Dolby is about to unleash a new sound system and it's called, Atmos.
I'm a total nerd about surround sound. I've cared about it for as long as I can remember. I was very fortunate in growing up by the once historic Northpark I & II theaters in Dallas (George Lucas once said it was one of his favorite places to see a movie) and saw all of the 'major' movies of my youth there (Star Wars, ET, Indy, Close Encounters, Jurassic Park, Viva Kenevil, etc). Northpark was a stand alone pair of screens adjacent to a mall and we would stand outside for hours to get in, and it was worth it because...