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Re:Prime Video cuts Dolby Vision, Atmos support from ad tier... by crazygringo on Monday February 12, 2024 @07:49PM (#39352833)
Yeah, it's really not much meaningful benefit over 5.1.

If you want cool effects in a war movie of a plane flying by overhead, then awesome.

But in most television and movie scenes, the sound is coming from a circle around you on the ground.

Putting another 2 (or 4) speakers on the ceiling isn't usually going to make much of a difference. It's truly just diminishing returns.

For the war or action movies where it does, my advice is just to go see it in the theater.

Re:Prime Video cuts Dolby Vision, Atmos support from ad tier... by wccrawford on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @02:44PM (#39361919)
Weather effects are pretty immersive that way, too. But most scenes are indeed pretty flat.