Dolby Atmos Sound Bars

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Originally Posted by Network23

im looking at Sound bar Sony HTZ-9F priced at $899, but seen as low as $700. It does Dolby Atmos and it half the price of of the samsung bar And you can buy separately 2 wireless rears speakers to make it 5.1. Ill wait and see what Black Friday prices brings.

The Atmos output however is 100% fake. Don't get me wrong, it's a good bar but it's only giving you a 3.1 channel system, or 5.1 with added surrounds. There are no dedicated Atmos channels at all. The Atmos effects come from those same speakers, just with some processing applied to try and fool you into thinking they are coming from somewhere they aren't.

Get that bar if you want a good quality soundbar on a budget where the pseudo-Atmos effect is a bonus, don't get one just because you want Atmos.