Yes, Dolby Atmos is available in paramount plus. Only Premium plan ($10 per month) subscribers have access to these formats, whereas the Essential plan ($5 per month) does not support them. We will discuss this more about Dolby atmos and paramount plus in detail in this article. Read on to know more.
Which devices on paramount plus support Dolby Atmos?
You can stream in both audio and video formats in Paramount plus. Be it Dolby Vision or Dolby Atmos, these formats are available only in the premium plan. Thus, it’s easy to avail Dolby Atmos experience if you’re a premium subscriber. Below we’ve listed the devices which support Dolby Atmos in Paramount Plus:
- Fire TV (4K Stick, Cube)
- iPhone or iPad
- Apple TV 4K HDR (5th Gen)
- Roku
- Android phone, tablet or TV
How to Check if A Movie Support Dolby Atmos in Paramount Plus
Time needed: 1 minute
These steps are verified with fire tv stick, the steps might be similar for other televisions and tv sticks.
- Open Paramount Plus App in your Fire TV Stick
Install and open paramount plus app in your fire tv stick, ensure you are logged in and you are premium user.
- Select a Movie, for example we selected Top Gun
select a movie, recommend to select a new movies from the paramount plus app in your fire tv stick
- You will see the Dolby Atoms Icon
once you select the movie it will show all the icons, such as 4K HDR and Dolby Atmos. Highlighted the Dolby Atmos in Red.
Paramount Plus Premium Video Quality
Yes, paramount plus offers premium video quality formats that are available in other popular devices. The only pre-requisite to avail of the premium video quality formats is that you need to be a premium plan subscriber. That’s it! You’ve got access to the super quality videos.
Premium video formats that paramount plus support are:
- 4K
- Dolby Vision or HDR10
Devices that support such video formats on paramount plus are:
- Roku
- iPhone or iPad
- Android phone, tablet or TV
- Apple TV 4K HDR (5th Gen)
- Fire TV (4K Stick, Cube)
Note: To watch the premium videos in paramount plus, a badge will be marked in the particular video. Thus you won’t have to search. Also, some movies provide this information in their description box. DO look in and save your time searching for it.
How to Check if a Movie Supports Dolby Atoms in Paramount Plus.
What is Dolby Atmos?
Dolby Atmos is a popular sound format. Unlike Mono, Stereo and other popular formats, it features surrounding sound. It is one of the latest audio formats in today’s world. It is developed by Dolby Laboratories.
It allows up to 128 audio tracks which can be distributed to theatres using the Dolby Atmos technology. Along with the spatial audio description metadata (location or pan automation data, type, intensity, information about the sound’s movement, speed, and volume), for the most effective, dynamic rendering to loudspeakers based on the theater’s capabilities.
It is available in almost everything today. Big it big budget cinemas or your home theater, it is there for you to experience. Dolby Atoms has a flexible feature. It works with almost all devices. Be it a pair of headphones to big screens, it provides the ultimate surround audio quality.
How to download the paramount plus app on your devices?
- Google Play Store for Android devices
- Apple Store for iPhone and iPad
- Amazon Store for Amazon Fire Devices
- Roku Store for Roku.
How to sign up for paramount plus in Dolby Atmos supported devices?
Signing up can be a difficult process if it’s not the same on all the platforms. We will show you a step-by-step process where you can easily sign up for paramount plus and enjoy the shows there.
Fire TV
In order to Sign up on any of your Amazon Devices,
Step 1: Download the paramount plus app from Amazon Store.
Step 2: Launch The paramount plus app
Step 3: Select Sign Up
Step 4. Now after choosing the subscription plan, Tap “Continue”.
Step 5: Here you’ll get to create an account.
Step 6: There fill up your full name, email address and a strong password of your choice.
Step 7: Now tap Next and confirm your billing information.
Remember, your email address and password will be needed to login in into your Paramount plus account.
iPhone or iPad
In order to Sign up on iPad/iPhone, the first thing you need to do is download the app from Apple app store. Now follow these steps:
Step 1: After downloading, open the paramount plus app.
Step 2. Now tap the Sign Up for Paramount Plus.
Step 3: Now as per your requirement, choose the paramount plus subscription plan and then tap Continue.
Step 4: Right there on the Sign up screen, enter you full name, email address and a strong password.
Step 5: Now tap on the Subscribe button. You’ll get to see that confirm your App Store purchase is being prompted on the screen.
Finally, you’re signing up process is completed.
Apple TV 4th Gen or Later
For signing up in paramount plus on Apple TV, follow these steps:
Step 1: Launch the paramount plus app
Step 2: Select on Sign Up
Step 3: Select the subscription plan as per your requirements.
Step 4. Now after choosing the subscription plan, Tap “Continue”.
Step 5: Here you’ll get to create an account.
Step 6: There fill up your full name, email address and a strong password of your choice.
Step 7: Now tap Next and confirm your billing information.
Remember, your email address and password will be needed to login in into your Paramount plus account.
Roku
In order to Sign up on iPad/iPhone, the first thing you need to do is add the paramount plus channel. Then follow these steps:
Step1: First thing is the launching of channel on your Roku.
Step 2: Select the Sign Up button
Step 3: Choose a subscription plan of your choice.
Step 4: Then you’ll see the Create Account on your screen. (It will be already filled with your information).
Step 5: Select Next and
Step 5: Now, enter your Roku Pin.
Finally, you’re signed up for paramount plus in your Roku.
Android phone/tablet
In order to Sign up on Android mobile or tablet, the first thing you need to do is download the app from Google Play Store. Now follow these steps:
Step 1: After downloading, open the paramount plus app.
Step 2. Now tap the Sign Up for Paramount Plus.
Step 3: Now as per your requirement, choose the paramount plus subscription plan and then tap Continue.
Step 4: Right there on the Sign up screen, enter you full name, email address and a strong password.
Step 5: Now tap on the Subscribe button. You’ll get to see that confirm your App Store purchase with Google Play is being prompted on the screen.
Finally, you’re signing up process is completed.
Final Thoughts
Hence, yes, Dolby Atmos is available on paramount plus but to a few selected devices that have been listen in previous sections. Along with that we’ve answer all the possible questions to Dolby Atmos and paramount plus. We hope to bring you more such information to you in this website.
Sam has been a Smart Things expert for years and the author of DIY SmartThings. Recently he’s really more into Nest smart devices and has a lot of experience with all sorts of projects from converting a regular Home to completely a smart home with the background degree in Electronics.