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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 #876: Prediction Review for 2018

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2018/12/28

Prediction Review for 2018 Wow. Another year in the books. And another year of stellar prediction results! With that it's time to see how we did with our 2018 predictions. If you’re feeling nostalgic, the predictions are from Episode 825. This year's scorecard: 2/6 Prediction: Voice User Interface will begin to flourish in Home Theater It's 2018 and we are very used to asking Siri, Alexa, or Google to turn on lights but it's not common that we can use our voice to control our home theaters. The

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Podcast #875: Last Minute Stocking Stuffers for the...

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2018/12/21

Last Minute Stocking Stuffers for the Home Theater Lover It's just a few days until Christmas and you have a home theater lover in your circle that you haven’t been able to find a gift for. We “The HT Guys” have you covered. We have a list of items that you can go out and buy from, gasp, a physical store! Yes you’ll have to go battle the crowds but with our list it will be easy! All gifts can be had for less than $100. Roku Streaming Stick - Target With Enhanced Voice Remote. Save $15, reg. 49.99 •

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Podcast #874: Ultimate Home Theater in a Box for 2018

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2018/12/13

Ultimate Home Theater in a Box for 2018 Each year we design a Home Theater setup that is considerably better than a typical home theater in a box. We have seen complete setups for less than $500 from manufacturers like Sony and Panasonic that quite frankly do not sound good. While our system costs more than a name brand HTIB your satisfaction will be dramatically more. Plus we include EVERYTHING you need to actually setup a home theater. Minimum components for our system are a HDTV, Receiver, and

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Podcast #873: HDTV Buying Guide 2018

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2018/12/07

HDTV Buying Guide 2018 Tis the season for us to go shopping and to continue to help you spend your money - one of our favorite times of the year. If you or anyone in your life is looking for a new UHD TV this Christmas, but still aren’t sure which one to buy, we’ve got you covered. We each pick two TVs and one ‘money is no object’ / ‘dare to dream’ TV for you to consider. Ara’s Picks LG UK6570PUB 4K HDR Smart LED UHD TV w/ AI ThinQ® - 70" Class $999.99 Seventy inches for $1,000??? Are you kidding

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Podcast #872: Receiver Buying Guide 2018

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2018/11/30

Receiver Buying Guide 2018 This week starts our annual shopping spree where we get to spend your money on new products for your home theater. We’ll start the spree with receivers. As always, our goal is to maximize the value for your dollar, so we aren’t necessarily concerned about getting the latest product or the latest features. It's about getting a good product at a great price so you may even see some of last year’s gear on the list. All these receivers are readily available online or at a big

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Podcast #871: What we're thankful for '18

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2018/11/22

Each year at this time of year we do a show where we discuss what we are thankful for. There are the obvious things to be thankful for like our families, especially our wives who put up with our home theater obsessions. And of course we are thankful for you, the listener/reader of our show. So as is tradition over the last many Thanksgivings, on today's show we give you our list of consumer electronics things we are thankful for. Ara’s List: 1) Wireless - Seems like everything is going wireless

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Podcast #870: Black Friday 2018

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2018/11/16

The older we get, the more things seem to sneak up on us, even though we know we should be expecting them. It happened again; Black Friday is already here. Just like all the years we’ve talked about it, there are some exceptional deals to be had. The question is where to 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 Element 55" Smart 4K UHD TV for

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Podcast #869: SiliconDust Streaming TV Service

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2018/11/09

We recently read a news story about a TV streaming service from SilconDust, makers of the HDHomerun a device that allows you to take your over the air TV signal and broadcast it over your network to mobile devices as well as set top boxes like the AppleTV. Milton Scritsmier of Boulder Colorado was kind enough to write in with his experience of the service. It was a bit longer than a typical email but we wanted to share it with our listeners so we turned it into a segment on the show. --------- I've

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Podcast #868: 2018 TV Shows, So Far

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2018/11/02

The 10 most popular TV shows of the year so far, according to Nielsen ratings To find out which shows were the most popular this year so far, Nielsen estimated the average number of US viewers tuning in to regularly scheduled programming. ABC's massive success with "Roseanne," along with CBS' high ratings across numerous shows on this list, demonstrates how broadcast networks remain the heavyweights in overall viewership — even in the age of streaming. Here are the 10 most popular TV shows of

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Podcast #867: Speaker Bar Giveaway

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2018/10/25

The HT Guys are giving away a custom speaker bar built by Ara. To enter fill out the form at www.htguys.com/soundbar. We'll announce the winner on the November 2nd show. All entries must be received by Thursday November 1st Noon Pacific time. One entry per person. Winner must have a US or Canadian shipping address.

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Podcast #866: Sub $500 Receiver Recommendation

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2018/10/19

Sub $500 Receiver Recommendation I received and email from Santosh in the Bay Area of California asking if I could recommend a receiver for a modest ho me theater system to go in his medium sized family room. I thought no problem! I know the exact receiver to recommend. However, like everyone, he did have some requirements the biggest one being that it could not exceed $500. On Santosh’s must have list, 4K, HDR, and ARC to support Digital Audio from his smart TV. Three manufacturers immediately came

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Podcast #865: Top Home Theater Design Mistakes

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2018/10/11

GE Smart Countertop Microwave Oven with Scan-to-Cook Technology review This microwave has 2 unique features: Alexa integration and an app that can scan frozen food UPC codes and automatically set the right time on the microwave for the meal. Top Home Theater Design Mistakes, Part One "I’ve spent the past 20 years in the custom installation industry, and it would be no exaggeration to say I’ve worked with more than a thousand clients during that time. A regular part of my job is consulting with

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Podcast #864: The 7 Best 70-75-77 inch TVs

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2018/10/05

Best Soundbars Under $500The 7 Best 70-75-77 inch TVs - October 2018

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Podcast #863: New TV Shows for Fall 2018

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2018/09/27

This year’s batch of Fall TV Premieres snuck up on us a bit. Here we are, the last show in September, and just now getting to the new shows coming out. In fact, this week may have been the biggest week for new and returning show premieres of the season. If you missed something that looks great, the good news is that you can probably find it on Hulu or the Networks’ streaming app. Esquire has a great list of every premiere date up to September 30. Monday, Sept. 24 Magnum P.I. (CBS) Magnum

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Podcast #862: Best of CEDIA 2018

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2018/09/21

TWICE has announced the winners of their annual Best of Show awards at CEDIA Expo. The products were nominated by the manufacturers and a team of judges was employed to walk the floor and rate the products on a number of criteria, including its value, impact, and how unique it was to the market. #10) URC MRX-30 - This controller is the powerful, flagship processor for the Total Control system. It delivers rock-solid control and automation for your residential and commercial installations. The

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Podcast #861: 4K Projectors at CEDIA

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2018/09/14

We discuss these two articles on this show: CEDIA Expo 2018: Sifting Through the AV Nuggets Monoprice Launches Affordable Smart Home System

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Podcast #860: konnected.io

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2018/09/07

Connect your home's wired alarm system to SmartThings or Home Assistant, and convert your home into a smart home. Now you can monitor your home from anywhere using your smart phone with no recurring fees! If your home is wired for an ADT, Honeywell, Interlogix, Ademco, Brinks, DSC or similar alarm system, your home is pre-wired to be a Smart Home. The Konnected Alarm Panel is the first product of its kind that allows you to connect any wired alarm system to SmartThings and Home Assistant. See how

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Podcast #859: One week with FuboTV

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2018/08/31

One week with FuboTV The HT Guys have officially joined the ranks of the cord cutters with Braden opting to cancel his Cable TV service entirely. We have been working on trimming the cord for a while, but this is cold turkey… Was cold turnkey. Braden quickly found something lacking and turned to fuboTV to fill that missing hole in his home theater. Cutting the Cord It isn’t a shock that the big thing missing in Braden’s life after quitting cable was live sports. We’ve talked at length about how easy

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Podcast #858: Over The Top Cable

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2018/08/24

SiliconDust launches HDHomeRun Premium streaming service of 45 networks Netflix, Amazon Video, and Xfinity are accidentally re-creating cable TV

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Podcast #857: HT Guys Origins: Sony Pictures / ADSG

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2018/08/17

Another very special episode, keeping the streak alive while on vacation, we take the opportunity to share some behind the scenes moments leading up to the formation of the HT Guys and the HDTV and Home Theater Podcast, specifically the Sony Pictures / ADSG years.

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