Episode #012
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This week Patrick Norton and Robert Heron redo the home theater goodness
Robert loves his new notebook
Nano's projector question
- How much light is enough?
- Ambient light is the enemy of screens
- Projector Central's Projection Calculator Pro
- Less zoom = more light
- Lamp mode/iris if too bright
- Great HD projector options
- 4K projectors awesome/expensive
- JVC RS400 1080p+ projector
- BenQ HT2050 value 1080p projector
- Baseball season
- MLB in 4K on DirecTV
- Are you DirecTV 4K Ready?
- MLB.tv + Unlocator
4K UHD Blu-ray update
- Paramount's first on June 14th
- Blu-ray movies less than $10
- UHD Blu-ray movies less than $25
Nicholas asked about UHD Blu-ray on 1080p TVs
Vizio's 2016 M-Series TVs
- Half the zones of the P-Series
- Less colorful than P-Series
- 720p tablet remote
HDR - the early years
- Dolby Vision vs HDR10
- HDR streaming now
Robert's watching
- Archer: Season 7
- Seasons 1-6 on Netflix
Wireless rear speakers
- Rocketfish Universal Kit
- Soundcast Surroundcast Kit
- Fish a flat wire under carpet
- Apply 12AWG behind baseboards
- Quantum dots
- 1400-nits and beyond
- LG G6 OLED vs Samsung KS9800
- Color quality at peak brightness
- SmartThings IoT Hub
- Charlie Puth entertained
Patrick goes to the movies
From Plasma to LCD
- In Search of Dumb (TVs)
- LCD viewing angles
- Vizio P-Series FTW
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Recording date: April 14, 2016