• ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Most households have a TV with TV speakers, only capable of L/R. Why pay money and have people sit through a corporate short film for a feature most won’t use?

    • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Its two seconds for the benefit of 5.1, so the people that have it can benefit. And the people that don’t can upgrade later.

      • theareciboincident@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        7 months ago

        The problem people have with your argument is not the existence of 5.1 surround sound.

        Nor is it that the vast majority of households can’t afford a properly tuned surround sound setup instead of haphazardly throwing speakers around which arguably creates a worse experience than stereo.

        It’s that the Dolby implementation requires publishers to license it and pay for an unstoppable ad that plays before every session, while benefitting only the petit bourgeois.

        Notice how you reverted so quickly to your capitalist brainwashing. May be a good inspiration to see what other ideologies have been implanted into you.

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            7 months ago

            Not only is it just 2 seconds, but it’s 2 seconds while the game is no doubt being loaded into memory while it plays anyway.

            This is like whining about the Pixar animation that plays before all of their movies (for much longer than 2 seconds).

            • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
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              7 months ago

              I would understand the complaint if it was longer, like 5 or 7 seconds long for just the Dolby logo. But its not.

              Like, if seeing a logo for two seconds bothers you that much, better close your eyes when driving riding the bus walking around town, otherwise you might see a dreaded billboard or advertisement.

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                7 months ago

                My state banned billboards for the same reasons.

                It’s a really good reminder when I’m ever in another state that things like that just… Aren’t needed.

                The advertising thing is a slippery slope, and it’s OK for people to draw the line for how far down the slope they’re willing to go higher up than you would. It’s also OK that your line comfortably holds a 2-second ad.

                No position here is unreasonable, and everyone should keep that in mind.