HBO Max and Discovery+ will merge May 23 to become Max, with a new app and pricing tiers. SMPTE is working with all the other industry acronyms to create a Cinema HDR standard. And Tom’s SVS subs bottomed out! Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAAgVV 00:00:00 – Intro 00:03:02 – What We Watched Rob watched […]

AV Rant #857: TV Series Break In

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Apple’s newest iPad Pro models feature Tandem OLED screens with 1,000 nit full-screen brightness. Hisense goes straight after Samsung’s The Frame with their new CanvasTV. Hisense also slots their new U9N Series between their U8N and UX. Disney+, Hulu & Max will form a streaming bundle. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBqjrG 00:00:00 – Intro 00:03:53 […]

AV Rant #913: Hisense/Samsung Beef

JVC announced new NZ800 & NZ900 8K e-ShiftX projectors to replace the NZ8 & NZ9. LG TVs all the way back to 2018 get an updated Apple Music App now with Dolby Atmos Music support. YouTube pause ads are coming. And Tom has an earthshaking update to his SOUNDPEATS Space headphones review. Pictures shown in […]

AV Rant #912: Once a Week? More Like Once a Quarter!

Samsung modular micro-LED cinema displays replace 2 of the 5 professional dubbing stage screens at Culver Post Production. Ang Lee says he isn’t going to use High Frame Rate or 3D for his next movie because, “the whole ecosystem is bad”. And one of our longtime Listeners shows us the home theater updates he’s made through […]

AV Rant #911: The 7 Sub Podcast

Tom reviews the new SVS Ultra Evolution Bookshelf speakers. Sony simplified the names for their 2024 TVs and SoundBars. Sony Pictures might buy Paramount. And TCL has a 163-inch modular micro-LED display that can hit 10,000 nits. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBnvFw 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:59 – SVS Ultra Evolution Bookshelf Review Tom loves their […]

AV Rant #910: SVS Ultra Evolution Bookshelf Review

Tom’s first impressions of the new SVS Ultra Evolution Bookshelf speakers. A new range of Dolby Vision projectors from Christie for premium cinemas. Disney+ IMAX Enhanced titles finally getting DTS:X. And the future of streaming is…TV channels. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBmJcX 00:00:00 – Intro 00:07:36 – SVS Ultra Evolution Bookshelf First Impressions 00:13:32 – […]

AV Rant #857: TV Series Break In

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