The newer Cinemas that have gone the DLP Route and Films on Hard Drive etc. are designed as 7.1. A significant number of older cinemas have, or are in the process of, going the DLP plus Digital route

The Sound Engineers also have special Software Tools that can "steer" certain effects to certain channels, even if the original movie was only 5.1.

They can do the same with the 7.1 Blurays that are out there.

In summary, they can do more with their Systems and Software to exploit a 7.1 system than Meridian can do with turning 5.1 into 7.1. Not that Meridian's efforts are bad in any way, but.................


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