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Rebranded Zappiti products have magically appeared under the new brand name R_volution. The Matter 1.2 specification adds nine new smart home product categories to its interoperability standard. And Lee and his wife visited Tom in Florida, and you’ll never guess what happened right after they left. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAZKmb 00:00:00 – Intro 00:11:48 […]

PS5 consoles get a slimmed down redesign with a modular disc drive. Best Buy is abandoning DVDs and Blu-rays. Microsoft officially owns Activision Blizzard now. And McIntosh’s $3,000 Graphic EQ majorly misses the mark. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAYLFz 00:00:00 – Intro 00:06:35 – What We Watched Rob watched the start of the NHL Hockey […]

The WGA ratified their new 3-year contract. Sony Bravia Core rebrands to Sony Pictures Core and comes to PlayStation, but without Pure Stream. Onkyo, Integra & Pioneer Elite flagship AVRs get optional Dirac Live Bass Control. And Tom reviews a pair of affordable, ribbon headphones. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAXWLt 00:00:00 – Intro 00:03:58 – […]

Zappiti is shutting down for good. Meta Quest 3 Mixed Reality Headset is almost here and will be getting Xbox Cloud Gaming this year. Value Electronics crowned their new King of 4K TVs for 2023. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAXdfZ 00:00:00 – Intro 00:06:07 – What We Watched NHL preseason for Rob, as well as […]

MQA Ltd has been bought by the parent company of NAD, PSB & Bluesound. Amazon Prime Video will start inserting ads unless you pay extra. LG is ditching built-in ATSC 3.0 Nextgen TV tuners. And we make our cost-no-object audio & video gear picks. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAWd8a 00:00:00 – Intro 00:12:12 – What […]

Tom is back! Our thanks to Joe for guest co-hosting last week. PS5’s latest update puts Tempest 3D Audio in a Dolby Atmos container. Denon announced their X6800H Receiver. AVA Cinema Remote could be a (more expensive) Harmony replacement, if a lawsuit doesn’t kill it. And leaks reveal an Xbox Series X refresh, and plans […]

Tom is away this week dealing with house repairs. So we welcome back Joe K. who attended CEDIA Expo 2023. As promised, we hear about Joe’s home theater. We go over some fun items that were shown at CEDIA, discuss Tinnov’s WaveForm demo, and we deep dive into RP22 Immersive Audio Design Recommended Practices. Pictures […]

Welcome back, Tom. We hear all about last week’s awful experience with Hurricane Idalia. Dolby Vision projectors are coming from AWOL Vision and XGIMI. THX and Pixelgen team up for Certified HDMI Cables. Denon’s X1800H gives you less for more. And Marantz turns 70 and offers a Trade-in program. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjATyZd 00:00:00 […]

Tom is away this week because of Hurricane Idalia. So Lee Overstreet pinch hits once again. Kaleidescape released new Terra Prime movie servers with an SSD option, plus their Ultimate 4K System. PlayStation Portal uses PlayStation Link instead of Bluetooth to connect to Pulse Explore Earbuds or Pulse Elite Headset. Sony bought Audeze. Dolby Atmos […]

Tom is back. Our thanks to Lee for filling in last week. Netflix DVD.com offers up to 10 additional discs-by-mail for their final shipment in Sept, and you can probably keep them forever. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is being shot in Apple Immersive Video 3D for the Vision Pro headset. And some Disney+ shows are […]