In this week’s podcast, the team talk about the new Mac Pro. HDX users wanted a machine with PCIe slots for their cards but our recent power test proved that there was so much power available in the Mac Pro that the processing power of HDX is largely unnecessary for most users. But surely the people who will really benefit from the power of the Mac Pro working in Dolby Atmos? However because of the way Dolby Audio Bridge works those users can’t use their HDX processing. The team talk through the issues of what the new Mac Pro is good for.
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Talking Point 1 - The new Mac Pro - Is it really for Atmos?
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