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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 #646: Interview - Mohu CEO

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2014/08/01

Interview - Mohu CEO We are big fans of Mohu products. We have reviewed just about every antenna they have sold: Podcast #489: MOHU Paper Thin HDTV Antenna Podcast #528: Mohu Leaf Plus Amplified Indoor HDTV Antenna Podcast #580: Mohu Sky HDTV Antenna Ara has the Mohu Sky HD antenna on his roof and is picking up signals from Los Angeles (55 miles) and San Diego (90 miles) away. Today we talk to the Mark Buff of Mohu about his company and the cutting edge technology they use as well as the

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Podcast #645: 4K TV Options

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2014/07/24

4K TV Options 4K or UltraHD technology is starting to approach mainstream, and the options for 4K TVs is getting better all the time. In a quick glance at the choices selling right now at Amazon.com, we were surprised to see how many there are, and how affordable the have quickly become. Of course, Vizio isn’t in the list yet, so if you’re waiting for that like a certain HT Guy might be, you’ll have to keep waiting. But if you need a new TV now, 4K might be within reach. Four options from

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Podcast #644: Pioneer VSX-44 Elite

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2014/07/18

Pioneer VSX-44 Elite 7.2 Home Theater Receiver Back in May of 2013 we reviewed one of Pioneer’s entry Elite models the VSX-70. At that time we were impressed with the sound quality but the MSRP of $750 may have been a barrier for some. Now Pioneer has introduced two new entry Elites (VSX-80 MSRP $700 and VSX-44 MSRP $500) that have more capability and lower prices. We take a closer look at the VSX-44. Features: 7 - Discrete Power Amplifiers each producing 80 watts per Channel (20 Hz – 20 kHz,

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Podcast #643: Oppo BDP-103D Blu-ray Player, Darbee...

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2014/07/11

Oppo BDP-103D Blu-ray Player, Darbee Edition Review Oppo Digital has long been a favorite of the HT Guys. There have certainly been more expensive and exotic Blu-ray players built, but we’re yet to find a competitor that packs the functionality and features of an Oppo, with the same build quality at the same price. Dollar for dollar, Oppo makes what is probably the best Blu-ray player you should ever need to buy. Our last Oppo review was the BDP-93 on Podcast 463 back in January of 2011. Since

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Podcast #642: Interview with Mark Ely CEO of SimpleTV

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2014/07/04

Interview with Mark Ely CEO of SimpleTV There has been a lot in the news about cutting the cord lately especially in light of the recent supreme court decision regarding Aereo’s business model. We learned that its a copyright infringement if a company leases you equipment that captures OTA signals, transcodes them and then sends them to you via the Internet. But its not against the law if you do that yourself. There are a few products on the market that can do this. One of them is Simple.TV

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Podcast #641: Dolby Atmos Enabled Speakers and Receivers

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2014/06/27

Dolby Atmos Enabled Speakers and Receivers When we first read the press release about Dolby Atmos enabled speakers, we’ll admit, it sounded a bit puzzling and we found ourselves scratching our heads. Atmos enabled receivers? Sure, that makes sense, but what does it take to make an Atmos enabled speaker? We’ve never heard of a Dolby TrueHD enabled speaker, or a DTS-HD Master Audio enabled speaker. So what is the difference with Atmos that it needs, or can even provide, a special

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Podcast #640: ATSC 2.0 Over the Air gets Better......

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2014/06/20

ATSC 2.0 Over the Air gets Better... But is it too late? Before there was HDTV there was NTSC (National Television System Committee) or as it was known by most people today standard definition. That was the standard developed in 1941 and was in effect until it was superseded by ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee standards) which brought us high definition television which in turn gave rise to this podcast! ATSC was a dramatic step forward in picture quality and capability. But being

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Podcast #639: Sonos Playbar and Sub Review

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2014/06/13

Sonos Playbar and Sub Review We’ve reviewed multiple soundbars in the past, from a wide variety of companies, but we’ve never reviewed a Playbar. What is the difference between a soundbar and a Playbar? Quite a bit as it turns out. Knowing Sonos we expected big things, and we weren’t disappointed in the slightest. The Playbar sells for $699 (shop now) and the optional Sub for an additional $699 (shop now). Setup If you already have any Sonos equipment in your home, setting up the Playbar and Sub

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Podcast #638: Slingbox Sharing

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2014/06/06

Slingbox Sharing You know we are fans of the Slingbox (Buy Now $265) and have used them to “Sling” our local TV from one side of the world to another. Ara spent a week in India and never watch a single minute of local television opting to watch football from the USA instead. Slingboxes are quite simply the easiest way to watch your local content wherever you want, provided that you have an internet connection. This got us thinking, wouldn’t it be nice if we could watch other people’s local

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Podcast #637: Glasses-free 3D projector concept

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2014/05/30

Glasses-free 3D projector concept Nothing says “the future of display technology” like holograms. If you’re a Star Wars or a Star Trek fan, you know that someday we’ll have holograms for real, interacting with us. But until now that notion has existing only in science fiction and our imaginations. But fueled by the same dreams you have, over the past three years, researchers in the Camera Culture group at the MIT Media Lab have steadily refined a design for a 3D video technology that doesn’t require

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Blu-ray Review #77: Lone Survivor

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2014/05/28

Lone Survivor - Blu-ray Review 4.8 Stars (out of 5) - Rated R Synopsis Based on the failed mission "Operation Red Wings" which tasked four members of SEAL Team 10 on June 28, 2005 to kill Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster, Emile Hirsch, Alexander Ludwig, Eric Bana Director: Peter Berg Blu-ray Release Date: June 3, 2014 Subtitles: English, Spanish Rating Overall rating weighted as follows: Audio 40%, Video 40%, Special Features 20%, Movie - its just our

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Podcast #636: Emotiva UPA-700 Seven-Channel Power...

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2014/05/22

Emotiva UPA-700 Seven-Channel Power Amplifier One of the best thing about producing this podcast each week is knowing that our listeners go on the same journey that we do. Our current journey is that of separates. A few weeks ago we reviewed the NuForce AVP-18 processor and MCA-20 Amplifier (Podcast #631). This week we continue the journey by reviewing the Emotiva UPA-700 Seven-Channel Power Amplifier (Buy Now $499). The UPA-700 is ideal for those wanting to move into separates without breaking

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Blu-ray Review #76: Concert Videos

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2014/05/20

Music to Show Off Your Theater We received an email from Martin who asked us to take a look and listen at the Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds concert that is available on Blu-ray. According to Martin: The sound is astonishing, like you are sitting right there. I have heard many concert discs but this is something else. Shows off my system even better than a pacific rim or transformers. Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds: Live at Radio City Music Hall [Blu-ray] (2007) We totally agree with Martin’s

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Podcast #635: Wireless Audio

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2014/05/16

Wireless Audio: Products, systems, tips and tricks for selecting the best wireless music system for your home. Can be downloaded here: http://www.electronichouse.com/article/free_special_report_understanding_wireless_audio_systems/

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Podcast #634: Interview with a Broadcaster about Aereo

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2014/05/08

Interview with a Broadcaster about Aereo This week Ara spoke with a broadcaster from the Birmingham AL about the internet streaming upstart Aereo and how their model is essentially to steal content from broadcasters and sell it for profit. For those who are not familiar Aereo is a company that lets you record and stream local television in the cloud. More info about Aereo available on their website. Broadcasters feel that Aereo should be considered like a cable or satellite company and pay

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Podcast #633: Use an AVR for Pre/Pro or a PreAmp?

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2014/05/02

Use an AVR for Pre/Pro or a PreAmp? We recently reviewed the NuForce AVP-18 all-digital HT dedicated preamp/processor (MSRP $1095) paired with the NuForce MCA-20 multi-channel amplifier (MSRP $1995). Our goal was to compare the performance of separates with the performance of a high quality AVR to see how they’d stack up. We used to hold the position that for just about everyone, the AVR would be more than good enough. In may be an overstatement to say that we did a complete 180 on our position on

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Podcast #632: SONY 4K UHD TVs

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2014/04/24

SONY 4K UHD TVs On the last show we read a news story that SONY announced pricing and availability for their new line for 4K TVs. This week we thought we discuss in a bit more depth the latest from SONY. For starters there are a total of nine UHD TVs. The nine TVs are tiered on entry, mid, and high and range in price from $2,100 up to $25,000 All support HDMI 2.0 and the HEVC codec which cover two of the three must have features for a UHD TV according to HD Guru. The other being HDCP 2.2 which we

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Podcast #631: NuForce AVP-18 Processor and MCA-20...

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2014/04/18

NuForce AVP-18 Processor and MCA-20 Amplifier We don’t need to repeat ourselves, but we will anyways: Home Theater without surround sound isn’t really Home Theater at all. It’s only half of the experience. Without surround sound, you’re just watching moving pictures on the wall. But we’ve also stated that modern AV receivers are good enough and going the separate processor and amp route is overkill for most people. Today we put that theory to the test. We caved under continual listener pressure

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Podcast #630: FireTV and Falcon Screens

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2014/04/11

Amazon Fire TV Review Last week Amazon released a set top box the Amazon Fire TV Fire (Buy Now $99) to compete with the likes of Apple, Roku, and a host of others. And of course the HT Guys got a hold of one and put it through its paces. This will be a shorter review than previous boxes because we have done so many and they are essentially the same. Today we’ll focus on the differences. Features: Prime Support — Unlimited access to over 40,000 Prime Instant Videos on your HDTV, including Amazon

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Podcast #629: Sharp 2014 Quattron+ Televisions

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2014/04/03

Sharp 2014 Quattron+ Televisions We mentioned the upcoming Quattron+ technology from Sharp in our CES roundup earlier this year.The tech just got real. Sharp has announced several new LED LCD models for 2014 that feature the technology. Along the lines of JVC’s e-Shift technology we discussed a couple episodes back, Quattron+ looks like a clever bridge between the 1080p LED LCD televisions of today and the 4K and/or OLED televisions of tomorrow. CES Information Sharp Aquos Quattron Plus TV - At

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