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March 14, 2024 AV Rant #904: Notpenheimer
IMAX App on Apple Vision Pro brings 3D documentaries in 1.43:1 aspect ratio home for the first time. More Disney+ shows are coming to Ultra HD Blu-ray. And TIDAL is simplifying their subscription tiers and actually lowering prices! Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBhg2V 00:00:00 – Intro Little bit of Oscars chat. 00:07:54 – What We […]
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2 hr 21 min
March 07, 2024 AV Rant #903: Speaker Null Hypothesis
OLED TV prices are either staying the same or going up a bit. M&K Sound has new THX Dominus Certified in-wall speakers. APC has two new Back-UPS BE power protection models. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBgwkE 00:00:00 – Intro Quick word about OLED TV prices this year. 00:07:03 – What We Watched Rob watched The […]
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2 hr 6 min
February 29, 2024 AV Rant #902: Tom’s Surround Back Journey
We’re excited about all the movies and shows we watched this week! A group of Hollywood directors banded together to buy the Westwood Village Theatre. Fubo is suing ESPN, Fox Sports & Warner Bros. Discovery over their joint sports streaming plans. And Disney is handing over everything to do with physical media and letting Sony […]
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2 hr 21 min
February 22, 2024 AV Rant #901: Deprogramming Bob
KEF brings their MIE DSP to their Kube Subwoofers. Vudu is changing its name to Fandango At Home. Walmart is buying Vizio. UHP projector lamps can’t be restocked in the EU starting in 2026. And Tom finally watched Barbie! Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBeMkU 00:00:00 – Intro 00:04:07 – SoundPEATS Space Update It’s been a […]
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2 hr 16 min
February 15, 2024 AV Rant #900: Ash Comes Through
900th Episode! Could these be the final 100 episodes of AV Rant? We have thoughts about Apple Vision Pro. Marantz Cinema 30 top end Receiver. Amazon Prime Video makes Dolby Vision & Atmos cost extra. Plex movie rentals are 1080p only. Fox Sports, ESPN & Warner are making a combined streaming sports service. Sony is […]
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37 min
February 08, 2024 AV Rant #899: SOUNDPEATS Space Headphones Review
Tom has returned. And now both hosts are fighting cold or flu bugs of some kind. Tom reviews the SOUNDPEATS Space wireless headphones and their crazy long battery life. Emotiva has completely revamped their speaker lineup with the Airmotiv X Series. Elgato 4K X & 4K Pro provide HDMI 2.1 capture and streaming with some […]
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2 hr 34 min
February 01, 2024 AV Rant #898: Better Not Laugh
Lee Overstreet makes his first appearance in 2024! SVS is clearing out their Ultra Series speakers at discounted prices. Plex will launch their own Movies & TV online store within a month. WWE pro wrestling is moving Monday Night Raw to Netflix, and outside of the US, all of its other programming too. Pictures shown […]
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2 hr 10 min
January 25, 2024 AV Rant #897: Tom Makes a Change
Catch this ep on YouTube for a surprise on Tom’s side! CES: Hisense 8K DLP, 40% smaller UST, rising, Sonic Screen, and Ultra-Black screens, Dynamic Light Steering, and automatic edge-blending C1 projectors. XGIMI Aladdin ceiling light projector. Sharp Display QDEL prototypes. Apple Vision Pro pre-orders sell out, probably because they’re bringing back 3D, baby! But […]
2 hr 5 min
January 18, 2024 AV Rant #896: The Royal Rob
More from CES 2024: SVS demo’d their new Ultra Evolution Series Speakers, Hisense claims their 110″ ULED X TV can hit 10,000 nits, Portrait Displays offers their G1 Pattern Generator for Calman, but their C7 HDR Colorimeter got cancelled, and Filmmaker Mode is coming to Dolby Vision. Tom unexpectedly had to cut out early this week, […]
2 hr 17 min
January 11, 2024 AV Rant #895: The Odd AV eCouple
CES 2024 is happening now. But we record early in the week, so we only have the preview news to talk about. LG’s 2024 QNEDs, OLEDs, and their Transparent T Series. Samsung QD-OLEDs, and transparent microLED. Brighter, bigger – up to 115″ – TCL miniLED TVs. Sony’s focus on backlighting. Samsung’s Music Frame speakers. And […]
2 hr 15 min