Best Buy brings the Dolby Atmos home theatre experience to Canada

BURNABY, BC, June 23, 2014 /CNW/ - Best Buy is thrilled to bring the premium sound experience of Dolby Atmos to the home theatres of its Canadian customers. Available this fall both in-store and online at bestbuy.ca, Dolby Atmos®-enabled speakers and AVR receivers will give customers the opportunity to experience the captivating, multidimensional sound of Dolby Atmos in the comfort of their homes.

With Dolby Atmos, sound comes alive from all directions, including overhead, to fill the home theater with astonishing clarity, power, detail, and depth.

"We are delighted to bring the exceptional Dolby Atmos multi-dimensional sound experience to our customers," said Phil Johnston, Director of Home Audio Best Buy Canada. "Customers will be able to try out Dolby Atmos in several of our stores across the country and hear for themselves how it makes entertainment come alive all around them."

For more information about Dolby Atmos at Best Buy, please visit www.bestbuy.ca.

About Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos delivers captivating, multidimensional sound that places and moves specific sounds anywhere in the room, including overhead, to bring entertainment alive all around the audience.

Since its introduction in the cinema in 2012, Dolby Atmos has been embraced by all the major Hollywood studios, seven Academy Award® winning directors, and 16 Academy Award-winning sound mixers, among others. Later this year, entertainment enthusiasts will be able to enjoy Dolby Atmos in their home theaters.

To learn more about Dolby Atmos and home theaters, visit the Dolby Lab Notes blog here.

About Best Buy Canada

Best Buy stores in Canada are a division of Burnaby, BC-based Best Buy Canada Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY). We are Canada's largest retailer and e-tailer of consumer electronics, computers and entertainment products. With over 70 Best Buy stores across Canada, we offer a unique shopping experience with the latest technology and entertainment products, at the right price, with a no-pressure (non-commissioned) sales environment. Every day our employees are committed to helping deliver technology solutions that enable easy access to people, knowledge, ideas and fun. We are keenly aware of our role and impact on the world, and we are committed to developing and implementing business strategies that bring sustainable technology solutions to our consumers and communities. For information about Best Buy Canada, visit www.BestBuy.ca.

SOURCE: Best Buy Canada

For further information: Media Contact: Danielle Jang, Communications Manager, Best Buy, [e-mail], 604-562-5631