Episode #024
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This week Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are accelerating the home theater goodness
Sonos users rejoice
- Spotify Control beta in October
- Alexa integration 2017
- Spotify Premium
- 320kbps = ear candy
Intel's new 4K-ready chips
- HDGuru says Sony's "Ultra 4K" streaming service coming to 7th Gen parts early 2017
- Purchase + 48-hour rentals
- A bit pricey
- DIY 4K streaming dreams
Samsung’s Dolby Atmos Soundbars
- Available now
- Nice TechRadar review
- HW-K950 soundbar
- Wireless subwoofer + rear surrounds
- 16 drivers each w/own amp
- DTS is stereo only
Stephen is curious about MicroLED TVs
- MacRumors' article
- Wikipedia: lots of tiny lights
- Manufacturing challenges
- Apple has microLED + secret team
Mark emails ask@avexcel.com about CalMAN Mobile Forge
- Free app generates test patterns w/Amazon Fire TV
- ColorMatch software free too
- Need a meter + CalMAN license to do more
- Home Express workflow looks decent
- Brightness check
- Clipping check
- Color temp and gamma checks
- Color space
- 2-pt WB setup
- What’s missing
- CMS analysis or setup
- Full-range WB analysis/setup
- Color Checker
- Saturation Sweeps
- Plenty of other options
- HCFR
- DisplayCAL
- AVS Forum’s calibration section
New RIVA WAND series
- Compact style ARENA
- 3 ADX drivers
- Three passive radiators
- Table sized FESTIVAL model
- 6 ADX drivers
- Four passive radiators
- Playback
- High-resolution music, podcasts, YouTube
- Wi-Fi, DDMS, Spotify Connect, AirPlay, DLNA, Bluetooth, Google Cast
- MP3, ALAC, APE, FLAC, FLAC HD, HLS, WMA, WAV
Pat's sound
- Sonos Play 5
- Loving the KEF EGG
- + its sub output
- Monoprice's sweet $100 sub
- Buy a pair
- Sweet stereo = KEF LS50
Labor Day = odd Blu-ray releases
Browncoat fo' life
- Mourning Firefly leaving Netflix again
- Serenity - a first for color workflow
Pat's testing mesh networks
- Ubiquiti Labs' AmpliFi
- Logitech Pop Home Switch
- Powerline Networking AP's
Calibration corner
- LG's OLED tunes up very nicely
- Some off-axis grayscale shifting
- A great HDR calibration tool
Robert enjoys low voltage lighting
- 5050 RGB LED strips
- Add a 12V/3A power source
- BRIGHT yet dimmable
- DIY Raspberry Pi Ambilight
- More HDR viewing
- Catching up on MANY movies
- Testing 4K devices/TV ports
- Let us know
Patreon live events + dedicated RSS feed...finally
Last minute
- Love RIVA WAND
- Patrick
- KEF EGG review on TekThing
- AmpliFi vs Eero mesh networking
- Logitech POP Home Switch
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Recorded August 31, 2016