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> "You have probably paid many AC-3 license fees over the years. AC-3 license fees are part of the cost of TVs, game consoles, and other AV equipment sold in th

> "You have probably paid many AC-3 license fees over the years. AC-3 license fees are part of the cost of TVs, game consoles, and other AV equipment sold in the last 25 years." I'm curious ... what's the ballpark end-user license cost the public has been paying for the ability to decode AC-3 on their TVs and receivers and consoles and other devices?

H4CK3RM4N 10y ago
This forum post is the closest I can find, although it only relates to the producer's costs. It looks like it ranges from next to nothing for small-budget releases to 10k for cinema releases. http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?39633-Licensing-Cost-for-Dolby-5-1-80k http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?39633-Licensing-... The replies to that post include a link to an application page, which also includes options for products which decode the audio. Maybe someone could troll the page, assuming it's automated. https://www.dolby.com/us/en/professional/licensing.html https://www.dolby.com/us/en/professional/licensing.html