There are a few technologies available in sound systems these days but one in particular seems to be remembered the most, Dolby Digital. When we go to the movies we are exposed to a pre movie advertisement for this technology with an impressive display of it's capabilities. The "Dolby Digital Surround Sound" system can be found in nearly all new sound equipment which includes DVD's and TV's that are bought from electrical stores, so it is no wonder the average consumer is familiar with the Dolby logo.

Dolby Digital denotes the encoding system that is used by modern audio devices that digitally receives and sends sound signals. Being one of the first laboratories to release and successfully have their technology competitively marketed to consumers and and even more importantly, accepted, as a leader of superior audio listening. They have succeeded in becoming prominent in this field.

The Dolby Digital technology can support either a single channel or several channels so that audio can be broadcast either with stereo or monophonic qualities. It is used mainly with digital devices (DVD player, CD player, digital TV, movie theaters, etc.) and there is a special type of Dolby Digital technology that can be used to enhance your gaming experiences in a more realistic way.

Dolby Digital was born 50 years ago by a man by the name of Ray Dolby, hence the Dolby Digital name. He wanted to eradicate or reduce the white noise and static that plagued the audio equipment at the time. Clarity of audio was degraded by this static noise so when the solution he found was released it quickly became the standard for record companies and movie theater production.

From there, the Dolby Digital technology came about. It was a more compressed format of sound that was best experienced in a movie theater. In 1992, Batman Returns was the first movie to be broadcast at a movie theater using the Dolby Digital technology. It combined a stereo sound (right and left channels) with a more crisp sound. The technology became popular and spread to thousands of movie theaters in a very short time.

The original Dolby Digital moves onward, having made it's mark the technology has and will continue to improve over time. It's legacy of changing the way moviegoers experience the theater continues with further immersion of sight and sound melding together to enhance the story and helping to create a pleasant and sometimes exciting memory. Having jumped from an elitist movie theater experience to the home was the next logical step. Home theaters have become the "in thing" where surround sound systems blast acoustic sounds in waves that vibrate the bones of the audience, it is no wonder that Dolby Digital is embraced and applauded for it's contribution to entertainment.