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HDTV and Home Theater Podcast

The HT Guys, Ara Derderian and Braden Russell, are Engineers who formerly worked for the Advanced Digital Systems Group (ADSG) of Sony Pictures Entertainment. ADSG was the R&D unit of the sound department producing products for movie theaters and movie studios. Two of the products they worked on include the DCP-1000 and DADR-5000. The DCP is a digital cinema processor used in movie theaters around the world. The DADR-5000 is a disk-based audio dubber used on Hollywood sound stages. ADSG was awarded

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Podcast #936: Top Ten TVs at Amazon Based on Sales

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2020/02/21

On today's show we take a look back at the year 2012, discuss how to make your HDMI connected devices work with Hotel HDTVs, take a poll on home much our dedicated home theaters cost, and finally give you the top ten HDTVs at Amazon based on sales. Top Ten TVs at Amazon Based on Sales Toshiba 32LF221U19 32-inch 720p HD Smart LED TV - Fire TV Edition 4.4 stars (16584 ratings) $129.99 TCL 32S327 32-Inch 1080p Roku Smart LED TV (2018 Model) 4.5 out of 5 stars (8,253 ratings) $149.99

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01:04:27

Podcast #935: LG CineBeam HU85LA 4K UST Laser Projector

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2020/02/14

Where to watch free movies online Maybe you’re sick of paying for streaming services you don’t use as much as you thought you would. Maybe you’ve just gone through all the movies you want to see on Netflix. Maybe you’re looking for something a little weirder or less mainstream than what you’ll find on traditional streaming services. Whatever the reason, there may come a time when you’re looking for something to watch that won’t dent your wallet. There are tons of sites and services out there, but

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Podcast #934: Should You Buy a TCL Series 4 UHDTV?

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2020/02/07

4K Fail: Why I Completely Hate TCLs Cheap 4 Series HDTV (A Piece of Junk) Despite some very serious concerns about who makes them—and the illegal financial support they receive to build TVs at too good to be true prices—U.S. consumers love TCL TVs. In fact, they also love their other consumer products like soundbars and what appears to be some amazingly foldable smartphones. Read the Article...

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Podcast #933: Micro LED vs Mini LED and ATSC 3.0 TVs

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2020/01/31

This wee we discuss three articles: Seven of our best tips for your Sonos system - Popular Science MicroLED vs. Mini-LED: Which display technology will power your next TV? - Digital Trends Want free 4K from an antenna? Here's the 2020 TVs with Next Gen TV tuners built-in - CNET Seven of our best tips for your Sonos system - Popular Science Pair up your Sonos speakers Wake up to your music Play your music everywhere Customize your speakers to fit their rooms Get chatty with your Sonos speakers

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Podcast #932: Home Cinema Streaming

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2020/01/24

Home Cinema Streaming We were alerted to an article at Home Theater Review by one of our listeners, Tom Green, regarding Home Movie streaming. We link to it here: Home Cinema's Streaming Future Is Now. The author states that for reference material they still use UHD Bluerays “But for day-to-day viewing, many of us here on staff have migrated almost entirely to streaming consumption.” They note that this fact infuriates their readers: And it only takes a quick glance at the comments section here and

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Podcast #931: Best of CES 2020

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2020/01/17

Best of CES 2020 This week we take a look at the best of CES. From the Verge: Best TV SAMSUNG QLED BEZEL-LESS 8K Samsung’s 8K Q950 has a stunning design with bezels so small they disappear to your eyes as soon as the screen turns on. The black space surrounding the displays on our smartphones is almost gone, so why shouldn’t TVs get the same treatment? Samsung has pulled that off. This should be the future of TV design — but it should’ve been available in a 4K TV since buying 8K remains just as

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Podcast #930; CES 2020

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2020/01/10

CES 2020 After a few year Hiatus we returned to Las Vegas for CES. Because we were there on our day job’s behalf we did not get to see everything that CES has to offer. We focus on the main players. We’ll do a susquent show on the cool things that were reported on but not seen by us. TCL TCL had a good sized booth and as an attempt to solve Braden’s Analysis Paralysis Ara checked them out first. He found what Braden was looking for, an 85 inch QLED! The picture was amazing! Bright colors, the

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Podcast 929: Happy New Year!

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2020/01/03

Happy New Year!! Today we discuss a network strategy for all those new Home Automation devices you bought for Christmas as well as reading your emails and discussing a few News stories. We have discussed this before but in light of all the new home automation devices that were purchased over the Holidays we thought it would be good to do a refresher. The article was publised over at KTAR News and we will go through it and add our take.

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Podcast 928: Prediction Review 2019

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2019/12/27

Predictions Review 2019 At the beginning of each year we make predictions as to what we think will happen in the area of HDTV, Home Theater, and Home Automation. We usually hit at about 40% correct. This year, thanks to some generous judging we only got to 33%. So let’s see how close, or far, we came in our predictions. MicroLEDs Make a Macro Splash MicroLED are an emissive display technology similar to that of OLED. Likewise, they can, theoretically at least, produce perfect blacks, excellent

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Podcast #927: Smarthome Buying Guide 2019

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2019/12/20

Smarthome Buying Guide 2019 We have been touting the Smarthome for a few years now but somehow have never put together a Buying Guide. So for 2019 we are going to fix that. Afterall, this is the year of home automation. This list we will only contain products that work on both iOS and Android platforms. As a result, this list will not contain some manufactures which may limit some of the things your platform of choice is capable of. The good news is if you see a product that you like on this list

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Podcast #926: TV Buying Guide 2019

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2019/12/13

TV Buying Guide 2019 Back in the day you had top tier TV manufacturers like Sony, Panasonic, and even RCA. Everything else was second rate. That meant the picture wasn’t very good. There really weren’t any features to speak of. It was all picture quality. Yes you could buy a cheap 20 inch TV for your den or bedroom which didn’t look that great. But who cared you were probably only watching the news or Johnny Carson before you went to bed. Today, second and third tier TVs are really good. We are not

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Podcast #925: Speaker and Receiver Buying Guide

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2019/12/05

Speaker and Receiver Buying Guide Each year in December put out seperate buying guides for receivers, speakers, and TVs. This year with the shortened buying window we decided to double up on our guides. Today we take a look at speakers and receivers. The things that make sound! We have also decided to give you a collective guide rather than our individual picks targeting an entry, mid, and “high” level product. We put high in quotes because in our hobby, high can be really high. We are practical

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Podcast #924: What we are Thankful for

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2019/11/28

This week the HT Guys are thankful for all our loyal listeners who have been with us throughout our 15 years of podcasting. We also discuss a THX tuned speaker system that does not need an AV Receiver and the first DIY Security system that is HomeKit ready. First ‘Tuned by THX’ home theater speakers need no A/V receivers — or wires THX has become synonymous with top-notch cinema sound in commercial theaters. However, the George Lucas-founded company (now owned by gaming giant Razer) has been

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Podcast #923: Black Friday Guide 2019

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2019/11/21

Black Friday Guide 2019 Well Black Friday is almost here. Just like all the years we’ve talked about it, there are some exceptional deals to be had. The question is where do you put your focus. If you’re going to wait in line somewhere, where is the right place to maximize your reward for that time? Resources: www.blackfriday.com www.blackfriday.fm www.bfads.net Target Doors Open 5:00PM on Thursday and close at 1:00AM on Friday then reopen 7:00 AM on Friday Hisense 65" 4K ROKU TV - Black (65R6D)

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Podcast #922: Why Your Home Theaters Probably Stink...

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2019/11/14

Why Your Home Theaters Probably Stink (A Counterpoint) We found this article over at CEPro titled Why Your Home Theaters Probably Stink which immediately put us on the defensive. We understand that CEPro is aimed at integrators and that in their context a Home Theater is not what we have in our family rooms. Regardless, we wanted to challenge the notion that our modest home theaters stink! We’ll go through the article point by point: From the article: Let me tell you what happened. In the 1980s

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Podcast #921: Network TV Update and the Best Cheap...

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2019/11/07

Network TV Update (officially renewed or canceled) ABC America’s Funniest Home Videos - renewed Bachelor in Paradise - renewed Grey’s Anatomy - renewed Holey Moley - summer renewal Grand Hotel - cancelled CBS Evil - renewed Mom - renewed Young Sheldon - renewed Fox Bless the Harts - renewed Hell’s Kitchen - renewed The Simpsons - renewed (forever???) NBC This is Us - renewed The InBetween - cancelled Sunnyside - cancelled CW The Outpost - renewed Pandora - renewed Best Cheap Earbuds -

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Podcast #921: Optoma CinemaX P1 Review

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2019/11/01

Optoma CinemaX P1 Review For the past year or two we have been talking about removing our projectors and replacing them with very large format TVs. There are a few manufacturers that produce TVs greater than 85” in size and we were stuck in analysis paralysis. There is a video that accompanies this review. Please watch it to help understand the capabilities of this projector. That is until Optoma announced and shipped the CinemaX P1 Ultra Short Throw Projector (Street Price $3,299.00). This

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Podcast #919: Confessions of a Cord Cutter

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2019/10/25

Confessions of a Cord Cutter We received a great email from our listener Dennis Comfort describing his journey to becoming a cord cutter. Well maybe a cord swapper. Whatever you call it he saved $90 a month! Thank you Dennis for sharing your experience with us! First, why did I do it? I've had Comcast for years, used to have Century Link (fiber), and also at Directv at one point. Directv was ok in my old house, but where I live now, there are simply too many trees and I didn't feel like fishing

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Podcast #918:Best 4K Projector and Affordable 65" TVs

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2019/10/17

Best 4K Projector and Best Affordable 65" TV This week we discuss two articles at AVS Forum. The first one is the “Best 4K Home Theater Projectors on Amazon”. The second article is the “Best Affordable 65” TV”. Best 4K Home Theater Projectors on Amazon We get it – you want an awesome 4K projector and you want it delivered by Amazon. You want the projector in your home as soon as possible, set up, and ready to go. We’ve narrowed down your choices for the best 4K projector on Amazon to just a few to

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Podcast #917: IOGEAR Wireless 4K UHD

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2019/10/11

IOGEAR Wireless 4K UHD One of the reasons Ara ended up buying his UST projector system is that he didn’t want to route new cables in his hard to reach crawl space. However, he may have reconsidered that decision had he known about the IOGEAR 4K UHD transmitter/receiver kit (MSRP $299.95). The wireless video extender allows you to easily transmit 4K Ultra High Definition video and 7.1 audio from an HDMI source over distances up to 60 feet with near-zero latency. Check out the HT Guys YouTube Channel

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