Also on display at NAB, the new Dolby DP568 Professional Reference Decoder is the latest addition to Dolby's family of professional broadcast products, and is designed to help broadcasters ensure that listeners at home will enjoy the highest-quality audio experience.
Offering integrated audio and video decoding, the DP568 provides real-time reference monitoring of Dolby transmission audio formats including Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Pulse. Extensive input capabilities allow broadcasters to perform quality control at any point within their headend.
The product includes emulation of the Dolby Multistream Decoder utilized in latest generation televisions and set-top boxes to decode the multiple audio formats employed for broadcast, online, and side-loaded delivery. It also provides full support for Dolby Digital Plus stream mixing features for the monitoring of hearing impaired and other added-value services.
"Now broadcasters have a simple and accurate way to monitor their next-generation transmissions and to take advantage of the added features that these formats offer," Power said.
The Dolby DP568 Professional Reference Decoder is scheduled to be available this August for $5,500.