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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 #916 New Echo Devices

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2019/10/09

New Echo Devices Last week Amazon introduced a slew of new Echo based products. On today’s show we try to figure out when will Amazon take over the world! All-new Echo (3rd Gen) - Smart speaker with Alexa - Twilight Blue Release date October 16th with a street price of $99.99 Features Meet Echo - Echo (3rd Gen) has new premium speakers powered by Dolby to play 360° audio with crisp vocals and dynamic bass response. Enjoy premium sound - Personalize your listening experience by adjusting the

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Podcast #915: Fall TV 2019

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2019/09/27

Fall TV 2019 It's that time of year when baseball crowns a world champion and football dominates our weekends. But there is something else that we are happy about at the HDTV and Hometheater podcast… TV is out of reruns! Today we run down the Fall TV schedule from ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, and NBC. ABC MONDAY 8-9 p.m. — “Dancing with the Stars” 10-11 p.m. — “The Good Doctor” TUESDAY 8:00-8:30 p.m. — “The Conners” 8:30-9:00 p.m. — “Bless This Mess” (new night and time) 9:00-9:30 p.m. — “MIXED-ISH” -

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Podcast #914: CEDIA 2019

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2019/09/19

CEDIA 2019 Last week more than 20,000 home tech pros and 500+ exhibitors convened in Denver for the 2019 CEDIA Expo. This week the HT Guys run down some of the cool product announcements that came out of the show. Sony Electronics Brings 16K-capable Display System to Consumers' Living Rooms with Crystal LED Residential Solutions PARAMUS, N.J., Sept. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Electronics Inc. today announced the availability of its award-winning Crystal LED display system for home installation

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Podcast #913: DoItForMe.Solutions

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2019/09/12

DoItForMe.Solutions Today we have an interview with Robert Spivack owner of DoItForMe.Solutions. Hi, I'm Robert! A home automation technologist and problem solver. I'm here to help you with your smarthome and solve the mysteries of taming technology so you take back control. I've spent many hours automating my own home so I know firsthand how frustrating it is to have technology that almost works. Even with hours of fiddling, it never seems to work reliably and never does just what you want. I've

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Podcast #912: Make Your Family Love Your Smart Home...

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2019/09/05

Make Your Family Love Your Smart Home and Filmmaker Mode This week we take a look at what it takes to make your family love the Smart Home you created and what Hollywood directors are doing to make sure you watch their movies the way they intended. How to Make Your Family Love Your Smarthome You might think a Smart Home sounds terrific. But what about your family? They’ll have to live with the gadgets, too. And it’s a lot easier to set up a Smart Home if everyone loves the tech as much as you do.

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Podcast #911: Hacking a Sonos Speaker, Best Wifi...

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2019/08/30

Hacking a Sonos Speaker, Best Wifi Speakers, and Samsung entering the OLED game This week we take a look at taking apart a $99 powered Ikea Sonos speaker and transplanting it into any speaker you want. No allen wrenches are required. Then we take a look at the Best Wifi speakers of 2019 and finally we discuss Samsung entering the OLED market. Hacking the Sonos Ikea Symfonisk Into a High Quality Speaker Amp As soon as I saw IKEA’s announcement for a $99 Sonos-powered Airplay speaker, I was excited

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Podcast #910: What happened to the HTPC?

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2019/08/23

What happened to the HTPC? When we first started doing the podcast many many years ago, the Home Theater PC was a thing. DIYers built them from scratch and others who were not so technically inclined could buy fully built ready to go products from third party vendors. Xbox owners were lucky enough to have the Windows Media Center client built into their gaming consoles so they could leave the PC in an office and still have the HTPC experience in the family room. Fast forward ten years and HTPCs

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Podcast #909:Sonos Company Profile

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2019/08/16

Sonos Company Profile Sonos was one of the first companies that sent our fledgling podcast equipment to review. We were just starting as were they. It made us feel like we were legitimate and could make a go of this podcast thing. Now almost a thousand podcasts later we are still going and so are they. One of us has grown exponentially and the other records a podcast every week! This week we are going to profile Sonos Inc. Much of this information comes directly from the Sonos website. Founding

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Podcast #908: Story Time

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2019/08/10

Ara and Braden go back in time to talk about a then revolutionary communication protocol that they worked on.

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Podcast #907: Sevenhugs Smart Remote

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2019/08/02

Sevenhugs Smart Remote We were asked by a listener to take a look at the Sevenhugs Smart Remote ($199 without contextual awareness and $299 with) a few weeks back. The makers of the remote call it “The world’s smartest and easiest to use remote control. Stop wrestling with remotes and apps and simplify how you control your entire home.” That’s quite a statement in a world that has plenty of smart remotes. The question is whether that is a true statement or not. There is a video that goes along with

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Podcast #906: The 7 Best LED LCD TVs - Summer 2019...

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2019/07/26

The 7 Best LED LCD TVs - Summer 2019 (RTINGS.com) The editors at RTINGS.com have just updated their Seven Best LED TVs for the Summer and we bring those to you. RTINGS.com is a great resource when you are looking to buy a new UHD TV. They have the most thorough reviews of any site on the Internet. All the TVs that we discuss come with an in depth review that can be found at the links below. Best LED TV: Samsung Q90/Q90R QLED (65” Street Price $2500) The best LED TV is the 2019 QLED Samsung Q90R. It

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Podcast #905: Power Amplifiers for the Rest of Us

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2019/07/19

Power Amplifiers for the Rest of Us As we add more speakers to our home theaters our current AVRs may not have enough amplifiers to drive the system. A solution to this problem is a seperate amplifier. Power amplifiers have minimal functionality beyond driving speakers but they have quite a bit in the way of design to provide a clean signal to get the most out of your speakers. So why go with a seperate amp? There are a few reasons. First is power. Seperate amps typically have more power and can

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Podcast #904: Dedicated Home Theater vs....

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2019/07/12

Dedicated Home Theater vs. Media-Friendly Living Room We saw this poll over at AVS Forum, Dedicated Home Theater vs. Media-Friendly Living Room and since we are going through this same analysis we thought it would be good to share the results and discuss the pros and cons of each. At the time of this writing the results are: Dedicated Home Theater 51% Huge TV in Living Room 44% Projector in Living Room 5% Dedicated Home Theater Pros Replicates the distraction-free environment of commercial cinema

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Podcast #903: Are AVRs too complicated? And the Best...

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2019/07/04

Are AVRs too complicated? And the Best Smart Plugs for 2019 On this week’s show we discuss whether the new Ultra Short Throw projectors that Hisense is making are a viable replacement for large format LCD/OLED display. And are AVRs too complicated which accounts for the rise in sound bar sales. Finally we go through a list of the best Smart Plugs for 2019 as decided by CNET. Weighing Ultra Short Throw (UST) Projection Versus Flat-Panels Longer life, larger screens and the ability to overcome

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Podcast #902: Vizio P-Series Quantum X

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2019/06/28

Vizio P-Series Quantum X If you have been listening to the show for a while you would think there are only four TV manufacturers out there LG, Samsung, TCL, and Sony. Obviously there are many more but the aforementioned manufacturers dominate the news. Today we want to talk about a manufacturer that rose to be an extremely popular brand in the US but has been pretty quiet lately, Vizio. Vizio has been a popular manufacturer in the US for a few years. Ara bought Vizio’s first 4K P-Series TV a few

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Podcast #901: Samsung’s The Wall Luxury

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2019/06/21

Samsung: Important to scan your Samsung TV for malware & viruses Samsung recently tweeted: Scanning your computer for malware viruses is important to keep it running smoothly. This also is true for your QLED TV if it's connected to Wi-Fi! Prevent malicious software attacks on your TV by scanning for viruses on your TV every few weeks. Here's how 👇 pic.twitter.com/7hWUfJwy1K — Samsung Support USA (@SamsungSupport) June 17, 2019 The tweet has since been removed but we felt that this really begs the

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Podcast #900: Five Items Every Home Theater Needs...

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2019/06/13

Five Items Every Home Theater Needs that Cost Less than $500 We love our home theaters and want to get the most out of them that we can. This list is not about the actual AV parts, Display, Receiver, Speakers, etc, but more about things that will help you enjoy your home theater more. Lighting - Wall sconces that can be dimmed when watching TV/Movies add a dramatic element to any viewing experience. If you currently have sconces you can make them programmable by adding smart bulbs. If you don’t they

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Podcast #899: Cord Cutting, New TV Tech and Aereo...

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2019/06/07

Cord Cutting, New TV Tech and Aereo Back from the Dead? This week we discuss the top five Cord Cutting Stories to watch for this Summer, look at a new TV technology and bring Aereo back from the dead. The Top Five Cord Cutting Stories For the Summer Sling TV will launch at least two new models: an AirTV 2 - The AirTV 2 looks like an updated version of the black AirTV box and an AirTV player that is a fully powered Android TV player inside a stick/dongle format. According to reports, at least one of

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Podcast #898: Thoughts on the State of Home Audio

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2019/05/31

Thoughts on the State of Home Audio In a recent interview with TWICE Magazine Tom Summer of Yamaha shared some thoughts on the state of home audio. The following are excerpts from that interview. What is Yamaha? - Tom states that Yamaha is the largest musical instrument in the world and that they produce 25% of the musical instruments that are sold world wide. Music and sound are Yamaha’s expertise. What is the Heath of the Home Audio Market? - It's healthy overall. Headphones are doing great,

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Podcast #897: Email and News

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2019/05/24

Braden is on travel this week so we have a short show for you this week. Email and News. Have a great weekend everyone!

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