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YouTube TV now has surround sound on Apple TV and Fire TV

by September 7, 2022 · Automatic

Floating into a space black hole is a “5.1 AUDIO” text in bold and silver 3D, with “now enabled” in smaller white text underneath and a small YouTube TV logo under that. The black hole looks like a red circular particle render that could visual indicate “surround sound audio”
YouTube TV finally released the promised 5.1 surround sound audio, and it made this graphic for the occasion. | Image: Google

After releasing YouTube TV surround sound capability for Google’s TV devices and Roku in June, Google is finally adding the feature for its cord-cutter audiences using Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV platforms. The company had promised to release the enhanced audio stream capability for those platforms eventually, saying it was “still working internally and with partners.”

Google initially announced plans to add 5.1 surround sound capability for YouTube TV last year, coinciding with the launch of a 4K Plus package that includes higher-quality video and the ability to play recordings offline. At the time, Google promised the Dolby 5.1 surround features would be out for all subscribers (Plus package or not) in the “coming weeks,” but it…

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Author: Umar Shakir. [Source Link (*), The Verge – All Posts]

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