CEDIA 2008 - Mitsubishi Immersive Sound Television

One of the big problems with flat panel LCD and Plasma televisions is that, although they have great image quality, their sound quality often times leaves a lot to be desired, unless you have an external home theater system.

As a result, Mitsubishi is taking a stand on improving the built-in audio quality of its flat panel televisions. At this year's CEDIA, Mitsubishi demonstrated its new Immersive Sound technology that it is employing on some of their sets.

Using the technology now being employed by Yamaha in its popular Digital Sound Projectors (which is licensed from 1 Limited), Mitsubishi demonstrated how this technology can be incorporated within a television frame. The demonstration was actually quite impressive, creating both a wide surround field as well as distinct separation of dialog and effects audio.

Shown in this photo is the menu setup system for Mitsubishi's Immersive Sound feature.

See also Mitsubishi's Official Announcement on Immersive Sound Television.