22.2
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22.2 or Hamasaki 22.2 is the surround sound component of Ultra High Definition Video (Super Hi-vision TV with 4320 scanning lines), and has been developed by NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories. As its name suggests, it uses 24 speakers; these are arranged in three layers. The system was demonstrated at Expo 2005, Aichi, Japan, the NAB 2006 conference, Las Vegas, and at IBC 2006, Amsterdam, Netherlands. [1]
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[edit] Speaker positions
The speakers are arranged in three layers: [2]
A middle layer of ten speakers at ear level:
- Front-Center
- Front-Left-of-Center
- Front-Left
- Side-Left
- Back-Left
- Back-Center
- Back-Right
- Side-Right
- Front-Right
- Front-Right-of-Center
A layer of nine speakers above ear level:
- Top-Center
- Top-Front-Center
- Top-Front-Left
- Top-Side-Left
- Top-Back-Left
- Top-Back-Center
- Top-Back-Right
- Top-Side-Right
- Top-Front-Right
A layer of five speakers below ear level:
- Bottom-Front-Center
- Left sub-woofer
- Bottom-Front-Left
- Bottom-Front-Right
- Right sub-woofer
[edit] Reviews
- 2006-05-02, "Ultra HD draws crowds, interest at NAB2006", BroadcastEngineering HD Technology Update e-newsletter [link accessed 2007-02-14]
[edit] References
- ^ Super Hivision. NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved on February 14, 2007.
- ^ Audio system configuration (GIF image). Super Hivision. NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved on February 14, 2007.
