The upper Sonos set box wants to order its HDMI problems

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It was in 2023 that we reported for the first time about the rumors of a higher box of Sonos, with the code name of ‘pinewood’ and now, after months of leaks and speculation, and a good amount of agitation in Sonos HQ, there is something of meat to add to pine bones.

Chris Welch in the Verge claims to have seen the new Sonos device and describes it as “indescribable as the transmission hardware becomes … seen from the top, the device is a flattened black square and a little thicker than a MAZO OF EXCHANGE LETTERS “.

But it was never a device that was going to fly with its appearance, it was the characteristics that would count, and sound quite intriguing.

If the report is necessary, this could be one of the most ambitious products of Sonos, but given the distance that deviates from its usual speaker rhythm.

Pinewood offers a perfect transmission experience for film configurations at Sonos Casa, but, with a rumored price of $ 200 to $ 400, Sonos can have difficulty convincing buyers that the premium is worth it.

That is a price that is very north of the main transmission and stick players such as Apple, Amazon, Nvidia and Google.

The thought, according to the report, is that, instead of being just another transmission box in a busy market, Pinewood will connect to its television and work as a transmission device and an HDMI switch.

That means multiple HDMI ports with pass support, which is obviously ideal for those frustrated by the limited number of high bandwidth ports on modern televisions.

Sonos will also expect you to solve some of the problems that users inform when they use their sound bars with televisions and other set boxes, such as abandonment, format problems and problems.

I have used Sonos sound bars, from the entrance level ray to the last ultra flagship, with a variety of television brands, and there are always some kind problems, especially if you try to throw a subs or some rear speakers the mixture .

Sonos is intended that not only try to solve this with the Pinewood box, but also addresses one of the most requested characteristics of its community: the ability to create a dedicated envelope sound system without trusting a sound bar.

Instead of anchoring everything to an Ultra or Beam Sono, Pinewood users can apparently place independent sound speakers, such as Era 300, on the left and the right of the TV for stereo separation.

Theoretically, this would allow Dolby atmos configurations much more advanced, offering a more immersive experience than the current Sonos configurations.

Therefore, Sonos’s pine approach could offer a more flexible and modular alternative, allowing users to mix and coincide with their existing speakers for a personalized high -end configuration.

Of course, the transmission remains an important Pinewood focus and it is said that Sonos plans to offer a unified software experience that adds the content of Netflix, Max, Disney+and more in a single interface, complete with a universal search.

That sounds very good in theory: Apple and Google have tried similar solutions with varying degrees of success, but getting all the main transmission players cooperate completely is a difficult task.

According to reports, Pinewood software is developing in association with an advertising technology company (the trade counter), which generates concerns about the amount of advertising will be baked in the experience.

If Pinewood lands at $ 400 and also becomes large in the ads, that could be difficult to sell.

And that is really the biggest problem here: price. At $ 200, Pinewood would already be pushing the upper limits of what people expect to pay for a transmission device. If you crawl closer to $ 400, you go face to face with some of the home movie equipment.

Sonos had a 2024 calamity and will wait for Pinewood to save the day.

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