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YouTube has released new features for Smart TVs. Any device that can output 5.1 Surround Sound will be able to do so for videos that have the content, and users will be able to chat while casting.

No home theater is complete without music and effects booming at you from every direction, which is why it’s relieving to hear that YouTube TV is finally testing its long-awaited 5.1 surround sound ...

At first glance, the SSB-1 looks like a fairly ordinary iPod speaker system, but there’s a lot more to it. The SSB-1 is actually a sound bar—a speaker system that attempts to create virtual ...

Back in March, YouTube TV said surround sound would be coming to Apple TV, and today 5.1 audio is now available for that streaming box. You “automatically get 5.1 audio whenever it’s available” with a ...

As promised, you can now get 5.1 surround sound audio from YouTube TV when you’re watching on Apple TV. The addition of those two platforms comes a few months after the feature went live on Roku, ...

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TL;DR: The Nintendo Switch 2 supports 5.1 surround sound with headphones in handheld mode, enhancing audio quality beyond the original Switch's docked-only feature. Early unboxing videos reveal this ...