LG’s new Dolby Atmos soundbars use A.I. for automatic room calibration

LG’s new Dolby Atmos soundbars use A.I. for automatic room calibration

In advance of CES 2020, LG has released some of the details for its 2020 lineup of soundbars. The biggest new feature is called AI Room Calibration, a system that automatically adjusts the sonic properties of LG’s premium soundbar models to better match the acoustics of the room.

“These advanced models are self-calibrating, able to recognize and analyze tones to accurately assess the dimensions of a given space and adjusting accordingly,” LG said in a press release. Apparently the benefits of this system are particularly noteworthy when playing content mastered with Dolby Atmos or DTS:X.

A related onboard system lets LG’s premium soundbar models upscale lower-quality audio sources like MP3s or low-bitrate streaming music to “near-studio quality.”

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