22.2 surround sound
Appearance
22.2 or Hamasaki 22.2 (named after Kimio Hamasaki, a Senior Research Engineer at NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories in Japan[1]) is the surround sound component of Super Hi-Vision (a new television standard with 16 times the pixel resolution of HDTV), and has been developed by NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories. It uses 24 speakers (including two sub-woofers) arranged in three layers. [2]
Speaker positions
The speakers are arranged in three layers: [3]
Upper layer: Nine speakers above ear level
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Middle layer: Ten speakers at ear level
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Lower layer: Five speakers below ear level
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Demonstrations
- NAB Show 2009, Las Vegas
- IBC 2008, Amsterdam, Netherlands[4]
- IBC 2006, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- NAB Show 2006, Las Vegas
- Expo 2005, Aichi, Japan
Reviews
- "Ultra HD draws crowds, interest at NAB2006". BroadcastEngineering HD Technology Update e-newsletter. 2006-05-02. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
References
- ^ "Kimio Hamasaki: Development of Ultra High Definition Television".
- ^ "Super Hivision". NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 2007-02-14.
- ^ "Audio system configuration" (GIF image). Super Hivision. NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 2007-02-14.
- ^ Sangani, Kris (2008-10-11). "A game of leapfrog". Engineering & Technology. 3 (17): p.8. doi:10.1049/et:20081720. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
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