Samsung has for
Samsung EDU/EPP Members:
Samsung Q-series 11.1.4 ch. Wireless Dolby ATMOS Soundbar + Rear Speakers w/ Q-Symphony (HW-Q990C, 2023) on sale for
$700.
Shipping is free.
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PurplePen481 for sharing this deal.
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Deal Instructions:
- Visit your qualifying program:
- Go to Samsung HW-Q990C Q-series 11.1.4 ch. Wireless Dolby ATMOS Soundbar w/ Q-Symphony
- Add to cart
- You may be prompted to sign into your account
- Proceed to checkout
- The price should be $700 + free shipping
Includes:- Soundbar
- Subwoofer
- Read Speaker Kit (Pair)
- HDMI Cable
- Wall Mount Kit
- Rubber Foot
- Remote w/ Batteries
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I have an LG B2 with 2x 2.1 ports. 1 will be arc to the sound bar, and the other for my HTPC. I don't have any other uhd devices.
Would there be any issues with this setup? I read comments online that the 990D is superior for this use case, but I don't really understand why I would need the extra 2.1 ports. I have a 4090 and game at 4k
Otherwise, if none of that matters to you, then the 990C is fine for your use case.
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Also Samsung TVs do not support any DTS audio streams, nor will it pass thru the stream thru eArc. So to fix this I had to plug my Xbox directly into the soundbar, now I can play all DTS streams. So when I want to game I use another HDMI cable I have connected to the TV and switch to that cable on the Xbox so I get 120Hz since the lack of HDMI 2.1 on the C model. Not a huge issue as I game once in a blue moon these days.
Also of note, all streaming services use a lossy Atmos stream, not a true lossless stream that you get from a Blu-Ray Atmos. I didn't think that mattered until I played Top Gun Maverick on Paramount+ in Atmos, then borrowed the same Blu-Ray from a friend and I could definitely tell a difference and I'm not an audio enthusiast by any means. For reference when streaming an Atmos title the audio bitrate is between 384k-786kbs, Atmos playing from Blu-ray the bitrate is typically 6,000kbps and lossless can have bitrates as high as 18,000kbps. So you can gather from that how much detail is probably lost when streaming Atmos content from a provider versus watching the movie on Disc.
Also be aware to get Atmos from Amazon Prime movies that support it, you have to pay the $2.99 no commercial fee to get Atmos back. You also need the commercial free version of Paramount Plus, and the Ultimate-Adfree version of HBOMAX for Atmos playback.
Finally for what movies to try first if this is your first ATMOS sound system, I'd suggest Top Gun Maverick, duh, Ready Player One the first race scene is incredible, Interstellar, Angel Has Fallen the Drone scene, DUNE part1, and Blade Runner 2049, Black Hawk Down, and Ford Vs Farrai.
For DTS:X Jurassic World either of the movies, Harry Potter Movies, Gladiator (wow), Zombieland Double Tap, The Incredible Hulk.
Oh yeah one more thing for Xbox you have to install the Dolby App and the DTS App to get those audio streams to work, but you don't have to pay anything, the $ charge for these apps is just for those audio streams to play thru headphones!
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