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On this week's show we shop the Internet and find you three incredible deals on UHD TVs. We also discuss some of the best plot twists in movies that we have seen. Be forewarned, there will be spoilers. We also read your emails and take a look at the week's news. News: Fox unveils ‘Fox One' as name of new streamer YouTube TV Is Now The 4th Largest TV Provider In the United States Free TV is booming tvOS 18.5 just gave your Apple TV 4K a new feature for Dolby Atmos Three Incredible Deals on a UHD TV As a public service the HT Guys have scoured the internet and found you three incredible deals on UHD TVs. These are not refurbished units and were available at the time of this writing. Samsung 70" Crystal UHD 4K HDR TV (DU7200) Price: $479.99 Retailer: Amazon Details: This is noted as the lowest price ever for this 2024 model. It features Samsung's Crystal UHD with 4K, Motion Xcelerator for reduced lag, and HDR (not Dolby Vision) support. Ideal for budget-conscious buyers seeking a large screen from a top brand. Why It's a Good Deal: At under $480 for a 70-inch 4K TV, this is a steal for a 2024 Samsung model, especially with its HDR capabilities. Hisense 85" U6 Mini-LED ULED 4K UHD Google Smart TV Price: $849.99 Retailer: Amazon Details: This is the lowest price ever for this model, featuring a Mini-LED backlight, quantum dot color, and Google TV for a seamless smart interface. It supports HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision, making it great for movies and gaming. Why It's a Good Deal: An 85-inch TV with premium features like Mini-LED and quantum dots at this price is exceptional for large home theater setups. Samsung 55" 4K Crystal UHD DU8000 HDR Smart TV Price: $447.99 Retailer: Amazon Details: Another record-low price for a 2024 Samsung model. It includes HDR (not Dolby Vision), a smart TV interface, and 4K upscaling, suitable for streaming and casual gaming. Why It's a Good Deal: This 55-inch TV offers solid performance for under $500, balancing size and features from a reliable brand. The Best Movie Plot Twists I came across an article that was discussing how a good movie will lead you down one path and then in a “Plot Twist” send you down a different and completely unexpected new path. That got me thinking about what were my most memorable plot twists from movies that I have watched over the years. I have come up with four that have stayed with me. What are your favorites? The Sixth Sense (1999) - The twist redefines the entire story, forcing viewers to rethink every scene. It's iconic for its emotional weight and subtle foreshadowing, often cited as the gold standard of plot twists. In this case you learn that Bruce Willis' character Malcolm Crowe was actually deceased. I hate to admit it but I never saw this coming. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - The revelation Darth Vader is Luke's Father altered the saga's emotional core and is still one of the most quoted twists ever. Planet of the Apes (1968) - we are talking about the original here with Charlton Heston. The last scene leads up to the final payoff making it one of the most memorable twists in cinema. Se7en (1995) - The climax delivers a horrific surprise that ties the story's themes together. It's a twist that's both brutal and unforgettable, often debated for its boldness. The twist, John Doe played by Kevin Spacey manipulates Mills played by Brad Pitt emotionally to commit the seventh deadly sin. Braden's Pics: Usual Suspects Fight Club Shutter Island Memento

NOTE: This podcast is not streamed in 4K. 0:00 - 4K gaming isn't as easy as getting a PS5. You need a 4K TV. And if you want to stream them you need a 4K capture card. And a 4K switcher. And 4K HDMI cables. 9:13 - Ghost of Tsushima is Horizon: Zero Dawn with different packaging. Which is fine because I like that game! 36:05 - I just can't force myself to enjoy Frieren: Beyond Journey's End so I've been trying some other new anime If you missed Saturday's live broadcast of Molehill Mountain, you can watch the video replay on YouTube.  Alternatively, you can catch audio versions of the show on iTunes. Molehill Mountain streams live at 7p PST every Saturday night! Credits: Molehill Mountain is hosted by Andrew Eisen.  Music in the show includes "To the Top" by Silent Partner.  It is in the public domain and free to use.  Molehill Mountain logo by Scott Hepting. Chat Transcript: 7:16 PMaddictedtochaos​​That is something I hope Nintendo gets away from with the next Zelda game. 7:18 PMaddictedtochaos​​It is absolutely possible to do a linear story in a non-linear world, look at GTA V and RDR. 7:22 PMLynndy Lee​​hello 7:37 PMSheekago​​Hey all 7:54 PMLynndy Lee​​gone were the days you almost get run over by a truck and transported into another fantasy world 7:54 PMWarren Lewis​​Hi! I forgot that today was Saturday. Hope things are well. 8:02 PMaddictedtochaos​​Will and Elizabeth

NOTE: This podcast is not streamed in 4K. 0:00 – 4K gaming isn’t as easy as getting a PS5. You need a 4K TV. And if you want to stream them you need a 4K capture card. And a 4K switcher. And 4K HDMI cables. 9:13 – Ghost of Tsushima is Horizon: Zero Dawn with ...Continue reading ‘Molehill Mountain Episode 389 – Fun With 4K’ »

Dome und René haben endlich Astro Bot gespielt … und kommen aus dem Schwärmen gar nicht mehr raus! Der Sony-exklusive 3D-Plattformer vereint spaßiges Gameplay, tolle Grafik und eine Vielzahl von Charakteren aus drei Jahrzehnten PlayStation-Geschichte.Außerdem haben sich die Jungs mit neuer Technik ausgestattet. Dome freut sich über den 30th Anniversary DualSense Controller und die Sony INZONE Buds. René hat sich mit dem LG C4 einen tollen 4K-TV für seine Zweitwohnung angeschafft.Viel Spaß beim Hören!Pixelburg Savegame auf Instagram, Threads und YouTubeDominik Ollmann auf Instagram und ThreadsRené Deutschmann auf Instagram und ThreadsKidults auf Instagram und YouTube  (00:00) - In dieser Folge... (00:09) - Intro & Anmod (01:43) - Astrobot Review (55:32) - PlayStation Gadgets (01:03:29) - Neuer Fernseher! (01:12:22) - Sonic x Shadow Generations (01:19:44) - Abmod & Outro

Ein neues Luxus-Wohnmobil ist dank integrierter PlayStation 5 auch für Gamer interessant. Der passend benannte „Big Boy“ kostet allerdings ein gar nicht so kleines Vermögen. Im Video oben könnt ihr ihn in Aktion erleben.

This is The Digital Story Podcast #973, Nov. 12, 2024. Today's theme is "Tips for Showing Your Pictures on a 4K TV." I'm Derrick Story. Opening Monologue Family gatherings, special occasions, wedding receptions, and photography workshops - these are all great opportunities to show your pictures on a big screen. But how do you set things up so they look as good as possible? I have a few tips for you, and I'm going to share them on today's TDS Photography Podcast. I hope you enjoy the show. Picture Settings. You should have options for Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Color, Tint, and Color Temperature, depending on the brand and model of the TV. Adjust the sliders in the TV Settings while comparing the appearance to the picture on your computer or device. You might not be able to get a perfect match, but I've found that I can get it pretty close. A Reminder for Success Regardless of which method you use for displaying images on an LCD TV, allow for time beforehand to set up and test your configuration. It's easy to forget when the share buttons are and other settings for your presentation. If it's an important once in a lifetime occasion, such as a wedding reception, practice at home before you get on location. Make notes as to where the settings are for your devices, and make a few dry runs to get everything dialed in. Upgrade your iPhone's weak flash with this adjustable MagSafe light You can read the entire article on TheVerge.com. The Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Di III Macro VXD Punches Way Above Its Weight You can read the entire article on PetaPixel.com. Virtual Camera Club News The Nimble Photographer Newsletter is now publishing every Thursday. Readers will enjoy a variety of content spanning from short photo essays, to commentary on weekly events, to reviews of the latest and coolest photo gear. Inner Circle Members: A big thanks to those who support our podcast and our efforts! We are having a blast at our new Inner Circle hangout, the private group I've set up at DerrickStoryOnline. We'd love it if you join us. You can become an Inner Circle Member by signing up at our Patreon site. You will automatically be added to the new hangout. Great Photography Articles on Live View - If you check out our publication and appreciate what you see, be sure to follow us and clap for those authors. You can find us at medium.com/live-view. If you're interested in writing for Live View, drop me a line at dstory@gmail.com. The New Donation Kit for Carefree Shipping of Found Film Cameras - If you've discovered a film camera that's no longer being used, our new Donation Kit makes it easy to pack and ship. Just visit the Contact Form on

On this week's show we take a quick look at a $20 set of earbuds, the Soundcore A30i. We also get you ready for your Black Friday TV shopping with 10 tips. We also read your email and take a look at the week's news. News: Disney+ Introduces Top 10 List Of Movies & TV Shows To Help Users Discover New Content Samsung To Cease LED Production This tiny smart puck can control your entire smart home Soundcore A30i by Anker The Soundcore A30i are earbuds that are housed in a lipstick-shaped case. They are lightweight and comfortable, ensuring they feel almost weightless during use. These earbuds have “noise cancellation” but I'd say it's more like noise isolation. Going from ANC to passthrough was almost imperceptible in the amount of sound coming from the outside.  Since they do block out sounds, they work well in noisy environments. In terms of audio quality, the soundcore A30i delivers decent sound once you set the EQ. I was not happy with any of the preset EQ modes. But increasing the bass and treble yielded a nice sound. This is done through the soundcore app.  You can turn on a 3D surround sound effect via the app as well. But after about 30 seconds it was turned off. Additionally, the earbuds feature four microphones equipped with AI technology that Anker claims yields crystal-clear calls, regardless of location. Not so! I made three test calls and everyone of them sounded bad to the person on the other end. When I reconnected with my AirPods the people I was talking with said it was much better. Range wasn't very good either. I put my phone on my workbench and by the time I got to the edge of my garage there were dropouts. I tested this multiple times. So is it all bad? Is there any redeeming features? Well yes there is, it only costs $20! For twenty dollars this makes a great stocking stuffer for a younger child who may be prone to losing things. They are also a good backup for when your Airpod Maxs start to hurt your ears. Sometimes you need to give your ears a break from the vice that's on your head! Tips for Buying your 4K TV on Black Friday   Buying a new 4K TV can be an exciting yet overwhelming experience due to the variety of options available. With Black Friday deals right around the corner we want you to consider a few things before you go out hunting. Here are steps you need to take to ensure you get the best TV for your budget: Budget - This has to be the first consideration. Everything else is impacted by cost. Fortunately, you can get higher quality TVs for less money than when we first started doing Black Friday episodes. Once you set your budget and determine size (next tip) you can begin to decide on the other criteria.   Screen Size: Choose the right size for your room. This is where you would expect us to come up with some cool formula about seating distance and screen size. Not us! Measure your available space and put the largest screen that will fit. Of course after you consider the remaining items on this list. Also, don't be opposed to knocking down walls or buying new furniture to gain a few more inches of diagonal ;-) Display Technology -  You'll have to decide between OLED, QLED, and LED. Each has their place and will have an impact on screen size. By that we mean a larger OLED will cost more than an LED so you may not get the size you want.  But in a nutshell OLED - Offers superior picture quality with deeper blacks and vibrant colors, ideal for dark rooms. QLED - Provides bright colors and is better in well-lit rooms, but can have slightly less contrast than OLED. LED -  Generally more affordable but may not offer the same level of picture quality as OLED or QLED. Refresh Rate - If you're watching sports or into gaming. Higher refresh rates can provide even smoother visuals. If you watch movies and TV shows any TV on the market will have sufficient refresh rates. HDR Support - High Dynamic Range (HDR) enhances picture quality significantly by offering a brighter, more vibrant image with better contrast. Look for TVs that support multiple HDR formats, such as HDR10, Dolby Vision, or HDR10+. But make sure it has Dolby Vision at the very least. Smart Features -  Most modern TVs have smart capabilities. Check the operating system and pre-installed apps. Ensure it supports the streaming services you use (like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, etc.). If you get a smoking deal on a TV that does not have the smart apps you are looking for, don't write it off. You can buy an AppleTV, Roku, etc with the money you saved. Audio Quality - This is a non issue. We assume ALL TVs have lousy speakers. So consider also buying a sound bar (if you don't already own one) while you are out buying your TV. Of course we recommend that you eventually buy a multi channel system that includes a receiver and 5.1.2 speakers!! Connectivity -  Ensure the TV has ample HDMI ports, including HDMI 2.1 if you plan to connect next-gen gaming consoles. This is less important if you have a receiver doing the source switching.  Viewing Angle -  If you have a large room or plan on watching from different angles, consider a TV with good viewing angles. OLED TVs are the best. But if your viewing is head on this becomes less of an issue. Warranty and Customer Service - Finally, look at the manufacturer's warranty and customer service reputation. A good warranty can provide added peace of mind as can buying a brand that has a good reputation. Using a particular credit card may extend the warranty. Likewise buying from Costco will do the same. Don't pay for extended warranties. If they throw them in, great! But if a TV is going to fail it “typically” will do so within the warranty period. It's an odds game but the odds are in the consumer's favor. By following these steps, you'll be better equipped to choose the right 4K TV for you. Happy Hunting!  

On this week's show DJ gives us a recap of what he liked at CEDIA and we go through the What Hi-Fi Best of Show winners. We also read your email and take a look at the week's news. News: YouTube TV, Sling, Fubo, Hulu, & More Added Just 49,000 Subscribers SwitchBot Launches Universal Remote With Matter Support Replace a pile of battery-hungry remotes with this solar-powered universal Other: Unfolded Circle What Hi-Fi? Best of Show Awards Winners SVS Ultra Evolution Pinnacle - Ultra Evolution is a complete reimagining of speaker design for SVS. This unprecedented marriage of acoustic design breakthroughs and passion for audio excellence has never existed and elevates the new series into the echelon of the finest loudspeakers in the world. Consisting of seven new models with advancements in driver design, cabinet architecture, and component materials, Ultra Evolution ushers in a new era of reference quality sound that transcends their class. $5K per pair for the top of the line Pinnacle.  Sony Electronics BRAVIA Theater Quad Wireless Speaker System - The true sound of cinema. With four wireless speakers and 360 Spatial Sound Mapping, our flagship Home Theater System brings the true sound of cinema home. $2500 Sony Electronics BRAVIA 9 65” class Mini LED QLED 4K HDR Google TV -  Thousands of Mini LEDs are precisely controlled by XR Backlight Master Drive™ to deliver authentic contrast and our brightest ever 4K TV. Access billions of accurate real-world colors with QLED technology and XR Triluminos Pro™. XR Processor™ intelligently enhances every scene in real-time boosting color, contrast, and clarity. $3K Sony Electronics BRAVIA Theater U Wearable TV Speaker - Experience true surround sound audio with Sony's 360 Spatial Sound Personalizer technology. Enjoy crystal clear sound with newly developed upward-facing X-Balanced Speaker Unit. Connect to your devices with a stable Bluetooth connection. $300 Sony Electronics BRAVIA Projector 9 VPL-XW8100ES - Up to 3,400 lumens of brightness, generated by a long-lasting laser light source, for vibrant images even on a large screen. Native 4K SXRD panel provides full 4K resolution with 3,840 x 2,160 resolution. XR Processor for projector brings you the best of Sony's image processing. $32K Sony Electronics BRAVIA Theater Bar 8 with 11 speakers, Dolby Atmos®/DTS:X® - Hear cinema-style surround sound all around you with 360 Spatial Sound Mapping. Sound is auto calibrated to your room's characteristics with Sound Field Optimization. Supports industry-standard audio formats including Dolby Atmos®, DTS:X®, and IMAX® Enhanced. $700 Kaleidescape, Inc. Kaleidescape Terra Prime 123TB Solid-State Movie Server - Terra Prime movie servers store Kaleidescape movies, TV series, and concerts. Kaleidescape movies have lossless audio and reference video, are downloaded asynchronously and then played back from local storage. This enables playback with full fidelity, irrespective of internet connectivity. Couldn't find pricing for the 123TB but the 31TB goes for $25K Coastal Source Coastal Source CUBE™ Subwoofer - The CUBE Subwoofer enhances the Coastal Source Outdoor Experience by providing high-performance bass (low-frequency) in a small and elegant package. CUBE makes outdoor music more three-dimensional. It provides audiophile bass from a classic, compact shape that blends into your landscape and provides years of outstanding performance in even the most challenging environments. Pricing TBD Linkplay Technology Inc. WiiM CI MOD A80 - Combines an ESS 9018K2M DAC with a TI TPA3255 Class-D amplifier, delivering 60W per channel at 8 ohms, and supporting the latest Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 technologies. The inaugural batch of these products is scheduled to ship by October 2024. Hisense PX3-PRO Laser Cinema - The World's First Designed for XBOX UST Projector - With the HSR 240 high refresh rate and low-latency mode, get ready for smooth, lag-free gaming. $3.5K Hisense C2 Ultra - C2 Ultra redefines what's possible in home cinema. Featuring Hisense's advanced Tri-Chroma laser technology, the C2 Ultra delivers breathtaking visuals with 3,000 ANSI lumens of brightness and a 2,000:1 contrast ratio, ensuring that every scene is vivid   and lifelike. This model also boasts IMAX Enhanced and Dolby Vision® certification, providing a cinematic experience that rivals the best theaters. The built-in JBL 2.1 channel audio system, complete with a subwoofer, delivers powerful, room-filling sound that complements its top-tier visual performance. The C2 Ultra is the ultimate choice for those who want an all-in-one premium entertainment solution. $3K L-Acoustics Xi Series - The Xi Series offers a range of installation-focused coaxial enclosures with distinct formats, bandwidth, and SPL specifically tailored for short-throw applications. These enclosures provide pristine sound quality and discreet design, allowing them to integrate elegantly into venues requiring natural and powerful sound. Meridian Meridian Ellipse - Meridian Ellipse is the third loudspeaker to emerge from our Extreme Engineering Programme, producing a natural, authentic and lifelike sound which is immersive and room-filling. Ellipse is designed for music enjoyment: with a bass response usually associated with much larger speakers, Ellipse has complete control over the sound it plays, so your music is projected into the room with clarity and authority. $3K

Remember when a 4K TV cost over ten grand? Now, they're packed with smart features at a fraction of that price. But there's a catch.

On this week's show we have an AppleTV and a native GoogleTV comparison from a listener. We also read your emails and take a look at the week's news.  News: Samsung is helping to bring AirPlay to more hotel rooms NBCUniversal to Offer 400+ Hours of 4K HDR Olympics Coverage on USA Network, a Record Turns out Netflix makes more money if it just acts like regular TV Other: Handcrafted in the USA - Vintage Reclaimed Maple & Elm Speakers Doitforme.solutions Apollo Group TV Apple TV vs Google TV - John Lyman Around Thanksgiving the finance committee allowed me to purchase a new Hisense U7K 75” 4K TV.  However, once I got the TV setup and ready to go, something weird happened with my Apple TV that I had been using on the TV in that room. Max just stopped working. I did all the troubleshooting to no avail.  I decided that I would give the built in Google TV a shot to see if that could be a long-term solution. Over the course of six months I went back and forth with the two platforms and took notes. I thought I would write up my findings for everyone.   A few caveats: This is my first experience with Google TV  The Google TV is the built in version on my TV  I live in the Apple ecosystem and I have owned every Apple TV from the 1st gen to the current.  So, I do know the Apple TV a lot better, but I did my best to be fair. User Interface  Apple TV: The user interface is very nice, it seems lighter, crisp and clean. You can easily design the Home Screen the way you would like it laid out and create folders. I have a folder for my main TV/Movie apps, then one for sports, another for movies, etc.   Because you can customize the Home Screen it is very easy to navigate to where you want to go.   Google TV:  When you open it, you are at the top of google TV page with their offerings and everything is laid out in rows.  The App icons seem smaller than apps on the Apple TV and smaller than the “Google Recommended” apps.  You must scroll past those to get to your apps. I have not found a way to rearrange the main page so I can move my apps above the recommended offerings.  You can move your apps in the order you would like but it is not as nice.  I did try to find out if you can use folders on Google TV and it does not look like you can.  The interface is what it is. Remotes: Apple TV: The metal Siri remote in my opinion is one of the best remotes out there.  I can control 98% of what I need to use from that one remote.  The other 2% is for those times I can't find a digital copy of a movie I own and need to use the Blu-Ray or tweak the picture of the TV.  Very quick to navigate with the remote around the Apple TV.  Also, the iPhone companion remote is really good too.  Google TV:  The remote that came with the TV controls my HT gear and if I used Google home I'm sure the remote's mic would give me voice control of lights and thermostat similar to the Apple remote.  Additionally, I find swiping over the touch-enabled clickpad much easier than clicking up/down/left/right buttons on the TV's remote.  I didn't have luck setting up the iPhone remote with the TV, this is probably a me item and I didn't spend a lot of time worrying about it.  Apple TV+ vs Google TV's Home app: Both apps have a lot in common, like Movie/TV suggestions, an area for your purchased content,  etc. Apple's implementation is self-contained and can be placed anywhere on your home screen.  Google's version is fixed at the top of the screen and you must scroll down the screen to get to your apps.  Picture quality, audio and App Responsiveness:  So the last test was to actually watch some video to see if there was any difference.   The setup: Internet – AT&T 1.0 GPS fiber, using a TPLink Mesh router – delivering 300 Mbs to the TV Denon AVR-X3200W receiver – running Dolby Atmos Speakers – RSL home theater package, 12” RSL speedwoofer and mirage omni-directional Atmos speakers I set up both the TV and my Apple TV for Dolby Vision and started watching content on both services.  One thing I couldn't do was turn on Dolby Vision for the Google TV which shocked me.  The TV did auto switch and even though HBO Max said the movie was in Dolby Vision it would only do HDR.  I tried to figure out the issue but couldn't quickly find an answer.  I quickly realized that any movie purchased from the Apple store was of higher quality than those from any of the streaming companies both in picture and sound.   I watched a few scenes from the latest Aqua man as there were some really dark scenes with good color and then some Star Wars.  With the Google TV setup to use HDR and the TV in the Movie preset, the picture was good. The AppleTV produced a little bit better picture with the same TV preset.  The AppleTV sounded better too. I could hear some additional sounds on the AppleTV that I couldn't hear while using GoogleTV.   The biggest difference was App responsiveness.  When opening an app on the AppleTV, its click and it opens. GoogleTV took a few seconds.  Then clicking the play button would buffer for about 10-20 seconds before playing and the picture was lower resolution for a few seconds. The video on the AppleTV started right up and I didn't notice any picture issues.   Built in vs Stand Alone Box  Built in OS strengths:  Built into the TV  Pretty easy to setup right out of the box  Integrated into the TV and remote  Stand Alone Strengths: Both hardware and software designed for a singular purpose  Not TV dependent  You can take it with you when you travel If new features are not supported due to hardware limitations you can buy a new STB Built in OS weakness: If new features are not supported due to hardware limitations you are stuck Hardware more likely designed for the TV and the OS a secondary  If you have multiple TVs with different OSes you will have an inconsistent experience May cause you to stay within a manufacturer's product line to keep the same OS within the home Can become slower than the stand-alone devices over time Stand Alone weakness: They cost extra  Hard to switch eco-systems due to cost of devices if you wanted to Summary: I was really surprised by a few things after doing the comparison. The first being the lack of Dolby Vision on the Google OS built into my Hisense TV.  The option was not available for the Google Home app.  I usually leave the TV in Dolby Vision on the Apple TV as I find the picture pretty good with all content and I'm not a fan of my TV's auto switching (going black for a few seconds).   The second was the difference in app responsiveness and picture start up times. The Apple TV was quicker in both aspects. The last was the difference in the quality of purchased movies from Apple versus the streamers and purchases from Amazon. Streamers and Amazon were inferior to the same content from Apple. I did not compare streamers and Amazon versus Google using native apps on the GoogleTV.   Bottom line I believe an Apple TV is like a well-made German car, over engineered, nice looking with features you didn't know you wanted until you lose them.  Google OS is your typical mid-range SUV that everyone makes, most people drive and they all look similar and they get the job done of getting you from here to there.

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Follow-up: YouTube API weirdness (via Christian Selig) John’s [latest] Photoshop complaint €0.50 is “50 cents” Prescription lens pairing Wide Lightning™ and Wider Lightning™ Developer Strap (requires developer account) Vision Pro weight discussed in Vanity Fair Bluetooth peripherals Intel Macs & Mac Virtual Display Support Document Vision Pro syncs when not in use Performance throttling Vision Pro for movies & TV Color reproduction iFixit estimates resolution “Ideal” field of view for movies Pixels per degree: iPad Pro 11” @ 14” / 35cm = 28 ppd 65” 4K TV @ 5 feet / 1.5m = 76 ppd Pro Display XDR @ 2 feet / 0.6m = 100 ppd iFixit Teardown Video part 1 Video part 2 Vision Pro initial thoughts John on spatial computing Captain EO Soarin’ VAC Post-show: Casey’s Vision Pro train experience Casey Neistat’s video Sponsored by: Trade Coffee: Let's coffee better. Get a free bag of fresh coffee with any Trade subscription. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ATP. Become a member for ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

On this week's show it's time for Black Friday! We scoured the Internet to find you the best deals! We also read your emails and the week's news. News: WOW! Says More Than 13% of New Customers Are Taking YouTube TV Dish Network and Hearst Come to Retrans Agreement, End Two-Month Blackout Netflix and Prime Video Have Longest Subscription Durations Sharp is set to unveil the new Roku OLED TV with Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision IQ Other: Top 5 Smart Home Products for 2023 from CEDIA Expo - Can you afford them? Back Friday Deals Best Buy Roku TV 55" Plus Series 4K QLED TV: was $499 now $399 TCL 65" Q5 4K QLED TV: was $599 now $399 Insignia 55" F30 4K Fire TV: was $399 now $259 Samsung 50" 4K TV: was $379 now $299 LG 55" UQ70 4K TV: was $499 now $299 Roku TV 75" Plus Series 4K QLED TV: was $999 now $799 Beats Flex Wireless Earbuds: was $69 now $49 Google Nest Cam (Indoor/Wired): was $99 now $69 Arlo Essential Video Doorbell Wired: was $149 now $99 Apple - AirPods Max - Space Gray $480 was $550 Amazon Ring Video Doorbell (Satin Nickel) bundle with Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen) $65 Amazon eero Pro 6E mesh Wi-Fi System | Fast and reliable gigabit + speeds | supports blazing fast gaming | Coverage up to 6,000 sq. ft. | 3-pack, 2022 release $400 TCL 55-Inch Q6 QLED 4K Smart TV with Google (55Q650G, 2023 Model) $350 was $500 Hisense 75" U6 Mini-LED ULED 4K TV: was $1,200 now $650  LG 55" B3 OLED 4K TV: was $1,296 now $996 Denon AVR-X6700H 11.2 Ch. 140W 8K AV Receiver with HEOS® Built-in $1,999.00 Price reduced from $2,999.00 AVR-S660H 5.2 Ch. 75W 8K AV Receiver with HEOS® Built-in $379.00 Price reduced from $499.00 Denon Noise Cancelling Earbuds True Wireless In-Ear Headphones with active noise canceling $79.00 Price reduced from $159.00 Target 75” TCL 4K UHD HDR LED TV with GoogleTV $530 regularly priced $600 in store 65” LG 4K OLED Smart TV $1600 regularly priced $2000 in store 55” LG 4K UHD Smart LED TV $350 regularly priced $400 in store No name wireless in-ear headphones $15 regularly priced $20 in store Walmart Apple Airpods starting at $59 up to $200 for AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with MagSafe Case (USB‑C) 50” ONN Roku TV $148 Roku Premiere | 4K/HDR Streaming Media Player Wi-Fi® Enabled with Premium High Speed HDMI® Cable and Simple Remote $19 Sony WF-C500 Truly Wireless in-Ear Headphones $29 SAMSUNG 65" Class TU690T Crystal UHD 4K Smart Television - UN65TU690TFXZA $398 Hisense 75" Class R6 Series 4K UHD LED Roku Smart TV - 75R6030K (New) $398 Costco LG 77" Class - OLED G3 Series - 4K UHD OLED TV - Allstate 3-Year Protection Plan Bundle Included for 5 Years of Total Coverage $3500 LG 70" Class - UR8000 Series - 4K UHD LED LCD TV $500 Samsung 85" Class - CU7000D Series - 4K UHD LED LCD TV $900 Sony WH1000XM5 Wireless Noise-Canceling Over-the-Ear Headphones - Black $329 (Save $70) Hisense 50" Class - A65K Series - 4K UHD LED LCD TV $250 Sony 85" Class - X90CL Series - 4K UHD LED LCD TV - Allstate 3-Year Protection Plan Bundle Included for 5 Years of Total Coverage* $2000 SVS Prime Bookshelf Speaker $300 each speaker regularly priced $350 each Prime Tower: Premium Black Ash  $500 regularly priced $600 3000 Micro: Piano Gloss Black Subwoofer $800 regularly $900 Prime Tower Surround System: Premium Black Ash 5.1 $1650 regularly priced $1950 All their deals can be found here AWOL LTV-3000 Pro Plus Free 100''-120'' ALR Screen Bundle $4000 Regular price $5400 LTV-3500 Pro Plus 100''-120'' Wall-Mount ALR Screen Bundle $6000 Regular price $7400 All their deals can be found here Monoprice Monolith by Monoprice THX-265B THX Select Certified Dolby Atmos Enabled Bookshelf Speaker (Each) $269.99  was $399.99  Monolith by Monoprice Encore B5 Bookshelf Speakers (Each) $49.99  was $149.99 Monoprice SSW-12 12in 150-Watt Powered Slim Subwoofer $134.99 was  $219.99  All other deals

Episode:Title: So Long SamShow: ohmTown Daily - Science, Technology, & SocietySeason: 2Episode: 321Date: 11/17/2023Time: 6PM ET Sun-Sat, 8PM ET M-F@ohmTown Episode Article Vote: https://www.ohmtown.com/elections/Past Episode Votes: https://www.ohmtown.com/past-elections/Live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ohmtownYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/ohmtownPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ohmtown/id1609446592Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ohmTownDiscord: https://discord.gg/vgUxz3XArticles Discussed:[0:00] Introductions...Get used to AI Systems Outperforming https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/hatchideas/f/d/study-ai-system-outperforms-humans-in-global-weather-forecasting/Gamma Radiation Detecting Potato Plant https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/mobble/f/d/phd-student-bioengineers-potato-plant-to-detect-gamma-radiation/The Final Frontier Go Wild Pass https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/ohmtowndaily/f/d/you-can-buy-frontiers-2024-all-you-can-fly-gowild-pass-for-500-just-be-prepared-for-a-list-of-limitations/Fascinating Lawsuit about Mega Millions Winner https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/roundersgear/f/d/1-35b-mega-millions-winner-sues-ex-for-blabbing-about-win-to-parents/Sam Altman Out as OpenAI CEO https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/chatgpt-parent-openai-ousts-ceo-sam-altman-board-says-it-no-longer-has-confidence-in-his-ability-to-lead/Filing Suit is Easier than Parenting https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/ohmtowndaily/f/d/parents-sue-gaming-companies-over-video-game-addiction-because-thats-easier-than-parenting/100" 4K TV from Hisense https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/ohmtowndaily/f/d/hisenses-massive-100-inch-4k-tv-is-2000-off-now-ahead-of-black-friday-possibly-one-of-the-best-deals-weve-ever-seen/Screens are Friends https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/ohmtowndaily/f/d/screens-are-good-actually/Underground Crypto Mining https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/thewordinlaw/f/d/massive-cryptomining-rig-discovered-under-polish-courts-floor-stealing-power/The Houses of Dune https://www.ohmtown.com/groups/the-continuity-report/f/d/all-6-houses-factions-in-dune-2-explained/Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/ohmtown

Scarsdale, NY, retailer Value Electronics hosts an annual TV shootout in which the flagship 4K and 8K models from major manufacturers are lined up, calibrated, and evaluated by a panel of expert judges to see which is the best. Robert Zohn, owner of Value Electronics, Jason Dustal, one of the calibrators, and David Mackenzie, one of the judges, join Scott Wilkinson to discuss day one of this year's event and reveal the King of 4K TV. Host: Scott Wilkinson Guests: Robert Zohn, David Mackenzie, and Jason Dustal Club TWiT members can discuss episodes in the Club TWiT Discord.

Scarsdale, NY, retailer Value Electronics hosts an annual TV shootout in which the flagship 4K and 8K models from major manufacturers are lined up, calibrated, and evaluated by a panel of expert judges to see which is the best. Robert Zohn, owner of Value Electronics, Jason Dustal, one of the calibrators, and David Mackenzie, one of the judges, join Scott Wilkinson to discuss day one of this year's event and reveal the King of 4K TV. Host: Scott Wilkinson Guests: Robert Zohn, David Mackenzie, and Jason Dustal Club TWiT members can discuss episodes in the Club TWiT Discord.

This Friday, people will start lining up at the High Desert Museum for an annual art show that can feel more like a Black Friday sale. But instead of a mad dash to score a new 4K TV, the customers here will be jostling past each other to grab canvases of original artwork off the wall, each one priced at just $20. Now in its tenth year, the 20-Dollar Art Show features more than 4,000 handmade pieces of art submitted by 165 artists this year. If a work sells, 100% of the money goes to the artist, according to Stuart Breidenstein, an artist and the co-founder of the 20-Dollar Art Show and Bright Place Gallery in Bend. Oregon ArtsWatch profiled the show before tickets for the opening night event, which are now sold out, went on sale. Breidenstein and Kait Kenobi, an artist and branding consultant in Bend, join us to talk about this unique event and its enduring appeal for artists and the community in Central Oregon. 

On this week's show: An Australian world first with the introduction of an AI-powered tutor for students, working from anywhere just got a lot easier with the Logitech Casa Pop-Up Desk, Aldi is offering another affordable 4K TV in its Special Buys, we take a look at the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones, we also take a listen to the Denon earphones that can adapt to how you hear audio, Belkin's new Thunderbolt 4 range for the ultimate connectivity and we'll answer all your questions in the Tech Guide Help Desk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we take a look at the best speakers for 2023 that are priced between $50 and $1000. And Ara reviews the Sony HT-AX7 Portable Theater System from Sony. We also read your emails and take a look at the week's news.  News: TCL's new 98-inch 4K TV is as ridiculously cheap as it is ridiculously big Sony's latest QD-OLED TV is significantly brighter than last year's models Charter to Make Its Comcast JV Xumo Its ‘Go To' Video Platform Disney just delivered potential death blow to DVDs and Blu-rays Best Stereo Speakers for 2023 Whether you're shopping for bookshelf models or a pair of floorstanders, these are the best speakers for the money. Full article here… HT-AX7 Portable Theater System with 360 Spatial Sound Mapping The Sony HT-AX7 is a portable Theatre System with 360 Spatial Sound Mapping technology that attempts to bring cinematic surround sound to any room. It is a portable speaker system that has two detachable speakers that can be placed behind you to create a sound bubble that, according to Sony, will make you feel completely immersed in sound. We saw reviews and were excited to buy the $500 speaker and put it through it's paces.  Features: Cinematic sound. Anywhere When Sound Field effect is off, place the three speakers in the corners of your room for whole room audio No wires - battery rated to last for 30 hours. 10 min Quick Charge will get you 2.5 hours Weighs 3 pounds (1.4 Kg) so it's easy to transport Setup This was trivial. From the time I took it out of the well packaged box to when I was listening to sound took about five minutes. And I was going slow! All you need to do is pair the speaker with your device and start watching something. You can use the Sony Home Entertainment app to tweak it a  bit more. But beyond that there isn't much to do. Performance I had high hopes that this would be something cool. But it's important to note that Bluetooth does not support Dolby Digital and the box does not have a Dolby or DTS logo anywhere so all the spatial sound is completely synthetic and processed by the HT-AX7.   Top Gun Maverick was the first movie watched and quite frankly the experience was underwhelming. I could barely hear anything coming out of the satellite speakers. I went into the app and maxed out the volume for the speakers which made a big difference. In some respects the satellite speakers enhanced the experience but I wouldn't say it was immersive.  Then I watched the opening sequence to 6 Underground which has the most action packed opening sequence I have seen in a long while. It's the perfect scene to show off your Atmos system. Watching on my ipad with the front speaker two feet in front of me and the surround speakers one foot behind me. I did get a more realistic surround experience than just watching on my iPad. But it wasn't until I balanced the surround speakers on their sides and aimed them right at my ears that I began to really think that this product was something pretty cool.  The experience was similar to the old Dolby Pro Logic surround from the 90s. And I did not feel as though I was in a sound bubble like the marketing material claims. By comparison, my Atmos system makes you feel like you are on the street in the Italian square that the opening sequence was shot in.   Spatial Audio from Apple Music sounded fuller and did make the experience more immersive. But from an audio point of view the quality wasn't as good as my Audioengine Desktop speakers. In general I was not impressed with the sound from the speakers. It was a bit thin and there was no LFE  output that would allow me to add the low end with a subwoofer. But still much better than your speakers on your devices. When the satellite speakers are connected to the main unit it functions like any other wireless Bluetooth speaker. However, there is no support for Airplay. If you remove the satellites and turnoff the sound field effect you get three speakers playing the same thing. It's a nice way to fill a room with ambient music for get togethers. Who is this device for? Someone with deep pockets who wants to improve the audio experience when watching movies on a tablet, phone, or PC. It is kind of cool sitting on your bed watching something on your personal device in surround sound. But at $500, I think the market for this device is small. 

Twitter's rebrand to X may actually be happening soon. Retrieval operation underway after hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne's Yarra River. Fed launches long-awaited instant payments service, modernizing system. Can you transfer a Gmail account from a personal account to a business account? What can I do with my extra iPhone that I received from my insurance? Is it worth upgrading from an older Apple TV 4K to the current model of the 4K TV, or wait? What devices would be safe to bring to Defcon? Dick Debartolo and the Bitzee virutal pet. Are there "dumb" Smart 4K TVs one can buy? How can I deal with a computer virus on my computer? A caller calls in to add to the hearing aid discussion that has occurred throughout today's show. Am I being safe by adding my social security number to a dark-web monitoring service, such as Google One? How can I manage my battery's life span on my laptop? Am I being even safer when using NextDNS services ontop of using a VPN, or is it redundant? Is there a device similar to my Logitech Harmony Hub that will communicate with my Alexa Echo? Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Guest: Dick DeBartolo Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/1984 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys Sponsors: drinkAG1.com/techguy meraki.cisco.com/twit

Twitter's rebrand to X may actually be happening soon. Retrieval operation underway after hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne's Yarra River. Fed launches long-awaited instant payments service, modernizing system. Can you transfer a Gmail account from a personal account to a business account? What can I do with my extra iPhone that I received from my insurance? Is it worth upgrading from an older Apple TV 4K to the current model of the 4K TV, or wait? What devices would be safe to bring to Defcon? Dick Debartolo and the Bitzee virutal pet. Are there "dumb" Smart 4K TVs one can buy? How can I deal with a computer virus on my computer? A caller calls in to add to the hearing aid discussion that has occurred throughout today's show. Am I being safe by adding my social security number to a dark-web monitoring service, such as Google One? How can I manage my battery's life span on my laptop? Am I being even safer when using NextDNS services ontop of using a VPN, or is it redundant? Is there a device similar to my Logitech Harmony Hub that will communicate with my Alexa Echo? Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Guest: Dick DeBartolo Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/1984 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/all-twittv-shows Sponsors: drinkAG1.com/techguy meraki.cisco.com/twit

Twitter's rebrand to X may actually be happening soon. Retrieval operation underway after hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne's Yarra River. Fed launches long-awaited instant payments service, modernizing system. Can you transfer a Gmail account from a personal account to a business account? What can I do with my extra iPhone that I received from my insurance? Is it worth upgrading from an older Apple TV 4K to the current model of the 4K TV, or wait? What devices would be safe to bring to Defcon? Dick Debartolo and the Bitzee virutal pet. Are there "dumb" Smart 4K TVs one can buy? How can I deal with a computer virus on my computer? A caller calls in to add to the hearing aid discussion that has occurred throughout today's show. Am I being safe by adding my social security number to a dark-web monitoring service, such as Google One? How can I manage my battery's life span on my laptop? Am I being even safer when using NextDNS services ontop of using a VPN, or is it redundant? Is there a device similar to my Logitech Harmony Hub that will communicate with my Alexa Echo? Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Guest: Dick DeBartolo Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/1984 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/total-leo Sponsors: drinkAG1.com/techguy meraki.cisco.com/twit

Twitter's rebrand to X may actually be happening soon. Retrieval operation underway after hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne's Yarra River. Fed launches long-awaited instant payments service, modernizing system. Can you transfer a Gmail account from a personal account to a business account? What can I do with my extra iPhone that I received from my insurance? Is it worth upgrading from an older Apple TV 4K to the current model of the 4K TV, or wait? What devices would be safe to bring to Defcon? Dick Debartolo and the Bitzee virutal pet. Are there "dumb" Smart 4K TVs one can buy? How can I deal with a computer virus on my computer? A caller calls in to add to the hearing aid discussion that has occurred throughout today's show. Am I being safe by adding my social security number to a dark-web monitoring service, such as Google One? How can I manage my battery's life span on my laptop? Am I being even safer when using NextDNS services ontop of using a VPN, or is it redundant? Is there a device similar to my Logitech Harmony Hub that will communicate with my Alexa Echo? Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Guest: Dick DeBartolo Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/1984 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys Sponsors: drinkAG1.com/techguy meraki.cisco.com/twit

Twitter's rebrand to X may actually be happening soon. Retrieval operation underway after hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne's Yarra River. Fed launches long-awaited instant payments service, modernizing system. Can you transfer a Gmail account from a personal account to a business account? What can I do with my extra iPhone that I received from my insurance? Is it worth upgrading from an older Apple TV 4K to the current model of the 4K TV, or wait? What devices would be safe to bring to Defcon? Dick Debartolo and the Bitzee virutal pet. Are there "dumb" Smart 4K TVs one can buy? How can I deal with a computer virus on my computer? A caller calls in to add to the hearing aid discussion that has occurred throughout today's show. Am I being safe by adding my social security number to a dark-web monitoring service, such as Google One? How can I manage my battery's life span on my laptop? Am I being even safer when using NextDNS services ontop of using a VPN, or is it redundant? Is there a device similar to my Logitech Harmony Hub that will communicate with my Alexa Echo? Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Guest: Dick DeBartolo Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/1984 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/all-twittv-shows Sponsors: drinkAG1.com/techguy meraki.cisco.com/twit

Twitter's rebrand to X may actually be happening soon. Retrieval operation underway after hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne's Yarra River. Fed launches long-awaited instant payments service, modernizing system. Can you transfer a Gmail account from a personal account to a business account? What can I do with my extra iPhone that I received from my insurance? Is it worth upgrading from an older Apple TV 4K to the current model of the 4K TV, or wait? What devices would be safe to bring to Defcon? Dick Debartolo and the Bitzee virutal pet. Are there "dumb" Smart 4K TVs one can buy? How can I deal with a computer virus on my computer? A caller calls in to add to the hearing aid discussion that has occurred throughout today's show. Am I being safe by adding my social security number to a dark-web monitoring service, such as Google One? How can I manage my battery's life span on my laptop? Am I being even safer when using NextDNS services ontop of using a VPN, or is it redundant? Is there a device similar to my Logitech Harmony Hub that will communicate with my Alexa Echo? Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Guest: Dick DeBartolo Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/1984 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/total-mikah Sponsors: drinkAG1.com/techguy meraki.cisco.com/twit

Twitter's rebrand to X may actually be happening soon. Retrieval operation underway after hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne's Yarra River. Fed launches long-awaited instant payments service, modernizing system. Can you transfer a Gmail account from a personal account to a business account? What can I do with my extra iPhone that I received from my insurance? Is it worth upgrading from an older Apple TV 4K to the current model of the 4K TV, or wait? What devices would be safe to bring to Defcon? Dick Debartolo and the Bitzee virutal pet. Are there "dumb" Smart 4K TVs one can buy? How can I deal with a computer virus on my computer? A caller calls in to add to the hearing aid discussion that has occurred throughout today's show. Am I being safe by adding my social security number to a dark-web monitoring service, such as Google One? How can I manage my battery's life span on my laptop? Am I being even safer when using NextDNS services ontop of using a VPN, or is it redundant? Is there a device similar to my Logitech Harmony Hub that will communicate with my Alexa Echo? Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Guest: Dick DeBartolo Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/1984 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/total-leo Sponsors: drinkAG1.com/techguy meraki.cisco.com/twit

Twitter's rebrand to X may actually be happening soon. Retrieval operation underway after hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne's Yarra River. Fed launches long-awaited instant payments service, modernizing system. Can you transfer a Gmail account from a personal account to a business account? What can I do with my extra iPhone that I received from my insurance? Is it worth upgrading from an older Apple TV 4K to the current model of the 4K TV, or wait? What devices would be safe to bring to Defcon? Dick Debartolo and the Bitzee virutal pet. Are there "dumb" Smart 4K TVs one can buy? How can I deal with a computer virus on my computer? A caller calls in to add to the hearing aid discussion that has occurred throughout today's show. Am I being safe by adding my social security number to a dark-web monitoring service, such as Google One? How can I manage my battery's life span on my laptop? Am I being even safer when using NextDNS services ontop of using a VPN, or is it redundant? Is there a device similar to my Logitech Harmony Hub that will communicate with my Alexa Echo? Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent Guest: Dick DeBartolo Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Show notes and links for this episode are available at: https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guys/episodes/1984 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/total-mikah Sponsors: drinkAG1.com/techguy meraki.cisco.com/twit

The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave he is joined by guest, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig. Ben talks about his blog post why we should have one OS for iPad and Mac. new start up Telly is giving you a free 55” TV is it really free? Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro is released for the iPad is it worth it? Stop all those spam calls. Netflix password sharing is over in US. HBO Max is Max and it stumbled out of the release gate. The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com 
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Rich DeMuro reminisces about the evolution of the smartphone. From the Treo 600 to the Moto Q, the iPhone to the Fire Phone. Nexus, Pixel, LG, OnePlus, Motorola, HTC and Samsung. They all brought something to the table over the years.Mike in Portland asked if there's a way to record streaming content like something that's airing on Amazon Prime. Rich recommended checking out PlayOn.tv.Henry in Temecula deleted a document by accident. Rich recommended using the “undo” feature in the future, or navigating to the folder where the documents were stored and right clicking and selecting the Restore Previous Versions feature to see if the file is there. Also, check the recycling bin. In the future, use a cloud service like Google Docs so things are saved in real time.Ilya Pozin of Telly joins Rich to talk about his startup that is giving away free 4K TV's.Faiz in Los Angeles is having problems with Wink smart hub and wants an alternative. Rich recommends switching over to a Matter compatible network and smart home gadgets.Montana is the first state to ban TikTok. Stay tuned.Alex writes in and asks for Gmail 3rd party email application recommendations. Rich says to take a look at built in email applications on Windows and Mac, Outlook, Thunderbird, Spark, Edison and Newton.Uber adds new features including a phone number to book a ride and Family Profiles so teens can take rides on their own.Steven in Los Angeles called to ask about setting up his own NAS using FreeNas software or Synology.There is now an OFFICIAL ChatGPT app for iPhone! Don't be fooled by the imitators. Direct link to download on iOS.Jared Newman of Advisorator talked about:Advisorator newsletter on passkeysAdvisorator sign-up pageFree Apple TV+ via Apple, Best Buy, Target, and RokuCord Cutter Weekly sign-up pageAl from Woodland Hills called in to ask if he should pay $20 a month for ChatGPT Plus. Rich recommends also taking a look at Google Bard and Bing AI, both are free and up to date.Amazon has new Echo products including Echo Pop and the Echo Buds with a neat feature that lets you connect them to two devices at the same time and they'll automatically switch to whichever one is playing audio.Is AM radio really dying? Rich talks about how carmakers are eliminating AM radio from EV's and other cars.Sam Altman, the creator of ChatGPT, talked to lawmakers about concerns regarding the regulation of AI.Here are the top clicked phishing email subject lines.Christina Warren talks BlackBerry movie and all things BlackBerry!Apple showed off new accessibility features coming soon to iPhone and iPad including a simple screen, Personal Voice and Point and Speak.TSA is testing facial recognition at airports.Rich On Tech Show Wiki LinkSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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This week on Exhausted, we're discussing the "death" of The Weeknd, CNN's disastrous Trump town hall, the new company that wants to give you a 4K TV for free, the upcoming senior citizen edition of The Bachelor, Keith Urban's innocent slip-up, and more! Podcast art by Eliana Reed Audio mix by Zach Maynard

Hour 1 -  Happy Thursday! Nick Reed doing a special broadcast this morning at Hurts Donut. Here's what he covers: From 6-9 a.m., you can sign up to volunteer for the Wall That Heals - a traveling replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall. The wall will be in Springfield June 8-11, but it may not happen if they don't get enough volunteers… Come out, sign up to volunteer, and you'll be entered in a chance to win a 75” smart 4K TV, and a $200 gift card to Retro Metro! Republicans Sen. Chuck Grassley and Rep. James Comer subpoenaed the FBI on Wednesday for an unclassified document they say alleges a criminal scheme between now-President Joe Biden and a “foreign national” during his years in the Obama White House.

Hour 2 -  Happy Thursday! Nick Reed doing a special broadcast this morning at Hurts Donut. Here's what he covers: The Wall That Heals is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It's scheduled to be in Springfield June 8-11, but it may not happen if they don't receive enough volunteers... Come out, sign up to volunteer, and you'll be entered in a chance to win a 75” smart 4K TV, and a $200 gift card to Retro Metro! If you can't make it out, but would still like to volunteer, CLICK HERE. ALSO -  Local attorney Kristi Fulnecky joins us: The Navy brought on an active-duty drag queen to participate in a pilot program aimed at reaching a wider audience through popular social media platforms as the military faces severe recruiting woes. St. Louis DA Gardner was caught by the Missouri attorney general – who is attempting to remove her from office for refusing to prosecute violent criminals – taking nursing classes at a university which require clinical hours. Bud Light update.

Hour 3 -  Happy Thursday! Nick Reed doing a special broadcast this morning at Hurts Donut. Here's what he covers: The Wall That Heals is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It's scheduled to be in Springfield June 8-11, but it may not happen if they don't receive enough volunteers... Come out, sign up to volunteer, and you'll be entered in a chance to win a 75” smart 4K TV, and a $200 gift card to Retro Metro! If you can't make it out, but would still like to volunteer, CLICK HERE. ALSO -  Nick interviews our ABC Books author of the week. Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined to recuse herself from multiple copyright infringement cases involving book publisher Penguin Random House despite having been paid millions by the firm for her books, making it by far her largest source of income, records show. President of National Border Patrol Council Brandon Judd warns that once Title 42 is lifted, the cartels are going to have complete control over the southern border.

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The 16:9 PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SCREENFEED – DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTENT There are a lot of screens at sports and entertainment venues, and when it's possible to buy a 4K TV the size of a bus for a few hundred bucks, team owners and venue operators are having to work harder than ever to compel people to get off their sofas and come to games. Whether it is college football or pro basketball, there's a big emphasis on maximizing the game-day experience for ticket-buyers, while also optimizing the investment sponsors have made in being at the venue and part of everything going on. A Charlotte, North Carolina company called FanConnect is very specifically in the business of providing and supporting a platform and services that drive the game-day show, and the information on most or all of the flat screens around a stadium or arena. FanConnect does in-venue TV programming that enhances live game broadcast feeds with things like real-time stats and sponsor messaging, and it also does IPTV for the suites and loge areas, as well as digital signage around the concourses and at concessions. That last component is something most or all venues want and need, but the digital signage capabilities also track back to the roots of the company. I had a chat with Brett Crossley, FanConnect's VP of Product. Subscribe from wherever you pick up new podcasts. TRANSCRIPT Brett, thank you for joining me. Can you tell me what FanConnect does? Brett Crossley: So what we do is we work with the corporate partnership teams in sports venues, so in college and professional sports and we work with the partnership marketing, the sponsorship team if you think about it that way to put something on the TV screens. I'm talking about our primary product, so our biggest product is FanConnect TV. We make other things, but that's probably the biggest thing we have. It's also our biggest footprint, and what that does is it makes a private TV network for use in the venue that plays on all of the TVs that are in the venue that would've been showing just the live game feed. This feed was being produced for probably the video board in most cases. We turn that into something that fans are gonna want to look at because it's good looking and that fully integrates what the sponsors and what the corporate partners need into that experience. So that's the main product that we supply, and then I'd say that all the related products are similar, right? They're all designed to operate inside of a large sports venue, inside of a stadium or an arena, and they work with TVs or video technology of some kind inside of that venue. Do you get any pushback at all from venues saying why wouldn't I just use the broadcast feed that's already coming in that I've already been using on the TVs? Brett Crossley:  No, I don't think we don't face that pushback, and the main reason is if you think about our primary customer is a corporate partnership team. On the college side, that would be somebody that's a Rights holder, like a Leader field, a Playfly, a JMI, typically that's who that is. On the professional side, it's a group that's titled something like Corporate Partnerships for the Chicago White Sox, and prior to us getting there, they either didn't have any way to include their corporate partners in the TVs or what they had just wasn't working for what they wanted to do. And so yeah, I don't think we faced any pushback there from people saying why not just use the existing feed? I think the other part of it is too tough, in our opinion, when we are done, it looks a lot better and it provides a better fan experience than before we got there. And I know we're on a podcast so you can't see this, but if people go to our website or if they look us up on LinkedIn. we're FanConnect.TV so that's our domain name. But if they look at what we do, it's designed to mirror a lot of what you would see with a professionally produced broadcast. So imagine somebody's in a truck and they're using tools from Ross and Grass Valley, et cetera, and they're building something to make it look broadcast quality, we're doing something similar. We just do it in software and without having people do it in real-time.  I assume one of the drivers here for the corporate sponsor people is they're looking for as many ways as possible to give their corporate sponsors some love and avoid any minefields of a TV broadcast, if, let's say, I don't know, Chrysler is the sponsor at a stadium or a sponsor at the venue, they don't want a Ford ad on TV or a Toyota.  Brett Crossley: Yeah, absolutely. I think that what they're trying to do is they want to create something that works for a partner, and I will say, because we probably lead the world in this and I know that sounds like blowing our own horn here, but as far as companies that are really invested in understanding how corporate partnerships work and the needs of the teams that work with them, I think we probably do more of that than anybody.  I'm not talking about just the pure technology people doing an L bar, creating something that kinda adds to the video. But the other part of what we do is education about the best use of that technology to actually do what it's supposed to do, and so oftentimes prior to us getting there, if they did have something like, think just like an L bar, going back to Cisco Stadium Vision days. If they had something, there wasn't a lot of thought put into it, and in most cases, the experience wasn't great. It really looked like what it was, which is you just shrunk the amount of video space available to show the game and you put an ad wrap around it, and you're showing kinda nothing but a wall of ads, and if you see what our product looks like, if you saw it in the NFL, you're gonna see passing statistics and rushing statistics, and we're gonna interleave in photos from the team's official Twitter feed when those are appropriate, and just pulling in a lot of stats and engaging content and then embedding that with the sponsor assets in a way that looks really natural and not like we just put a wall of ads up there.  I've certainly heard through the years of very large technology companies like Cisco buying their way into these sorts of venues, and in order to do that, you have to use their technology. Are we past that where the venues realize, yeah, that was great, we got that for free, or very little money, but it didn't actually work for us? Brett Crossley: Yeah, it's a good question. I'd say that is still something that is evolving. So if you look at the landscape today, certainly you've got teams that have invested in one IPTV system or another, right? So Cisco was one of the first of those. There are plenty of other technologies that do that, and that's something that we make as full IPTV as well. But if you look at the people that do it, I think that in most cases they certainly would show in their marketing something that looks like an L bar and they're all going to say words on their website like make more money from sponsors. But in terms of actually doing that, it's an exercise left to the reader, and so you see teams that have had some of those newer technologies and have had them for years, and we know because we talk to everybody that we work with and people that we don't, you'll see people that have had it for multiple years that have not gotten that to where it does something close to what we do, not even just a basic version of it. So the content's hard. I think you probably know that as well as anybody, right? In the digital signage industry, content's also hard. But it's especially hard on the side where we play because you have a lot of things that you have to do well to make it look like what we're trying to make it look like. We want the scoreboard embedded in the same way it would be on the broadcast TV feed. We want the live clock that's coming, it's the same thing that's tied to the scoreboard controller that's in the stadium. We want to be able to show out-of-town scores. We want to highlight when something significant has happened in those out-of-town scores that lead to changes. We want to show sort of detailed stats, like in major league baseball, hit and pitch data, and so tying all of those things together and making it work well is not something that's easy, and so I would say that currently the positioning by. Most of the vendors that make something like IPTV is yeah, you can just use our stuff and go build something to your liking. In reality, we certainly work in a number of places where the vendor that is there would much rather that experience be them than be something created by us.  I'm curious about how deep you have to stitch your way into the operations of the venue and of the sports franchise, whether it's football, baseball, hockey, or whatever the case, you have to work with the scoreboard systems, like the statistical analysis systems, the people are doing things like reading how fast that fastball came in and all that sort of stuff. Is that a lot easier to do now than it was even five years ago?  Brett Crossley: I would say that parts of it are easier, but there are new technologies that come out and then essentially new APIs that you're having to deal with on the regular. It was much harder for us when we first started. So we started doing this way back in like, 2010, and I can share this now because it's just been so long, and it doesn't matter, but we really bluffed our way into it, and at the beginning, it was like, yeah we want to make something work here, can you work with our scoreboard controller? Yeah, sure. What is that? What brand?  And it was difficult, right? I think that when you think about the vendors that are in sports venues, a lot of them do not want to play well with others, right? Think about the people that made the scoreboard controller, and the people that made the stats, and I feel like there's another barrier to entry there, which is that the professional sports side, all have pretty tightly codified APIs that distribute all of their data. But if you haven't already got a team that's your customer, you won't get access to that data, and so it's not if you came up with a product idea, you can just build it, and they will come. You have to have something in the door to be invited to use the data. I think for us, it certainly got easier over time because as we saw one of every type of scoreboard controller, we would just chalk that up and write it down. We're like, oh, okay, they've got Dactronics, they have an OES, or whatever the thing was, and then we would figure out how to work with it. You can imagine some APIs represent abstraction for that so that t no matter which one of the controllers we're working with or which stats API, we can kind of create something more unified and easier to manage. Sports entertainment venues are turning into experiential venues in many ways. Are you now having to also work with almost like show control systems?  Brett Crossley: So that's interesting. We do, in some cases, work with control systems, but interestingly enough, more of that is done during a live sports game for example, if you think about working with the production crew, they might have a Ross tool that is designed to trigger things on the video board, on the ribbon boards, et cetera and we can make it to work on the TVs that we operate on are one more thing that can be tied into those control systems and so imagine, somebody's just hit the third home run of the game, and so they want to put a special message up, they can send that message, and it'll activate all of the things at once. It's kind of a TV takeover, video board, and ribbon board. So that's where we see that. On the sort of mixed-use venue side, I think that the requirements in general on the TVs are a little, and when I talk about the TVs, the bulk of the TVs, I'm not breaking it down to the very specific ones that are doing a job that looks much more like digital signage, right? Like concessions, menu boards, and sort of those things. But if you think about it, the bulk of the TVs that would've had the game on in that venue during a concert is probably still showing the concert feed. They might be doing a simple wrap, and the wrap is just giving some day-of-event information instead. So it's a little bit simpler just because nobody has a big vested interest in doing something special for a one-off like a concert.  You mentioned digital signage. You also have that as part of your kind of product suite, right? Brett Crossley: Yeah, sure. We originally were a digital signage company, so if you went way back when we started doing what we did originally in college sports and then eventually in professional sports as well, FanConnect was a wholly owned subsidiary of 10 Foot Wave, which was a digital signage company and was split off in 2018 as part of the acquisition of 10 Foot Wave by Spectrio and so our roots were in that space, to begin with anyway. It's natural that as we split off and just focus on sports venues we wanted to be able to handle all of the small screens, you can think about them that way that are inside of a stadium, and so that includes the TVs that are showing the game, TVs that do the equivalent digital signage which is just informational, et cetera, as well as the concession, menu board, those types of things, and then the other kind of interesting one is like what we do at Ohio State, which is we make a tablet that's used in the lodge area. And so it's purpose-built, it does, IPTV, so it does videos so you can watch them out of town game or whatever that you're interested in. But it also has a bunch of functionality used by the kind of premium seat holders at Ohio State. So if they need to call an attendant, if they're trying to figure out the pricing of the mixed drinks or whatever, they can look that up what to do and all of that, look at rosters and team data, et cetera, on that purpose-built tablet.  So there's one at every seat? Brett Crossley: There's one at every table, is the way that it works. So if you think about a lodge area, it's a hybrid, right? So it's assigned seats in grouped sections as opposed to just you're in these five seats, so you've got a shared table for every three people or something like that. So there'd be a lot of client entertainment happening? Brett Crossley: Yeah, there's a lot of entertainment, and then those people paid a lot of money for those seats wherever they are. I mean sports venues are expensive, and so just trying to create a premium offering for those people is something that a lot of teams are working on. Is there a lot of pressure to do more and more from one company in a sports and entertainment venue?  I talk a lot about the importance of a company being known as the guys who do this kind of work, and I wonder if you were just going into sports and entertainment venues, purely doing the concession digital signage, are you pressured also to be doing IPTV in the suites and elsewhere on the concourses and all that sort of thing? Or are the venues pretty much okay with you doing this piece of it, we'll have these other five companies do these other things?  Brett Crossley: I think that really like every industry that matures, the buyers in this case, the technology side of the stadium, they would rather have a smaller number of vendors to deal with than a larger number, and so as a practical concern, I think you're right, which is the way we think about it, we need to be able to do all of the things you would want to be able to do on anything that looks like a TV inside of a venue. That's part of what we have to be able to offer because, again, you are correct that people would rather have a single vendor, a single interface, et cetera, to deal with.  One place where I think that does break down a little differently is the content side because that's just so complex on its own, and so we certainly have people that are leveraging us for the experience on the screens and all of that, who already have another vendor in as the IPTV solution who may have somebody different for menu boards, et cetera. And the one thing that they truly can't get anywhere else would be something similar to what we do with the content that's created on TV.  So you might have an IPTV service of some kind, and they're quite good at video networking, but they don't know much about the presentation side of it? Brett Crossley: To be fair, I'm not going to say that they can't make something that's pretty, I think that you'll see, and I think it's been true of digital signage forever, which people will show you really pretty screens and, use that, whatever's on that screen as a substitute for, here's what you're going to have to do to get that to work. And the example I always give is, you look up at a concession stand or a digital menu board, and you can't really tell what you're looking at, is it just a static image? Is it an image over just an animation background? Or is it truly being rendered dynamically tied back to a point of sale? It's hard to tell.  So I think that at least on the content side, it becomes something where you would rather have something that works than be given a toolkit, especially when it comes time to actually build anything that's as close to as complex as what we do. You could build it, but you'd be spending a long time. It took us a long time to build what we have, right? And so if you just sat somebody down and you gave them a pile of tools, building that is going to take a lot of effort, and you're gonna have to hire people to do it and it's not like you get to build it once, you have to continue maintaining it and working on it, changing it out and adding to it over time. I think it's just difficult.  What's the business arrangement that you would have with a typical venue? Where do you start and stop?  Brett Crossley: Yeah, so our contractual arrangement most of the time is with, like I said, the corporate partnership side, right? If you think about whoever is in charge of making money from corporate partners or sponsors, that's usually who our contractual arrangement is with, and then a side part of that and really it happens in every deal that we're in and every stadium that we're in prior to the deal being signed, they bring in technology and those guys grill us and ask us, how are you gonna work with our system, and how do you do this? And we pull up diagrams because we've seen a lot of that before. And we're like, yeah, this is what we would do to work with you guys.  Once that's all done, we are working closely with the technical team to just make sure that everything is still operational. But then our business arrangements are with the corporate partnership side and we are paid kind of the way you think about it, just like anybody else, right? We get paid for things we build and put on the screen, and we don't have weird arrangements, I don't know if you remember those guys like Arena Media Network, et cetera. There were multiple companies that would try to do that. We'll give it to you for free and we will keep some percentage of the inventory. In some cases, it was more like, we'll give it to you for free, we'll pay you to take it, and we'll keep part of the inventory.  We don't do anything weird like that. We're more of a direct business relationship with whoever is the equivalent of the rights holder and then they are the ones that are bringing the corporate partners.  Yeah. The whole build it, and they will come to things where we're putting screens in the washrooms and everywhere else, hoping that they could sell media time around it, there's been a legacy of failure there. Brett Crossley: Yeah, and you still see it, and not to pick on people, right? But the classic one for me was the urinal TV, where you mount these TVs, individual screens up, I like to think that what we do is the opposite of that. What we want to do is to make something that we're a corporate partner, and when they see it on the screen, they are like, wow, that looks great.  We're active on LinkedIn, and my favorite thing is when somebody that works for the sponsor takes a picture of the TV screen, and they are on it, and it's the game-winner. You've just won the big game, and then their stuff's up, and they take that picture, and they throw that out on their LinkedIn. They like what they see there and the company they're keeping. As I said, if you just look at our product, it really does look good. In addition to kinda all the things that make fans want to be on it and the technology side, and I'm not saying that we wouldn't build something to work in urinals if a team wanted us to build that, but we certainly wouldn't go out of our way to do it without somebody really asking for it. Yeah. If somebody's in trouble, they become the field maintenance guy for that. Do you do the deployment, hardware sourcing, or anything, or are you strictly on the software and automation?  Brett Crossley: We work on the hardware side as much as we need to, or as little as we have to. We're not in the business of making players. We're not like a Brightsign. We try to remain pretty hardware neutral. We have preferences, of course, I think anybody who's been in this industry does. But if you think about the FanConnect TV product itself, it's a hybrid cloud solution, right? So there is a server installed on the premises. A lot of the heavy lifting is done in the cloud. The server is responsible for compositing, pulling everything together, and building out what is going to really be a show and that's how that's going to work.  The rest of the hardware for FanConnect TV would be the video distribution system, so we work with whatever is there. In many cases, we were replacing, let's say, you had your stadium, you had Channel 10.2 digital, or if you're using IPTV, it's an IP stream, and you've got kind of a symbol for it. We're often just replacing that. That's the first thing that we are doing at most places. Now there are places where we're doing more sophisticated things, where you can imagine, if you're in the suites at American Airline Center, every channel, no matter which channels you are tuned into, would still be wrapped in kind of an L bar wrap so that's an example of something that's different and does require a device behind every TV. But in most cases, pretty straightforward, we're tied into the existing distribution system, pushing that out, and as I said, we try to remain relatively hardware neutral. Our server is, of course, just one U rack-mounted server that's hardened and does what it's supposed to do. But we can work with various kinds of player technologies regarding digital signage, our IPTV solutions, the things we do in suites, et cetera.  Yeah, I would imagine you're seeing a lot of smart displays in suites now. Brett Crossley: It's starting to happen. It's expensive to replace everything in a stadium, and you'd think replacing TVs would be something that would be something done more actively than it is. Still, right now, I think what are people wait until there's either a big renovation or they're just going to build another stadium, and so they're waiting on one of those two things to go in and do the big upgrade on the TVs. But yeah, smart TVs, things with a system-on-a-chip capability are certainly starting to move out there, and I'm starting to run into them. And venues would like you to use them if you can, right? They would rather just have a smaller number of things to break and manage. If you can avoid putting a box behind every TV, then that would be better. Does it make any business difference to you guys in terms of whether you're working with Major League Baseball, which is gonna have 80+ home games a year, versus football that might have six or seven home games?  I just wonder about some of these massive venues that really don't get used very often. Are they more reticent to invest in technology?  Brett Crossley: I don't think that's the case. I think that what you'll find is, if you take an NFL stadium or a big college stadium, right? That would get you closer to your six or seven games. The fact that there are so few games means that the games that you have are extremely important and really in their minds, they want to make sure that nothing is going to go wrong. Whoever's in charge of the technology side, just wants to make sure that it's going to work. That's their number one concern.  The corporate partnership people, again they care the way that I put it, and this is true of really anything in sponsorship, not just us, but if you're a baseball team, if something goes wrong and you don't do the activation for that corporate partner that you were supposed to do, you have a lot of other games to make that up to them and comp them. If something goes wrong at a football game and you mess up what you've committed to a corporate partner, then you're in a different position because that game represented a significant percentage of what you were trying to do for them for the season.  I don't think we've ever faced any pushback because of the number of games. It's more on the technology side. They just want to make sure that it's rock solid, and we've been doing this long enough, we can point to that, and we can go, we've done so many games, we can't get an accurate count of them. We've tried, but it's thousands upon thousands of live games that we've produced at this point and so I think it's really a trust issue probably more than anything else.  Is it a challenge for something like an arena that may have an NHL team, an NBA team, a WNBA team, and they all have different sponsors, and they may change from night to night?  Brett Crossley: So we do support those. If you think about a complex example of that, it would be Capital One Arena in DC, where we were working with the Washington Wizards, The capitals and also Georgetown is in that same venue, and so you've got, NBA, NHL, NCAA, and then concerts, things like that, and the way that we operate the way we operate FanConnect TV is a little different from the rest of the digital signage. So today, we operate that as a managed service for them, and so they tell us what they are trying to do, what they want to do, and then we just help fulfill it and actually make it all work on the screens. The needs for the different sponsors are really a byproduct of who is running corporate partnership at the venue and for the teams as far as if they need something different. So we do something similar at Acrisure Stadium, right? We work with the Pit Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers, and there are two totally different corporate partnership teams. In some cases, it is the same team, whatever way they want us to work, we will work with that.  Tell me about the company. You're privately held? Brett Crossley: We are privately held. We're not VC-backed. We have investors, and then many of us that are there are also investors, and we were as close to profitable as we want to be, right? And so if we're not profitable at any particular time, it's because we are intentionally spending more money. It's not because we have not yet achieved some measure of success.  Has all the weirdness of the last three years affected your industry or your business at all? I mean obviously, when nobody was going to games, that was a bit of a challenge, but it's back. Brett Crossley: Absolutely. Looking back on it, it was very difficult. I think when Covid hit, a bunch of people we worked with just shrugged to put their hands up and it was not good. One thing that was nice about that was we'd been working on kind of a full ground-up replacement of our core technology, and we went ahead and did that, and now we've seen that through to where we finalized that, right? So it's the third generation of this technology. And we had the luxury of being able just to take our time, building it from scratch, knowing everything that we'd learned over this time, and so in some ways, I'd say that maybe was a little bit of a blessing, although it didn't seem like it at the time, watching the P&L statements for that time. But yeah, I'd say it was crazy for everybody.  Yeah, I've heard that story a few times. It's interesting when they say we didn't plan on this, but suddenly we have time to tear up the platform and start over, or do v3. Brett Crossley: That work had already been started, right? And technology moves forward, right? And then we'd been looking at a number of things that we wanted to be able to do better in a kind of fully integrated way, and so the timing was good. We'd already started working on that effort. It's a lot of work, right? Replatforming is a significant amount of work.  What it allowed us to do, though, was to take our time and get everything right. There was no rush to try to get something in because the season was getting ready to start. So I'd say we've found some benefit. The one side note, though is things are bigger than they were pre-Covid in terms of what we do in live sports, in terms of attendance, in terms of the interest that we're getting, in terms of the way people view what they want to do inside of a stadium. I'd say that things are better now than they were pre-Covid. I live in Canada, and I don't live anywhere near Toronto, but the Blue Jays just had their opener, and they did a huge refresh of a lot of the technology in that building, and one of the drivers said they have to up the game day experience. That's what people expect if they're going to be spending $14 on a beer and $80 on a ticket, that sort of thing.  Brett Crossley: Yeah, that's right, and it's not wrong when people say that sports venues are not competing with other sports venues. They're competing with the big-screen TV that's in your house, right? So putting something in front of the fans that is very impressive is really important, and we fit in well with that. During the off-season, when I say off-season, I'm really thinking of kinda the fall sports off-season, because we are running some games throughout the entire year, but when we had a chance, we went back and did a redesign of sort of the core of FanConnect TV, and we worked with graphic designers that have done work with Fox Sports, FX1, et cetera, to come up with something that was really polished and professional and look broadcast quality, because, that's what people wanna see, right? Especially when we come in, and we're like, we've got something that's better for your TVs, and they're like, okay, prove that, and that's what we ended up with.  I think one thing that's neat about our design is unlike an ESPN or somebody like that who has to essentially be neutral, right? Our broadcast is definitely themed for the home team, right? If you saw this at the University of Georgia, it is nice, and it's red and black, and it is bulldog television, and if you saw the same thing at the Chicago White Sox, it definitely looks like the White Sox, right? It's not trying to be neutral.  All right, Brett, thank you very much for spending the time with me. Brett Crossley: Yeah, absolutely. I really appreciate it.

This week we take a look at what is next for the ATSC 3.0 transition and why we think it will not be as smooth as the ATSC 1.0 transition. We also read your email and take a look at the week's news.  News: Hisense TVOS VIDAA Launches FAST, Calls Out Roku Peacock Rolls Out Live Interactive Companion “Watch With” Feature Netflix's new account-sharing rules punish students for being students KEF Launches Latest-Generation R Series Speakers What's Next for the ATSC 3.0 Transition? Up until last week, all of the major parties involved in the transition from ATSC 1.0 to 3.0 appeared to be on the same page. Advocates touted the continuing progress in deployments, pointing to the fact that more than 60% of American TV households are capable of receiving NextGen TV. Although CES came and went with little news about NextGen TV, four of the world's largest manufacturers now offer sets with 3.0 tuners with Sony making them available across its entire TV line. Full Article Here… More Support Needed NAB wants the FCC to promote ATSC 3.0 more prominently.  NAB's highest priority request is that the FCC announce a cutoff similar to what it did with the ATSC 1.0 switchover.  ATSC 3.0 was announced in 2017. A More Competitive Market Touting the advantages of a standard that combines the flexibility of IP with far more efficient use of spectrum, the broadcasters told the commission that the deployment of 3.0 will help the industry better compete with streaming companies and similar Silicon Valley giants.  There were mandates in the early days of ATSC that required manufacturers to include ATSC 1.0 tuners in their products and to solve backward compatibility issues, ATSC converter boxes were available at no or little cost to consumers. There were no streaming companies in 2009 that could produce a picture anywhere near what could be had OTA. Now 4K is everywhere. This makes it hard for broadcasters to compete. Don't Expect a Mandate Today, support for a tuner mandate is practically non-existent. In the first transition, the CEA initially opposed the mandate but eventually manufacturers had to comply with FCC rules that were implemented in 2005. But that stipulation was also part of an agreement that set a hard deadline for the analog switch off. While NAB is pushing for such a deadline today, it has consistently supported a mostly market-driven approach for the transition to 3.0. With both the NAB and CEA are opposed to a mandate, what compels TV manufacturers to include ATSC 3.0 when consumers are not asking for them?  TV sets that support NextGen TV represented only 8% of overall TV set sales in the U.S. in 2022 and CTA predicts that almost 5 million will ship to dealers in 2023, representing 12% of the total. It expects that share to hit 50% by 2025. These are mostly high end models. Sony is the only manufacturer that will include NextGen TV tuners on all their models. CTA believes set sales will accelerate, but that broadcasters have to make a purchase more compelling by offering more than what they're providing now. We have a classic chicken or egg situation here. People are holding on to their TV sets much longer and those who have ATSC 1.0 TVs do not find the same compelling reason to switch over like the need to go from NTSC to ATSC. Realistically if you bought a high end 4K TV three years ago, you may not need to upgrade it for another ten years. The pool of potential upgraders is much smaller than in 2009. What it Means for Broadcasters Using 3.0 as a "data pipe" has been promoted as perhaps the “killer app” that will allow broadcasters to offer enterprise-level services such as software updates for anything from gaming systems to rental cars and providing live over the air streaming to vehicles and even playing a role in the slow but steady emergence of autonomous vehicles. ATSC 3.0 technology is also being used to provide internet to areas that might not have access to traditional broadband.  

Wow what a week, Apple went quietly mad and released new M2 Macs, full size HomePods and iOS 16.3! Simon and Nick chat about what it all meant – Mrs P bought a 50 inch 4K TV for just £229, but it cost Simon another £149 for an AppleTV 4K, she also bought an Apple Refurb iPhone 12 ProMax, and more stuff that caught our attention... GIVEAWAYS & OFFERS Get 2 months on the Kino Premium Plan with offer code KINOWITHJOHNNEMO Why not come and join the Slack community? You can now just click on this Slackroom Link to sign up and join in the chatter! Recorded 22nd January 2023 On this week's show NICK RILEY @spligosh on Twitter very occasionally Spligosh in the Slack Sutton Park Circuit church worship on YouTube Nick's church stream videos on You Tube APPLE The Mac mini M2 is now the best upgrade from your Apple iMac – TechRadar How the M2 and M2 Pro Mac minis compare to the M1 model – Cult of Mac Top Stories: New MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, HomePod, and More – MacRumors The iPhone's white noise machine and other fun, little-known features – Fast Company HomePod mini software update will activate hidden sensor and Sound Recognition feature – 9to5Mac Apple Leaks Long Awaited Feature In New iOS 16.3 Release – Forbes iOS 16.3 brings iCloud Advanced Data Protection feature to all users worldwide – 9to5Mac Apple Invents a Magneto-Inductive charging & communications system for underwater– Patently Apple Resident Evil Village Proves That Modern AAA Gaming On Apple Silicon can work – Press Start TECHNOLOGY M2 Max With 38-Core GPU Loses to Laptop RTX 4070 in OpenCL Benchmark – Wccftech VINNE & THE SQUIRRELS VS THE ANALYSTS The next MacBook Air and iMac could come with a 3nm M3 chip - The Verge After Apples busy January, the rest of the quarter may be quiet – Apple Insdider WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS Raycast Store: SimpleLogin 50" Sharp 4K TV with Harmon Kardon Speakers Essential Apple Recommended Services: All Things Secured – Online security made simple by Josh Summers. Pixel Privacy – a fabulous resource full of excellent articles and advice on how to protect yourself online. Doug.ee Blog for Andy J's security tips. Ghostery – protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing. Simple Login – Email anonymisation and disposable emails for login/registering with 33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again. AnonAddy – Disposable email addresses Sudo – get up to 9 “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. Free for the first year and priced from $0.99 US / £2.50 UK per month thereafter... You get to keep 2 free avatars though. ProtonMail – end to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask? ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing! Comparitech DNS Leak Test – simple to use and understand VPN leak test. Fake Name Generator – so much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need. Wire and on the App Stores – free for personal use, open source and end to end encryted messenger and VoIP. Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing. Essential Apple is not affiliated with or paid to promote any of these services... We recommend services that we use ourselves and feel are either unique or outstanding in their field, or in some cases are just the best value for money in our opinion. Social Media and Slack You can follow us on: Twitter / Slack / EssentialApple.com / Soundcloud / Spotify / Facebook / Pinecast Also a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement. You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it. If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations) And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do. Support The Essential Apple Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Welcome back to Pursuing Pixels.  We've got the trio back together again this week, and all sorts of video gaming goodness to dig into, so let's get things started... After a short preamble about Splatoon 3, John turns towards another recently released title from The Big N and shares some more detailed thoughts on Xenoblade Chronicles 3, now that Randall is here for some JRPG talk! After that, Kevin and Randall dive into some neo retro gaming action — first discussing the 80s arcade-inspired Donut Dodo, before pouring some more love on The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors, and the other 'reboot' remakes from ININ Games. Lastly, Randall wraps things up with some thoughts on the latest installment of the NBA 2K franchise, NBA 2K23, as he finally takes a plunge into the 'my career' mode for the first time!   Timestamps: Xenoblade Chronicles 3  -  00:04:14 Donut Dodo   -  00:19:54 The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors  -  00:31:13 NBA 2K23  -  00:40:42   Thanks for taking the time to listen!  If you'd like to find us elsewhere on the Internet, you can find us at:   

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On this episode of True Way Gaming Podcast, OneWaySoldier answers a question from a listener on what is my list of recommended HDMI 2.1 4KTV's on a budget. This is the list   -TCL 55" Class 6-series 4k mini-LED 55R646 -Hisense ULED Premium 55U7G QLED series 55-inch -Samsung 55-inch QLED Q70T Series -LG 49 NANO85UNA -LG 27 GN950-B Ultra Gear -Samsung 28" Odyssey G70A   Email: twgpquestions@gmail.com Twitter: @TrueWayGaming Instagram: True Way Gaming Podcast Youtube: True Way Gaming Podcast Intro and Outro: Frontier by DOCTOR VOX

This week we further discuss the beginning of the “Fuzz Tone” in music, give you some fun facts of the Compact Disc and rundown the availability and pricing of the 2022 LG line of HDTVs. Plus we read your emails and go over the week's news.  Ara's Latest Speaker Build  News: ESPN's iOS app adds SharePlay to help you watch sports with friends Apple TV 4K gets seriously useful upgrade — it's now a travel essential Epson unveils 4K 120Hz laser projector Xiaomi launches a huge 100-inch 4K TV in China for $3,150 Other: Lutron Caseta Wireless - Smart Lighting Control System Ready Wholesale Electric Supply Matter home automation full release delayed until Fall 2022 | AppleInsider Join the Neat Exchange - Social Media for Whiskey Drinkers Ara's Woodworking Join the Flaviar Whisky Club and get a free bottle How Sam Phillips Invented the Sound of Rock and Roll Here is some more information about the story Ara told last week about the broken amp that created a new sound. Full article here… From the article: It was around this time that a baby-faced Beale Street regular came into the studio. His name was Riley King, but everyone called him the "Beale Street Blues Boy," a name that later boiled down to simply "B.B. King." With singles like "Mistreated Woman" and "She's Dynamite," King became one of Phillips' first successful artists, and far from the last. In early 1951, King recommended Phillips' services to the Mississippi-based band "Kings of Rhythm," led by teenager Ike Turner. In their haste to fix an unlucky flat tire on a road trip to Memphis, one of their amps fell out of the trunk and onto the pavement. Upon arriving at Phillips' studio, guitarist Willie Kizart plugged in the amp and got a horrible, fuzzy, distorted noise. The speaker cone of the vacuum tube amp seemed to have broken in the fall, or maybe was damaged during a rainstorm that befell the band on their way to the studio. Whatever the case, the amp was shot and the group, crestfallen, feared their shot at recording a song was over before it had even started. Phillips, however, had a different idea. Running to the diner next door, he grabbed some paper—the legend differs on whether it was brown paper or day-old newspaper—and stuffed it into the amp, giving it a new, unique sound, a muffled saxophone-like bass. For Phillips, this wasn't just a quick fix, but in fact something better: something different. When you listen to the the song widely hailed as rock and roll's first, "Rocket 88," you'll hear exactly what he created. A sound that helped launch a genre. "Instead of trying to hide that sound," says Jerry Phillips, "he brought it to the forefront." While this may not have been the first instance of fuzz tone or distortion in a song, it was the first commercially successful song with this soon-to-be-iconic manipulation of sound that would go on to define songs from The Kinks' "You Really Got Me Going" to The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" to The Beastie Boys' "Sabotage." Rocket 88 (Original Version) - Ike Turner/Jackie Brenston Fun facts about the CD Sony worked with Philips to develop the first CD. The Sony CDP-101 was the first CD player and it cost around $900 in 1982. Compact discs themselves were at first extremely expensive at $30 each. CDs were manufactured at only two facilities in the entire world, each owned by Philips and Sony. The manufacturing process was tedious and required masked technicians in labs. There were soon six factories, and the price per disc dropped to $25, and then to $20. As venture capital poured in, there were soon 40 factories manufacturing discs. The first portable CD player was released in 1982, but it was not possible to skip songs you didn't like.That technology came out in the mid 1990's. Sony's first portable CD player, the Discman D-50, was introduced in November 1984. At first, the D-50 was not profitable but as the product gained popularity, it soon became profitable, and Sony began to create a portable CD market. The Discman range was later re-named to CD Walkman. The first ever CD was a 1982 album by Swedish pop group Abba called The Visitors The biggest selling CD of all time is the Eagles 1976 Their Greatest Hits album, which sold over 38 million copies If all the CDs in the world were piled up, they'd circle the Earth six times Vinyl sales in 2021 topped CDs in the United States for the first time in 30 years. According to data from Billboard, 38% of all album sales in the country last year were in vinyl format, accounting for over 50% of all physical album sales. This marked the first time more vinyls were sold than CDs in the US since 1991. LG's 2022 OLED televisions start shipping this spring LG today announced pricing and availability for its 2022 line of OLED televisions. That includes four series of 4K sets (we've got info for three of them, anyway), as well two 8K models. Full article here…

On today's show we define “Reference Level” and what it means for your home theater and we look at the 9 things you need to consider if you are in the market for a new TV. We also read your emails and look at the news stories of the week. News: Sonos acquisition fuels new headphone rumors The cheapest 2022 Samsung MicroLED TV will reportedly cost $80,000 Samsung Display apparently struggling with QD-OLED production Streaming device wars: Smart TV viewing time surges, dongles see first-ever decline Other: Join the Neat Exchange - Social Media for Whiskey Drinkers Ara's Woodworking Join the Flaviar Whisky Club and get a free bottle Mike's Star Wars Inspired Home Theater Reference Level Reference level is a calibrated volume setting used for movie production, Sound and dubbing stages, and movie theaters (and now the home theater) A reference is critical if the mix is to translate from one production house to another and audiences are to hear the director's intent in terms of the balance in the soundtrack between dialog, effects and ambiance. So how do we set up a theater for Reference? Reference level for all channels except the subwoofer is calibrated by adjusting the gain of each channel when a pink noise signal recorded at -20dB relative to full scale (0dB) is played through the system and measures 85dB with a C weighted sound pressure meter at the seating locations. This is what your receiver's auto calibration tries to do.  What is Pink Noise? To answer that we have to tell you what white noise is. White noise consists of an equal amount of every frequency, all played at once. If you are old enough to remember “snow” on TVs that had no signal. That was white noise. Pink noise is essentially bass-boosted white noise, where the amplitude decreases as the frequencies get higher. It got its name thanks to the pink / violet hues present at the lowest frequencies of light. This is the perceptually ‘balanced' white noise that many of us are comfortable with; After each channel is individually adjusted until they read 85dB. The master volume control setting associated with this playback level is then set to a nominal 0dB, or reference level. The history behind this is that sound engineers and producers generally work so that the average recording level for dialog in movie soundtrack is -20dB. This allows for 20dB of dynamic range in the soundtrack. The Subwoofer is calibrated higher, so that a -20dB signal reaches 95dBC at the seating locations. In the home it works slightly differently. Most receivers have calibration test tones used for level setting that are recorded at -30dB relative to full scale. Using these tones the level of individual speakers are adjusted to 75dB at the seating position.  That is 10db less than movie theaters and sound stages. Can my speakers and subwoofer support reference levels? If your system is properly calibrated to output 85dB for a -20dB signal at the seats then the speakers and amplifiers could be asked to produce 105dB for a 0dB signal.  The Subwoofer is handled slightly differently and has a 10dB boost relative to the other channels. The maximum SPL that subwoofers could be asked to reproduce from the low frequency effects track is therefore 115dB at the seats.  More than likely the typical home theater setup will not handle reference levels. But that is OK. Most of us don't need that level of sound. If you have a theater with a large volume you should look for a set of highly efficient speakers specifically designed to handle reference levels. You may also need a better receiver to achieve this as well.  TV buying guide: 9 things you need to know In the market for a new TV, and feeling overwhelmed? This TV buying guide is here to help.  If you've been browsing in-store or online for a new TV, you might have found yourself a bit confused by huge selection of different technologies, features and functionality that come with buying a TV in 2022. And that's before we get started on the acronyms… Full article here… Screen size: Finding the sweet spot - A good rule of thumb is that you should sit at a distance from the TV that is three times more than the height of the screen for HD and just 1.5 times the screen height for 4K Ultra HD. In other words, you can sit twice as close to a 4K UHD TV. Don't buy a TV with less than 4K resolution. Avoid full HD or 1080p sets. You can skip 8K TVs (for now). 8K TVs are super expensive, and 8K movies and shows aren't available yet. Expect to pay about $500 for a good budget 55-inch 4K TV. And at least $900 for a 65-inch model. Models with a better picture, upgraded speakers and next-gen features will cost more. Look for 60 Hz or 120 Hz refresh rate: When it comes to refresh rates, 60 Hz is good, but 120 Hz is better. A higher refresh rate provides smoother motion for everything from movies and shows, to live sports and gaming. Look for an HDR-compatible set: This offers more realistic colors and better contrast. Preferably consider a TV that supports the more advanced formats, namely HDR10+ or Dolby Vision. Some will support both. OLED TVs look much better than most LCD sets: But QLED TVs from Samsung, Vizio and TCL are an affordable middle ground. Look for at least four HDMI ports. And opt for the newer HDMI 2.1 format if you can. Plan to buy a soundbar. TV speakers are worse nowadays because the screens are thinner. Avoid extended warranties. Your credit card company may already provide purchase protection

Robert Heron is back with tips and recommendations for those on shopping for a new 4K TV this holiday season. El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced the country's plans to build the first “Bitcoin City” in the eastern region of La Union. A new study by New York University's Center for Social Media and Politics found that warning Twitter users about the consequences of their posts decreased subsequent posting of hateful language for a week.Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robert Heron, Roger Chang, Joe.Link to The Show Notes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/dtns.

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Are you ready for Netflixland? We discuss how Netflix is opening up an e-commerce site. We also take a look at the best Roku TVs in 2021 and why you should not set your TV's sharpness very high. As usual we read your emails and discuss the week's news. Netflix Shop?? Netflix opened an e-commerce site on Thursday where you can buy things like caps, necklaces, hoodies, and, yes, underwear—much of it branded with popular Netflix movies and TV series. The move is part of a larger push for the company to compete with Disney's streaming business, which is propped up by revenue from its merchandising and theme parks. Shop at Netflix  The Best Roku TVs in 2021 (Tom's Guide) The best Roku TVs combine great smart TV features with value prices, but not all Roku TVs are created equal. Full article here... Why you should never increase the sharpness on your TV Let's say you're adjusting your TV settings and you think it wouldn't hurt to get a sharper and better image. You should know that increasing the sharpness is, in fact, counterintuitive. On most TVs, maxing out the sharpness will actually add something called "edge enhancement," which can diminish the fine resolution in the image you're looking at. Full article here... If your sharpness is set too high, you might not be benefiting from all the crisp detail that's possible in that fancy 4K TV. Sometimes the best setting is actually 0, while on most TVs the setting is best in the bottom 20% or so. Here's why you should turn down the sharpness control. Your eyes will thank you. Sharpness means edge enhancement On nearly all TVs, the sharpness control adds something called "edge enhancement." That's exactly what it sounds like. The edges in the image are enhanced, essentially by adding a thin outline or halo to them. This makes them more visible. While unenhanced images can look soft by comparison, especially at first, they're actually more detailed because they show fine textures in walls, pores on faces and tiny hairs -- all of which can be hidden by too much edge enhancement. What's the best TV setting then? The easiest way to check is switch your TV to the Movie or Cinema picture preset, and see where the sharpness control is in that mode. Whatever that number is, it's a good place to start. Want to fine-tune it? While watching a variety of content, especially 4K if you have a 4K TV, turn the control down from that starting point and see what happens. Does the fine detail disappear? If so, that's too low. Ideally, you'll be able to find the spot that offers the most actual detail and the least additional noise. Don't be surprised if that number is 0. Looking sharp? Keep looking TV manufacturers love edge enhancement, largely because it makes their TVs seem super detailed when viewed in a store. If you go to your TV right now and turn the sharpness control all the way down the picture is absolutely going to look soft. Much like with high color temperatures, anyone who isn't used to making fine adjustments to their TV controls has gotten used to a certain "look" to their TV's picture. So at first, even the correct sharpness setting might seem soft, especially if your TV has been in the Vivid or Dynamic picture mode. Try the new, lower sharpness setting for a few days. If you then don't like the look of the un-enhanced image, that's fine. Turn it back up. But I bet when you do the "original" setting will look weird.  

In this week's show we look at the number of DVD, Blu-ray and UHD discs that have been released, run down the new flagship receivers from Denon and Yamaha, and answer the question, should I buy an 8K TV? Plus we read your email and take a look at the news.  DVD & Blu-Ray Release Report Your resource for DVD & BLU-RAY titles released in the domestic market. Latest Report...  New Flagship Receivers Launched It's that time of year again. Time when we drool over the new receivers that will be coming out soon. This week we have announcements from Yamaha, Denon, and Marantz. OK Denon and Marantz are essentially the same company but we like things in threes. Denon AVC-X8500HA  13- channel amplifier monolithic power amplifier 210W per channel 8K/60Hz pass-through or upscaling, 4K/120Hz pass-through for gaming, and support for the latest HDMI specifications. 13.2 channel processing to power up to a 7.2.6 or 9.2.4 speaker configuration HDR / HLG / Dolby Vision / HDR10+ / Dynamic HDR Full Specs here Price and availability $4299, June 2021, Upgrade to A-spec for existing AVC-X8500H owners: $599  Marantz AV8805A 13.2 channel processing, 15.2 channel XLR and RCA outputs, and flexible amplifier stages 8 HDMI inputs and 3 outputs. One dedicated 8K input supports 8K/60Hz or 4K/120Hz pass-through capability, while Dolby Vision, HLG, HDR10+, 21:9 video, 3D, BT.2020 pass-through and HDCP 2.3 copy protection standard is supported on all HDMI inputs. Features exclusive Marantz Hyper Dynamic Amplifier Module (HDAM) technology that provide ultra-fast slew rate, true wideband performance, and maximum dynamic range for optimum sound quality. Full Specs here Price and availability $4799, June 2021, Upgrade to A-spec for existing AV8805 owners: $599 Yamaha RX-A8A 11.2-channel 150-Watt with Zone 2/3/4 4K120 and 8K60 HDMI with HDCP 2.3 and eARC (7 in/3 out) Dolby Vision, HDR 10+ (with firmware update) pre-outs Full Specs here Price and availability $2999, June 2021 Yamaha RX-A6A 9.2-channel (with 11.2-channel processing) 150-Watt surround sound with Zone 2/3/4 4K120 and 8K60 HDMI with HDCP 2.3 and eARC (7 in/3 out) Dolby Vision, HDR 10+ (with firmware update) pre-outs Full Specs here Price and availability $2199, June 2021 There is also the RX-A4A and RX-A2A with lesser features costing $1299 and $799 respectively. The A2A being the only one without full pre-outs. You don't need an 8K TV — ask me again in a decade We found this article written by Brian Westover at Tom's Guide that confirms what we have been saying for a while now that you don't need an 8K TV. We feel that 8K is simply hype to get you to part with your money. Some of Brian's key arguments: Brian has seen demos, as have we, that are very impressive. Brian uses the analogy of looking through a window. He also states that these demos have been on very large screens. On smaller screens the excitement decreases. At smaller screen sizes — the sort that are actually affordable — 8K resolution is much less impressive. An 8K picture is best enjoyed on screens that measure between 75 and 100+ inches, much larger than most 4K TVs in the home, since an 8K display is essentially four 4K displays stitched together into one seamless picture. Larger screen sizes may be getting more popular, but 85-inch TVs are simply too large for most homes, and that's the range where 8K really looks its best. We agree with Brian that at smaller screen sizes the difference is negligible. We disagree with Brian that a 75 inch screen can showcase the benefit of 8K. At 75 inches one can barely see the benefits of 4K! No, for 8K you need 100+ at a minimum.  But the main issue is content. There isn't any and it will be a long time before it becomes available. The studios were already mastering in 4K and down converting to 1080P. Once TV technology caught up it was a matter of finding a way to get 4K content into consumers hands. It was easy enough to get 4K onto a disc. The main title fit on one disc while the extras were moved to supplemental discs. Streaming was made possible by better compression on more powerful hardware through bigger network pipes. And finally, ATSC 3.0 will allow for it to be broadcast straight into your home.  Moving to 8K is going to require far more bandwidth, new mastering technology, and of course new more expensive TVs. It is unlikely that there will be that kind of wholesale change in how content is created for years. All for the benefit of the third most important part of the TV specifications following contrast and color. Which brings us back to screen size. If and when there is 8K content, will you have room for a 100+ inch screen? Probably not. Save your money and pick up a nicer 4K TV now and don't worry about 8K.