Sony announces adding Dolby Atmos to its Blu-ray player and AV receiver

After introducing a range of TVs at the CES 2018, which was held last January, Sony Electronics has just announced a range of devices that will certainly be designed to work with the new TV set; the new Blu-ray player UBP-X700, which will deliver 4K Dolby Vision content, as well as the Dolby Atmos AV receiver under the name STR-DH790 within its line of new home audio and video devices.

UBP-X700 Blu-ray player from the Sony

Speaking of the Blu-ray player, the UBP-X700 is a very powerful addition to the company’s line-up of Blu-ray players that deliver the 4K Ultra HD viewing experience from Sony, which initially supports the HDR10 display technology and will support Dolby Vision by updating the device firmware, and the company has announced that it’s going to release it later this summer.

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With this player you can access and use many 4K Internet TV services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. This player also supports a number of music and video file formats including MP4, DSD, FLAC and others.


Sony’s STR-DH790 AV receiver

The second device is the new AV receiver, which is equipped with Ultra HD, Dolby Atmos and DTS: X decoding technologies under the name STR-DH790.

The STR-DH790 is a 7.2 channel AV receiver and it supports 4K, HDR, DTS: X and Dolby Atmos technologies. It also features Sony’s D.C.A.C (Digital Cinema Auto Calibration) automatic speaker setup system to carry out the set-up process for your speaker system.

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Both devices; The STR-DH790 AV receiver and the UBP-X700 Blu-ray player have slim, compact designs, and they have high mobility and will also fit wherever you want to put them in your home.

The price of Sony’s UBP-X700 Blu-ray player is now at $249.99. While the price of the new AV receiver STR-DH790 is $379.99.

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