AMSTERDAM, IBC2024, September — SEI Robotics (IBC booth Hall 1 F.38) today announced its latest innovation, Minibar 5.1.4: the world’s first Netflix-certified Dolby Vision·Dolby Atmos and DTS:X Android TV Soundbar with a 5.1.4 channel speaker, Sound by Bose and Tuned by THX™ designed for the global Pay-TV market. Developed in collaboration with top-tier audio and video experts, such as Dolby Laboratories, DTS, Bose, and THX, SEI will initially launch this product in partnership with Operators. The product will be showcased at IBC 2024, and welcome to experience it firsthand at the SEI booth！
“We are honored to collaborate with first-class partners in achieving product innovation, transforming your TV into a plug-in and play Smart Home Theater, delivering Netflix content in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos to your home, and providing Pay-TV consumers with an immersive audio-visual experience!” said Jeff Yin, chief executive officer, SEI Robotics.
The SEI Minibar offers a unique audio-visual solution for Pay-TV consumers seeking to elevate their home theater experience with exceptional sound and picture quality. The soundbar supports best-in-class immersive audio through Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, features a 5.1.4 channel audio configuration, and includes Android TV 14 OS. Sound by Bose also supports DTS Play-Fi and is tuned by THX.
Additionally, it comes equipped with a built-in Far Field Microphone Pro, enabling easy wake-up at high volumes (over 100dB) with the 5.1.4 channel speaker, delivering a truly flexible and ultimate immersive experience! The minibar is half the length of typical soundbars on the market and packs 4K UHD capabilities, including Dolby Vision for a remarkable HDR imaging experience. Different models and packages are tailored to the needs of various Pay-TV regions depending upon the operators.
“With the incredible audiovisual experience enabled by Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, the SEI Minibar 5.1.4 will elevate your entertainment at home and bring the stories and characters to life. You will love your home entertainment more in Dolby like never before.” said Javier Foncillas, VP Commercial Partnerships, Dolby Laboratories.
The SEI Minibar 5.1.4 brings cinema-quality sound to your home theater with support for DTS:X immersive audio, which places sound naturally in space, delivering a lifelike, multi-dimensional experience. DTS:X adapts seamlessly to any symmetrical speaker layout, ensuring the best sound regardless of setup. Additionally, with DTS Play-Fi compatibility, the Minibar offers the most flexible wireless connectivity for whole-home music, TV audio, and surround sound, enhancing your audio experience with unrivaled convenience.
“We're proud to bring the immersive power of DTS:X and DTS Play-Fi to SEI’s latest line of mini soundbars, transforming how consumers experience audio in their homes,” said Jeff Lubitsky, VP of consumer electronic sales for DTS. “By incorporating our advanced audio technology, SEI is able to deliver a high-quality audio experience that places viewers at the heart of the action, transforming any living room into a premium home theater.”
The SEI Minibar is meticulously Tuned by THX, delivering an end-to-end solution that maximizes its performance. This ensures that consumers can experience the artists’ true vision in their entertainment and enjoy an exceptional out-of-the-box listening experience regardless of the type or format of the content.
“In our Tuned by THX program, THX engineers leaned on their 40 years of high-fidelity experience and worked closely with the SEI Robotics product designers to expertly measure and tuned each component of the HomeClick speaker system to ensure its stellar audio performance,” said Grace Qaqundah, senior vice president, THX Ltd. “As a part of THX tuning, we also applied high-accuracy filters and equalizer settings to the device, so it produces beautiful sound at optimal settings right out of the box.”
The Minibar key features :
- Sleek and compact, at 600mm half the size of typical soundbars with a total amplifier power output of 255W.
- Dolby Atmos immersive audio for multi-dimensional sound and Dolby Vision for visuals with incredible contrast, color, and detail.
- DTS:X immersive audio delivers a lifelike, multi-dimensional experience, while DTS Play-Fi compatibility provides the most flexible wireless connectivity for whole-home music, tv audio, and surround sound.
- Sound by Bose offers cutting-edge audio technology, precise sound calibration, and immersive audio for a rich, balanced sound profile.
- Tuned by THX for balanced audio at all volumes offering precise sound calibration for a rich sound profile.
- Android TV 14 OS for providing premium 4K content and enabling voice control
- Features Wi-Fi 6 mesh technology for seamless wireless connectivity
SEI showcases its ability to deliver telecom operators the latest technological advancements with the Minibar, empowering them to build value-added services using Android TV and expand their market presence. It also provides users with a more immersive experience across multiple entertainment scenarios, including TV, movies, music, and gaming. We welcome you to visit the SEI booth to experience and further discussion！
SEI RAI AMSTERDAM Hall 1, Booth 1.F38
About SEI Robotics
Established in 2009, SEI Robotics is a Smart Hardware company and a Global leader in developing and manufacturing Android TV, Audio-visual, and IoT devices. As one of Google's Tier 1 Android TV ODM Partners, we focus on innovative Android TV products like ATV Soundbar, ATV Speakers, ATV HDMI Dongle, OTT & Hybrid Set-top boxes (STB), 4G/5G CPE Gateway, WIFI Mesh, and Home Security IoT. We successfully worked with a large number of Tier 1 international customers on multiple Android TV projects, Audio-visual solutions, and Smart Home IoT Solutions. Our goal is always to deliver the best quality product on time.For more information, visit www.seirobotics.net.
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