby Pro-Logic; the new ACS55 computer game speaker system with built-in Dolby Multimedia Surround and the ACS400, a surround sound computer speaker system with Dolby Multimedia available as an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and computer system product. This announcement follows one made on Sept. 9 by Altec Lansing, which indicated that the company will be the first to deliver Universal Serial Bus (USB) computer speaker systems. Altec Lansing Technologies Inc., based in Milford, Pa., is combining its leadership in computer and home theater sound systems to deliver audio solutions for emerging technologies. The company is privately held and employs approximately 500 people worldwide. In addition to the company's U.S. headquarters and offices, Altec Lansing has offices in Asia and Europe. Altec Lansing's advanced development facility is in Israel. Consumers interested in more information, can contact the company at 800/648-6663 or visit Altec Lansing on the World Wide Web at http://www.altecmm.com -0- Dolby Digital AC3 is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories and Microsoft and Microsoft Windows are registered trademarks of The Microsoft Corporation. CONTACT: Altec Lansing Technologies Andrew Bergstein, 814/234-1230, 814/234-6687 (fax), axb35@email.psu.edu |
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