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On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Leonardo Palomares  wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 1:29 PM, Paul Davis wrote:

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>

>> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Niels Mayer  wrote:

>> > Can ambisonics be used in a "handheld" configuration? I noticed that

>> > Nokia has a phone with four speakers, which I assume would be for

>> > positional sound effects in games:

>> >

>> http://pocketnow.com/tech-news/nokia-x7-leaked-four-speakers-eight-megap...

>> >

>> http://www.technolifestyle.com/2010/11/nokia-x7-00-mobile-phone-with-4-s...

>>

>> i quote: "Certainly, listening to music or even watch high definition

>> movies will feel more booming with Nokia X7-00."

>>

>> ambisonics assumes a speaker in the midst of an array of speakers that

>> point more or less in the general direction of

>> the listener's head. this phone is just a gimmick.

>>

>> > I would imagine such a configuration would be able to "beam form" the

>>

>> the nokia phone has so little to do with any kind of "spatial sound"

>> that i hardly know where to begin.

>

>

> This takes me back 10 months ago when I replaced my family 30" lcd

> tv+sorround system with a tv from Mitsubishi, they had this type of

> publicity to sale it.. 16-speaker system discrete 5.1 channels..

>

> I remember reading that "discrete" word and imagining: hey, no more problem

> with wife about those ugly looking speakers all around of the living room,

> and got myself going deep on the economics just to get this tv.

>

> Man, you better believe: image on 40" 1080p tv it's way better than my

> older 30" 720, and for sound, yes they got it right, no more ugly speakers

> on walls for the room, as well no more rich 5.1 sound, because that is sooo

> "discrete" too.

>

> I miss my real sorround system.

>

> I have to get my wife agreed with me, about returning that "ugly" sound

> system to the place it belongs.

>

> Greetings

> Leo

>

on second though, maybe for this special model (bunch of front "surround"

speakers) the brand has to be changed to "Mythsubishi". Any way, wife and

children are full happy with it.
:D
Leo
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On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Leonardo Palomar=

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On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 1:29 PM=

, Paul Davis <paul@linuxaudiosystems.com> wrote:
On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Niels Mayer <nielsmayer@gmail.com> wrote:

quoted text
> Can ambisonics be used in a "handheld" configuration? I noti=

ced that

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> Nokia has a phone with four speakers, which I assume would be for

> positional sound effects in games:

> http://pocketnow.com/tech-news/=

nokia-x7-leaked-four-speakers-eight-megapixels-video

quoted text
> http://www.technolifestyle.com/201=

0/11/nokia-x7-00-mobile-phone-with-4-speakers/

i quote: "Certainly, listening to music or even watch high defin=

ition

movies will feel more booming with Nokia X7-00."
ambisonics assumes a speaker in the midst of an array of speakers that

point more or less in the general direction of

the listener's head. this phone is just a gimmick.
> I would imagine such a configuration would be able to "beam form&=

quot; the
the nokia phone has so little to do with any kind of "spatial so=

und"

that i hardly know where to begin.Th=

is takes me back 10 months ago when I replaced my family 30" lcd tv+so=

rround system with a tv from Mitsubishi, they had this type of publicity to=

 sale it.. 16-speaker system discrete 5.1 channels..
I remember reading that "discrete" word and i=

magining: hey, no more problem with wife about those ugly looking speakers =

all around of the living room, and got myself going deep on the economics j=

ust to get this tv.
Man, you better believe: image on 40" 1080p tv it&=

#39;s way better than my older 30" 720, and for sound, yes they got it=

 right, no more ugly speakers on walls for the room, as well no more rich 5=

.1 sound, because that is sooo "discrete" too.
I miss my real sorround system.I have to get my wife agreed with me, about returning that "ugly&quo=

t; sound system to the place it belongs.Greetings=
Leo

on second though, ma=

ybe for this special model (bunch of front "surround" speakers) t=

he brand has to be changed to "Mythsubishi". Any way, wife and ch=

ildren are full happy with it.

:DLeo
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