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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 #613: HDTV Buying Guide 2013

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2013/12/12

HDTV Buying Guide 2013 If you happen to be lucky enough to have budget for a new HDTV this Christmas, but still aren’t sure which one to buy, we’ve got you covered. We’re back with another annual edition of the HDTV buying guide. Staying true to form, we’re going to break the sets down into categories by screen size, just like we did last year. For those who don’t still have last years buyer’s guide handy, here are few of the sets from last year along with their prices. It turns out waiting a year

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Podcast 612: Receiver Buying Guide 2013

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2013/12/06

Receiver Buying Guide 2013 Its that time of year where we get to spend your money again! We kick off our holiday buying guides with receivers. Our goal with these guides is not necessarily about getting the latest product. Its about getting a good product at a great price so you may see some of last year’s gear on the list. All these receivers are readily available online or at a big box store. Less than $500 Sony STR-DH740 7.2 Channel 4K AV Receiver $275 In this price range you just want a basic

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Podcast #611: What we are thankful for

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2013/11/27

What we're thankful for '13 Thanksgiving is a time to, well, to give thanks. So that's what we're going to do; give thanks for everything we have in our lives. The things we're most thankful for: our families, our health, our friends, and our wonderful listeners, don't make good topics for a show about HDTV and Home Theater. So as is tradition over the last five Thanksgivings, on today's show we give you our list of consumer electronics things we are thankful for. Aereo - While neither of us

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Podcast #610: Why are the networks upset with Aereo?

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2013/11/22

Why are the networks upset with Aereo? We have been covering the Aereo story for a few months now. Aereo is a service that allows you to watch and record live television from anywhere within you home coverage area via an Internet connected device. What Aereo does is connect you to a dedicated antenna that pulls in OTA TV signals and then sends it to you via the Internet so long as you are physically in your local network coverage area. The networks are all in a huff about this service. They are

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Blu-ray Review #71: 2 Guns

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2013/11/19

2 Guns - Blu-ray Review 4.5 Stars (out of 5) - Rated R Synopsis When an attempt to take down a drug cartel blows up in their faces, two undercover operatives are forced to go on the run together, though neither knows that the other is a federal agent. Starring: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Bill Paxton, James Marsden, Fred Ward, Edward James Olmos Director: Baltasar Kormákur Blu-ray Release Date: November 19, 2013 Subtitles: English, French, Spanish Rating Overall rating weighted

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Podcast #609: Black Friday Preview 2013

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2013/11/15

Black Friday Preview 2013 As the years come and go, one thing remains the same, Black Friday has some killer good deals for the home theater enthusiast. In 2008 the cheapest Blu-ray player was $128 and a 50-inch 720p plasma was going for $900. In 2009 the Blu-ray player price dropped to $78 and you could get a 50-inch 1080p plasma with a Blu-ray player for $1000. In 2013, it seems like you can get all of that, and more, for less than $1000. Our research came from our favorite goto sites for Black

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Blu-ray Review #70: Man of Steel

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2013/11/12

4.8 Stars (out of 5) - Rated PG-13 Synopsis Clark Kent must keep his alien origins and fantastic powers hidden from the world at large. But when the Kryptonian General Zod plans to destroy Earth, the Man of Steel springs into heroic action. Starring: Henry Cavill, Diane Lane, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Michael Shannon, Laurence Fishburne Director: Zack Snyder Blu-ray Release Date: November 12, 2013 Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin

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Podcast #608: Subwoofer Basics aka Subwoofer 101

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2013/11/08

Subwoofer Basics aka Subwoofer 101 Its been a while since we talked about subwoofers and since the subwoofer has the single biggest impact in your home theater experience. We thought it would be good to go over some basics in what to look for and how to setup your subwoofer. How much subwoofer do I need? This is a hard question to answer because everyone has a different take. We’ll give you the HT Guys take. Get the biggest one you can afford!! If you think about it, having a larger subwoofer being

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Podcast #607: Universal Devices ISY-994i Review

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2013/10/31

Universal Devices ISY-994i Review You can control the volume on your surround sound system, it isn’t a simply on or off switch. You can control the brightness and the contrast on your television, you can even change channels, pause and fast forward and maybe even run web enabled apps and content. But your lights are either on or off. It’s time to face the facts, you have dumb lights. But they don’t have to be dumb. This may or may not be the year of home automation, but if you still haven’t given

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Podcast #606: Best Selling Projectors

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2013/10/25

Best Selling Projectors We’ll receive emails from time to time asking us for a little more coverage of projectors so for today’s show we decided to take a look at the top five selling home theater projectors on ProjectorPeople.com. Panasonic PT-AE8000U Projector (Buy Now $2450) - The number one projector isn’t cheap but you get a lot. We are always impressed when we look at this projector. For a while both of us were considering this line for our own homes. This is also an LCD based projector that

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Podcast #605: Is Virtual Reality the Next Big Thing...

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2013/10/18

Is Virtual Reality the Next Big Thing in Home Theater? Many of us are constantly on the lookout for the next big thing in Home Theater. When the HDTV revolution hit, we couldn’t get enough. Then there was HD-DVD and Blu-ray, followed by a flop or two, like 3D. Right now it looks like it might be 4K HD. But what if 3D was just the precursor to the real next big thing, Virtual Reality. What is Virtual Reality? When you think Virtual Reality, you probably imagine yourself on the holodeck of the USS

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Blu-ray Review #68: Iron Man 3

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2013/10/15

4.7 Stars (out of 5) - Rated PG-13 Synopsis Tony Stark/Iron Man faces an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Paul Bettany, Jon Favreau Director: Shane

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Podcast 604: Understanding Speaker Specs

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2013/10/11

Understanding Speaker Specs We threw out a speaker specification a couple episodes back while reviewing the Cerwin Vega VE Series Speakers and afterwards realized that we all may not share the same level of comfort and understanding with the various specs and measurements thrown around when shopping for or comparing speakers. Of course how they sound to you is really all that matters, but often a solid understanding of what all those numbers mean can help you make a more informed buying

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Podcast 603: CEDIA Wrapup

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2013/10/04

On today's show we speake with Stuart Sweet of the Solid Signal Blog about what he saw at CEDIA

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Blu-ray Review #67 - World War Z

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2013/10/01

World War Z - Blu-ray Review 4.3 Stars (out of 5) - Rated PG-13 Synopsis A U.N. employee races against time and fate as he travels the world trying to stop the spread of a deadly zombie pandemic. As the undead hordes gain strength across the globe, governments topple and Earth stands on the brink of total social collapse. Starring: Brad Pitt, Matthew Fox, Mireille Enos, James Badge Dale, David Morse, David Andrews Director: Marc Forster Blu-ray Release Date: September 17, 2013 Subtitles: English,

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Podcast 602: Cerwin Vega VE Series Speakers

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2013/09/27

Cerwin Vega VE Series Speakers Ara was looking for a use for his Harman-Kardon receiver that was put out to pasture by his Denon. He figured why not put a surround system in his master bedroom. All that was needed was five speakers since he also had a subwoofer that was put out to pasture by his Hsu VTF-3 MK4. A lot of devices get put out to pasture in the Derderian household. Since this was so far beyond what Ara’s wife wanted in the bedroom the cost had to be very affordable. Ara searched around

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CEDIA Day 1

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2013/09/26

Stuart Sweet of the Solid Signal Blog checks in with Day One of the CEDIA Expo

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Blu-ray Review #66 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

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2013/09/24

To escape his desk job, Adm. James T. Kirk returns to the USS Enterprise, assisting Spock in a training mission for Starfleet cadets. But the inexperienced crew is put to the test when escaped villain Khan steals a powerful weapon and comes after the admiral seeking revenge. Now, Kirk must use all his wiles and whip the cadets into shape if they hope to defeat Khan's deadly traps.

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Podcast 601: New TV Shows for Fall 2013

HDTV and Home Theater Podcast ·

2013/09/19

Ara and Braden run down the new TV season.

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Podcast #600: IFA 2013

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2013/09/13

IFA 2013 Each year in Germany consumer electronics manufacturers come together to display their wares at IFA. The IFA or Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (International radio exhibition Berlin, aka 'Berlin Radio Show') is one of the oldest industrial exhibitions in Germany. Kind of like CES, manufacturers announce new products and services. This year was no exception. We’ll try to run down announcements as they pertain to Home Theater.

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