- Google and Samsung Atmos rival, Eclipsa, comes to LG and Google TVS
- The 3D audio format will also be baked in Android 16
- There is no support for any transmission service, except YouTube so far
There is a new 3D audio format in the city, but when will television owners hear it?
While the informed listeners can know Dolby Atmos, DTS: X or even the Auro-3D format that reaches Nvidia Shield devices, Eclipsa is a new 3D open source audio format developed by Google and Samsung.
Imagined as a Dolby Atmos competitor, as well as how the rivals of Samsung HDR10+ image format, Dolby Vision, Eclipssa formally presented in CES 2025 and it was confirmed that it was launched in all 2025 TVs and sound bars Samsung.
Speaking to Flatpanelshd, Google representatives confirmed that Eclipsa will be baked in the Android 16 operating system, which means that it will obtain support on Google televisions and other smart televisions manufacturers that use the Android operating system, such as Hisense, TCL, Sony and Philips TV. Beyond that, the objective is to execute the Eclipsa audio on mobile devices and web browsers, together with AV receptors. Flatpanelshd also reports that the support will arrive in Webos, used on LG TVs.
But the question remains: Where and how will someone coded by Eclipsa access?
The waiting game
Eclipsa is based on channels, which means that it links sound sources with specific channels (as in a 2.0 or 5.1 stereo configuration with envelope sound) instead of individualizing each sound source (as in the Dolby Atmos atmos -based format) . However, Eclipsa admits “up to 28 input channels” according to Flatpanelshd, so there is more than enough information to create a convincing 3D sound space to listen to at home. While it exchanges some flexibility and specificity of the location, it is also something easier to implement and recreate consistently.
Give High range, TV, TV, TV, TV, shows, music and games. YouTube creators can apparently load content coded by Eclipsa later in 2025.
In a blog post detailing the new format, Google says that “space audio technologies were developed for the first time more than 50 years ago, and reproduction has been available for consumers for more than a decade, but the creation of Space audio has been mainly limited to professionals in the film or musical industries. That is why Google and Samsung are launching Eclipsa Audio, an open source space audio format for all. “
However, 3D audio formats generally have It has been pushed to high -end television models and the main TV transmission services, with interests driven by film/audiophiles eager to improve their experience in home cinema with a more immersive sound. Nor is it clear if YouTube creators will feel encouraged to start creating content in the new mass format.
As Flatpanelshd points out, the atmosphere mentality netflix has not yet expressed its support, despite their participation with Google and Samsung in the Alliance for Open Media (AOM), and Google representatives could not comment on Apple’s plans for your tvos or iOS platforms. .
The notion of open source audio is very attractive, especially if it improves the type of daily audio experienced through smartphones and Android tablets, or through the YouTube application. But it will be difficult to shout on Eclipsa until some important players in the field, and the creators of content on the ground, actually decide to get involved. A format on the best televisions and the best sound bars is not good if there is nothing to do.
