Robert and Patrick have returned from the 2016 CES in Las Vegas brimming with juicy details about the favorite gear they saw.

In this episode, the guys fondly recall:

Much love for The D
ELAC's Uni-FI B5 speakers
Pricing-disbelief: KEF LS50 speakers
Hail to the JDS Labs crew
RIVA Audio's WAND 300 speaker
The "birth of 4K" and the UHD Alliance
Samsung's UBD-8500 UHD Blu-ray player
HDFURY's UHD 'splitter'
LG's 2016 OLED tech
Netflix around the world
Next-gen broadcasting: ATSC 3.0
Amazon Video coming to Apple TV
Dish's monster 16-tuner mega DVR
Sharp TVs looking good for 2016
Lots of quantum dot goodness
Sony's super-bright HDR demos
SAVANT's sweet remote control
Neeo: Kickstarted simple/smart remote
Samsung improves universal control
What are they watching

And viewer questions about alternatives to Blue Headphones, a solid 4K AV receiver, and a great 5.1 speaker kit value.

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Recording date: January 12, 2016

Corrections (minor or otherwise)

LG didn't mention the use of "moth's eye" technology (it was Samsung), but LG is incorporating a triple-layer of anti-reflective/anti-glare film on its best 2016 TVs
Quantum dots emit light when stimulated by electrons or photons