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On this week's show we look at a technology that could end HDMI. We also read your emails and take a look at the week's news. News: Sony steps away from 8K TVs – for now Survey: Share of Homes With TV Antennas Falls to 19% DIRECTV unites streaming options under one name and price structure Peacock highlights cool features for mobile users Other: AUBESS Tuya WiFi 16A Mini Smart Switch Is GPMI the beginning of the end of HDMI? Over 50 Chinese companies including Hisense and TCL have joined forces to back an HDMI alternative called GPMI (General Purpose Media Interface). This new wired communication standard is designed to integrate multiple functionalities into a single cable, aiming to rival HDMI, DisplayPort, and Thunderbolt. The following are some key features: High Bandwidth for Data Transmission - GPMI Type-B: Supports up to 192 Gbps bandwidth, significantly surpassing HDMI 2.1 (48 Gbps), HDMI 2.2 (96 Gbps), DisplayPort 2.1 (80 Gbps), and Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbps). GPMI Type-C: Offers up to 96 Gbps, compatible with USB-C ports, doubling the 40 Gbps limit of USB4 with Extended Power Range (EPR) under USB PD 3.1. Enables ultra-high-definition video - including 8K at 120Hz or higher, suitable for next-generation displays, gaming, and professional applications. Power Delivery GPMI Type-B: Delivers up to 480W of power, far exceeding Thunderbolt 4 (100W) and USB4 (240W with EPR). GPMI Type-C: Provides up to 240W, matching USB4 EPR capabilities. This eliminates the need for separate power cables - simplifying setups for devices like TVs, monitors, and gaming laptops. All-in-One Cable Solution - Combines video, audio, data transfer, network connectivity, and power delivery into a single cable, reducing cable clutter. Supports bidirectional data transfer - allowing devices to send and receive data simultaneously. Compatibility and Connectivity - GPMI Type-C: Licensed by the USB Implementers Forum ensuring compatibility with existing USB-C ecosystems for smartphones, PCs, and TVs. GPMI Type-B: Uses a proprietary connector, which may face adoption challenges unless widely licensed. Backward-compatible with USB-C and DisplayPort standards - easing transitions without requiring immediate hardware replacements. Universal Control and Device Management - Supports a universal control standard similar to HDMI-CEC, allowing a single remote to control multiple GPMI-connected devices Security Features - Integrates the ADCP (Advanced Digital Content Protection) protocol for secure content transmission. Supports daisy-chaining - similar to DisplayPort, for connecting multiple devices in series. Limitations and Notes While GPMI supports 8K video, HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 2.1 can handle higher resolutions (10K and 16K, respectively), though without power delivery. Adoption is currently limited to Chinese companies (e.g., Huawei, Hisense, TCL), and global traction depends on integration into mainstream devices and compatibility with non-Chinese brands like Sony, Intel, or NVIDIA. The proprietary Type-B connector may face adoption hurdles compared to the USB-C-based Type-C variant. Commercialization is planned for Q1 2025, with consumer products expected by early 2026. GPMI's combination of high bandwidth, power delivery, and multifunctionality positions it as a potential game-changer, particularly for 8K content and simplified connectivity, though its success hinges on widespread adoption and global market acceptance.
Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
Mikah addresses a listener question about why their TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on automatically after a power outage. He explains the likely causes and offers troubleshooting tips. Mikah also shares an important follow-up from a previous episode about internet speeds and the limitations of the Apple TV 4K's Ethernet port. Main Topic: • Richard asks why his TCL TV and cable box sometimes turn on by themselves after brief power outages • Mikah explains that TCL TVs have a "Fast TV Start" feature that keeps the TV in a powered-on state to maintain network connections, causing it to turn back on when power is restored • HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) allows devices to communicate and control each other, which may cause the cable box to turn on when the TV powers on • Mikah advises checking the TV and cable box settings for features like Fast TV Start, sleep/hibernation modes, and HDMI-CEC to adjust the behavior • Many smart home devices, such as lights and robot vacuums, also have auto-on features that should be configured to prevent unexpected behavior after power outages Follow-up: • Thomas points out that in a previous episode (195), the Apple TV 4K used to test internet speeds has a maximum throughput of about 990 Mbps due to its Gigabit Ethernet port • For the listener (Ross) to accurately test their 2.5 Gbps internet speed, they should ensure their Mac supports the full 2.5 Gbps that the adapter provides • The Apple TV 4K's Wi-Fi 6 support may allow for faster speeds than its Ethernet port, depending on the router and environment Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit
A crisp Fall batch of questions has found its way to the show this month, as we attempt to deliver answers about such things as trusting your devices with your biometric data, whether to color-calibrate your screens or not, whether bigger and better screens even matter in the age of ultra-compressed video, the relative utility of network racks and pizza ovens, and more.Support the Pod! Contribute to the Tech Pod Patreon and get access to our booming Discord, your name in the credits, and other great benefits! You can support the show at: https://patreon.com/techpod
Si parla HDMI CEC, aggiornamenti di sicurezza, eSIM da anziani, iPad e si conclude in grande stile con la premiata rubrica "Luca si accorge delle cose".
Summer may be over, but we're still here and ready to answer the hot questions from you, the listener. This month we field everything from automating household chores to HDMI-CEC woes, that time one of the Mythbusters (guess who!) built a buzzsaw-equipped drone of death, our dream interviews from throughout history, 140-year-old fire safe technology, a preemptive year-end performance review, plus other stuff!Support the Pod! Contribute to the Tech Pod Patreon and get access to our booming Discord, your name in the credits, and other great benefits! You can support the show at: https://patreon.com/techpod
We feature LG’s Ultra Short Throw projector lineup. Lots of questions about subwoofers. Rob got to meet one of our favorite listeners and supporters in person. And wouldn’t you know it, HDMI-CEC strikes again! Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzWh6L 00:00:00 – Intro Tom and Rob both watch Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, […] The post AV Rant #814: HDMI CE-Sux appeared first on AV Rant.
Finding good hearing aids and preparing for a hearing exam. Troubleshooting internet speeds for a T-Mobile home internet connection. Exporting and printing multiple notes from an iPhone. Repurposing an old Chromebook from Dell. Migrating an iPhotos Photo Library to macOS's Photos app. Troubleshooting auto-launching apps on an LG G6. Using a Vizio soundbar with ARC and HDMI-CEC. Using an external SSD to run macOS. Recording an audio stream on iPad. Transferring files from an iPad to a Windows PC using AirDrop. Plus, conversations with Johnny Jet, Scott Wilkinson, and Dick Debartolo. Steam Deck™ Senators call for US to adopt common charger | TechCrunch Letter to Department of Commerce on e-Waste Elon Musk's plan is to run Twitter off the top of his head - The Verg ReSound hearing aids and wireless accessories | ReSound US Starkey | Find the Best Hearing Aid for You S.670 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress Hearing aids, information on hearing loss and tinnitus | Oticon Eargo Hearing Aid Products Widex Hearing Aids & Hearing Care Solutions Amazon.com: Windows 11 Tips and Tricks: Master Windows 11 in 3 Weeks eBook: Ganeshlal, Bhaju: Kindle Store iMazing Store Transfer iPhone, iPad or iPod touch notes to your Mac or PC computer DB Browser for SQLite Check when your Chromebook's updates will stop - Chromebook Help harper on Twitter: "I thought planes were supposed to have good air circulation https://t.co/UeTnqCmwo4" / Twitter Aranet4 - CO2 monitor Import photos from another library in Photos on Mac - Apple Support LG G6 Battery - iFixit Store How to Control Which Apps Open on Android Startup - DroidViews Vizio Sound Bar HDMI ARC Not Working: 7 Quick & Easy Fixes [2022] How to enable HDMI-CEC and ARC on your TV | Official Roku Support SuperDuper! Take a screenshot or screen recording on iPad - Apple Support ZOOM Recorders LANDrop LANDrop - Drop any files to any devices on your LAN I've Seen The Light!!! (And this isn't it.) | Giz Wiz Biz Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Mikah Sargent, Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and 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/the-tech-guy/episodes/1903 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy Sponsors: meraki.cisco.com/twit UserWay.org/twit cachefly.com
Finding good hearing aids and preparing for a hearing exam. Troubleshooting internet speeds for a T-Mobile home internet connection. Exporting and printing multiple notes from an iPhone. Repurposing an old Chromebook from Dell. Migrating an iPhotos Photo Library to macOS's Photos app. Troubleshooting auto-launching apps on an LG G6. Using a Vizio soundbar with ARC and HDMI-CEC. Using an external SSD to run macOS. Recording an audio stream on iPad. Transferring files from an iPad to a Windows PC using AirDrop. Plus, conversations with Johnny Jet, Scott Wilkinson, and Dick Debartolo. Steam Deck™ Senators call for US to adopt common charger | TechCrunch Letter to Department of Commerce on e-Waste Elon Musk's plan is to run Twitter off the top of his head - The Verg ReSound hearing aids and wireless accessories | ReSound US Starkey | Find the Best Hearing Aid for You S.670 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress Hearing aids, information on hearing loss and tinnitus | Oticon Eargo Hearing Aid Products Widex Hearing Aids & Hearing Care Solutions Amazon.com: Windows 11 Tips and Tricks: Master Windows 11 in 3 Weeks eBook: Ganeshlal, Bhaju: Kindle Store iMazing Store Transfer iPhone, iPad or iPod touch notes to your Mac or PC computer DB Browser for SQLite Check when your Chromebook's updates will stop - Chromebook Help harper on Twitter: "I thought planes were supposed to have good air circulation https://t.co/UeTnqCmwo4" / Twitter Aranet4 - CO2 monitor Import photos from another library in Photos on Mac - Apple Support LG G6 Battery - iFixit Store How to Control Which Apps Open on Android Startup - DroidViews Vizio Sound Bar HDMI ARC Not Working: 7 Quick & Easy Fixes [2022] How to enable HDMI-CEC and ARC on your TV | Official Roku Support SuperDuper! Take a screenshot or screen recording on iPad - Apple Support ZOOM Recorders LANDrop LANDrop - Drop any files to any devices on your LAN I've Seen The Light!!! (And this isn't it.) | Giz Wiz Biz Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Mikah Sargent, Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and 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/the-tech-guy/episodes/1903 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy Sponsors: meraki.cisco.com/twit UserWay.org/twit cachefly.com
Finding good hearing aids and preparing for a hearing exam. Troubleshooting internet speeds for a T-Mobile home internet connection. Exporting and printing multiple notes from an iPhone. Repurposing an old Chromebook from Dell. Migrating an iPhotos Photo Library to macOS's Photos app. Troubleshooting auto-launching apps on an LG G6. Using a Vizio soundbar with ARC and HDMI-CEC. Using an external SSD to run macOS. Recording an audio stream on iPad. Transferring files from an iPad to a Windows PC using AirDrop. Plus, conversations with Johnny Jet, Scott Wilkinson, and Dick Debartolo. Steam Deck™ Senators call for US to adopt common charger | TechCrunch Letter to Department of Commerce on e-Waste Elon Musk's plan is to run Twitter off the top of his head - The Verg ReSound hearing aids and wireless accessories | ReSound US Starkey | Find the Best Hearing Aid for You S.670 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress Hearing aids, information on hearing loss and tinnitus | Oticon Eargo Hearing Aid Products Widex Hearing Aids & Hearing Care Solutions Amazon.com: Windows 11 Tips and Tricks: Master Windows 11 in 3 Weeks eBook: Ganeshlal, Bhaju: Kindle Store iMazing Store Transfer iPhone, iPad or iPod touch notes to your Mac or PC computer DB Browser for SQLite Check when your Chromebook's updates will stop - Chromebook Help harper on Twitter: "I thought planes were supposed to have good air circulation https://t.co/UeTnqCmwo4" / Twitter Aranet4 - CO2 monitor Import photos from another library in Photos on Mac - Apple Support LG G6 Battery - iFixit Store How to Control Which Apps Open on Android Startup - DroidViews Vizio Sound Bar HDMI ARC Not Working: 7 Quick & Easy Fixes [2022] How to enable HDMI-CEC and ARC on your TV | Official Roku Support SuperDuper! Take a screenshot or screen recording on iPad - Apple Support ZOOM Recorders LANDrop LANDrop - Drop any files to any devices on your LAN I've Seen The Light!!! (And this isn't it.) | Giz Wiz Biz Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Mikah Sargent, Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and 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/the-tech-guy/episodes/1903 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/all-twittv-shows Sponsors: meraki.cisco.com/twit UserWay.org/twit cachefly.com
Finding good hearing aids and preparing for a hearing exam. Troubleshooting internet speeds for a T-Mobile home internet connection. Exporting and printing multiple notes from an iPhone. Repurposing an old Chromebook from Dell. Migrating an iPhotos Photo Library to macOS's Photos app. Troubleshooting auto-launching apps on an LG G6. Using a Vizio soundbar with ARC and HDMI-CEC. Using an external SSD to run macOS. Recording an audio stream on iPad. Transferring files from an iPad to a Windows PC using AirDrop. Plus, conversations with Johnny Jet, Scott Wilkinson, and Dick Debartolo. Steam Deck™ Senators call for US to adopt common charger | TechCrunch Letter to Department of Commerce on e-Waste Elon Musk's plan is to run Twitter off the top of his head - The Verg ReSound hearing aids and wireless accessories | ReSound US Starkey | Find the Best Hearing Aid for You S.670 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress Hearing aids, information on hearing loss and tinnitus | Oticon Eargo Hearing Aid Products Widex Hearing Aids & Hearing Care Solutions Amazon.com: Windows 11 Tips and Tricks: Master Windows 11 in 3 Weeks eBook: Ganeshlal, Bhaju: Kindle Store iMazing Store Transfer iPhone, iPad or iPod touch notes to your Mac or PC computer DB Browser for SQLite Check when your Chromebook's updates will stop - Chromebook Help harper on Twitter: "I thought planes were supposed to have good air circulation https://t.co/UeTnqCmwo4" / Twitter Aranet4 - CO2 monitor Import photos from another library in Photos on Mac - Apple Support LG G6 Battery - iFixit Store How to Control Which Apps Open on Android Startup - DroidViews Vizio Sound Bar HDMI ARC Not Working: 7 Quick & Easy Fixes [2022] How to enable HDMI-CEC and ARC on your TV | Official Roku Support SuperDuper! Take a screenshot or screen recording on iPad - Apple Support ZOOM Recorders LANDrop LANDrop - Drop any files to any devices on your LAN I've Seen The Light!!! (And this isn't it.) | Giz Wiz Biz Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Mikah Sargent, Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and 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/the-tech-guy/episodes/1903 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/radio-leo Sponsors: meraki.cisco.com/twit UserWay.org/twit cachefly.com
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Finding good hearing aids and preparing for a hearing exam. Troubleshooting internet speeds for a T-Mobile home internet connection. Exporting and printing multiple notes from an iPhone. Repurposing an old Chromebook from Dell. Migrating an iPhotos Photo Library to macOS's Photos app. Troubleshooting auto-launching apps on an LG G6. Using a Vizio soundbar with ARC and HDMI-CEC. Using an external SSD to run macOS. Recording an audio stream on iPad. Transferring files from an iPad to a Windows PC using AirDrop. Plus, conversations with Johnny Jet, Scott Wilkinson, and Dick Debartolo. Steam Deck™ Senators call for US to adopt common charger | TechCrunch Letter to Department of Commerce on e-Waste Elon Musk's plan is to run Twitter off the top of his head - The Verg ReSound hearing aids and wireless accessories | ReSound US Starkey | Find the Best Hearing Aid for You S.670 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress Hearing aids, information on hearing loss and tinnitus | Oticon Eargo Hearing Aid Products Widex Hearing Aids & Hearing Care Solutions Amazon.com: Windows 11 Tips and Tricks: Master Windows 11 in 3 Weeks eBook: Ganeshlal, Bhaju: Kindle Store iMazing Store Transfer iPhone, iPad or iPod touch notes to your Mac or PC computer DB Browser for SQLite Check when your Chromebook's updates will stop - Chromebook Help harper on Twitter: "I thought planes were supposed to have good air circulation https://t.co/UeTnqCmwo4" / Twitter Aranet4 - CO2 monitor Import photos from another library in Photos on Mac - Apple Support LG G6 Battery - iFixit Store How to Control Which Apps Open on Android Startup - DroidViews Vizio Sound Bar HDMI ARC Not Working: 7 Quick & Easy Fixes [2022] How to enable HDMI-CEC and ARC on your TV | Official Roku Support SuperDuper! Take a screenshot or screen recording on iPad - Apple Support ZOOM Recorders LANDrop LANDrop - Drop any files to any devices on your LAN I've Seen The Light!!! (And this isn't it.) | Giz Wiz Biz Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Mikah Sargent, Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and 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/the-tech-guy/episodes/1903 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/total-mikah Sponsors: meraki.cisco.com/twit UserWay.org/twit cachefly.com
Finding good hearing aids and preparing for a hearing exam. Troubleshooting internet speeds for a T-Mobile home internet connection. Exporting and printing multiple notes from an iPhone. Repurposing an old Chromebook from Dell. Migrating an iPhotos Photo Library to macOS's Photos app. Troubleshooting auto-launching apps on an LG G6. Using a Vizio soundbar with ARC and HDMI-CEC. Using an external SSD to run macOS. Recording an audio stream on iPad. Transferring files from an iPad to a Windows PC using AirDrop. Plus, conversations with Johnny Jet, Scott Wilkinson, and Dick Debartolo. Steam Deck™ Senators call for US to adopt common charger | TechCrunch Letter to Department of Commerce on e-Waste Elon Musk's plan is to run Twitter off the top of his head - The Verg ReSound hearing aids and wireless accessories | ReSound US Starkey | Find the Best Hearing Aid for You S.670 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress Hearing aids, information on hearing loss and tinnitus | Oticon Eargo Hearing Aid Products Widex Hearing Aids & Hearing Care Solutions Amazon.com: Windows 11 Tips and Tricks: Master Windows 11 in 3 Weeks eBook: Ganeshlal, Bhaju: Kindle Store iMazing Store Transfer iPhone, iPad or iPod touch notes to your Mac or PC computer DB Browser for SQLite Check when your Chromebook's updates will stop - Chromebook Help harper on Twitter: "I thought planes were supposed to have good air circulation https://t.co/UeTnqCmwo4" / Twitter Aranet4 - CO2 monitor Import photos from another library in Photos on Mac - Apple Support LG G6 Battery - iFixit Store How to Control Which Apps Open on Android Startup - DroidViews Vizio Sound Bar HDMI ARC Not Working: 7 Quick & Easy Fixes [2022] How to enable HDMI-CEC and ARC on your TV | Official Roku Support SuperDuper! Take a screenshot or screen recording on iPad - Apple Support ZOOM Recorders LANDrop LANDrop - Drop any files to any devices on your LAN I've Seen The Light!!! (And this isn't it.) | Giz Wiz Biz Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Mikah Sargent, Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and 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/the-tech-guy/episodes/1903 Download or subscribe to this show at: https://twit.tv/shows/radio-leo Sponsors: meraki.cisco.com/twit UserWay.org/twit cachefly.com
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The 16:9 PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SCREENFEED – DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTENT When I got into digital signage 20+ years ago, and for many years after that, PCs dominated the media player side of the business. The big questions were around whether to use Windows or Linux, and products were differentiated on things like size and ruggedization. That's changed in the last few years, with more and more digital signage networks going in that used low-cost embedded players in smart displays, or worked off special purpose media players or adapted set-top boxes. That's shifted the ground for Seneca, an upstate New York specialty computer company that's been in the game for decades. Seneca is part of the Denver-based AV/IT distribution giant Arrow. There's no doubt fewer digital signage networks now run on PCs, particularly when there's only simple messaging like menu boards. But demands have also changed, and a lot of networks that are based around messaging are driven by real-time data and analytics that need serious computing at the edge. Kevin Cosbey has also been in the industry for a bunch of years, and the last several have been with Seneca, where he leads business development in the digital signage sector. We had a great chat about where PCs fit right now in the industry, and we get into how and why Seneca has put resources into developing supporting software that makes commissioning PCs way easier, and gives partners new and better remote management tools. Subscribe to this podcast: iTunes * Google Play * RSS TRANSCRIPT So Mr. Cosbey, we've known each other for a very long time, but for those people who don't know Seneca and to a larger extent, Arrow, can you say what that's all about and what you guys do? Kevin Cosbey: Yeah, absolutely. Thanks, Dave. Thanks for taking some time out of your day today. I really appreciate the opportunity. So Seneca has been a 30 plus year organization that has its roots in traditional technology distribution, and over the course of those 30 years, six years ago, Arrow Electronics actually acquired us, and since then we've been part of the Arrow family as it worked. Ultimately, for those that are familiar with Arrow, a lot of people might just have the normal idea that Arrow's a big IT distribution company, but we fall under the services group. So our focus still is around services as it relates to digital signage services, as it's around technology to build a real solution and not just focus on speeds and feeds of hardware. So Arrow is a big massive company but the nice thing is: Seneca still runs through our veins. And the company's based in Syracuse still, right? Kevin Cosbey: Yep. The majority of our engineering group is in Syracuse, support’s in Syracuse, and we've got a light manufacturing facility still in Syracuse and a large manufacturing facility in Phoenix. Okay, and Arrow's based in Denver, right? Kevin Cosbey: You got it. So when I look at the Seneca website, I see that you guys are into broadcast surveillance and digital signage being the key solution you talk about. What percentage roughly, I don't need the exact number of the work that Seneca does is around signage? Kevin Cosbey: It's about 50%. Oh, okay, so that's a big part of your business. Kevin Cosbey: Yep, absolutely. And how has that shifted through the years? Kevin Cosbey: When we first started getting into, what I like to consider niche computing, we were really that digital signage OEM focused company. And then through the years, through those 10 or so years we've really focused and dialed into niche computing, that created the new division of the security group. And they've been growing through the years as well. So we used to be like a hundred percent ish, on the niche computing focus in digital signage and over the years, security and surveillance has grown substantially. Okay. And with signage itself, I've been doing this for 20 plus years now, and when I got into it and for the first many years, it was all about what kind of PC to use and that's what people used and the debates were around do I use Windows or do I use Linux? And the PCs are being marketed and sold as much on form factor and processing power as really anything else, and a lot has changed since then. And I'm curious how it is with the business in that, you know you talked about a niche, how do you make the argument now of using a PC versus using a system on chip smart display versus using a set top box or an HDMI stick, whatever it may be. Who's still using PCs, and am I wrong in thinking it's a niche and It's used more than I think? Kevin Cosbey: Great question. Glad you asked it. So it's a lot to unpack with that question cause you know, similar to you, I've been in space for 15 years. I've seen a lot of interesting changes in the industry as a whole, way back when everything was PC, and it's not to say we were just thinking the industry is going to stay running Intel based platforms forever. We saw that higher performance chip sets are coming out from different chip set manufacturers and here we are today with a variety of capable chipsets that can produce and run 1080p or 4k content on a display. There's a lot of differences in our industry however, where not everyone just needs to have a 1080p fullscreen content running 365 days a year. There's more to it, there's more stuff that's happening at the edge today than there was 10 years ago and that's what we're keeping up with. Now, I do want to back up a little bit though and say the PC used to be pretty much the media player way back, and now we're seeing ourselves and I use this analogy a lot. I don't mean it that we were the best out there, but we were like the iPhone. We were the first to market as a media player. And then you started to see Android phones and you started to see all these other bits and pieces. Now, the nice thing is all of these other bits and pieces that are getting added to the marketplace, they validate our industry as a whole. So when we have SOC out there that is grabbing market share and when we have other purpose built devices that are grabbing market share, it's increasing our entire industry value. So yeah, we don't have a hundred percent of the pie anymore, but as that pie expands, we continue to have significant market share and that's really what we're after. We're not going after some folks that may consider SOC to be perfect for what they need and ironically, actually many instances where SOC is running, we're actually the primary media player and SOC is used as the redundancy, which I love that partnership. That's a really good useful way to have technology ensuring redundancy in high impact environments and really important environments. Yeah, I've heard that in a few cases for kind of mission-critical displays like Airport displays and so on where the smart side of the display is the fail over but the big video wall or whatever is handled by a much beefier industrial grade box. Kevin Cosbey: Yup. And then just another aspect of your space, despite the entrance of other folks in the industry that are producing media player type solutions or media streaming devices, year over year we've had consistent growth. There's a lot of massive enterprise networks out there that will usually only consider using a Wintel based platform and that's just based on the way their corporate structure works, the way their staff works, the way their entire organization functions on a global perspective. And in a lot of those cases, when you have an IT team with a bunch of Dr. Nos who only say no, we only use a PC or whatever, are they not also quite often saying, and we only use Lenovo, or we only use this brand name or that brand name, there are our kind of base contractor vendor for PCs? Kevin Cosbey: Great question. And historically, prior to Seneca being part of that Arrow family, we used to just have the Seneca stuff, and now that we're part of the Arrow family, we are an HP OEM, Lenovo OEM, Dell OEM. So we can still wrap all of the goodness of Seneca, which is, building systems specifically for an enterprise level opportunity and adding all of the functionality to that device. So when someone hits that power button, it runs the exact experience they want it to run. So reducing that setup time significantly at the end user destination. Yeah. Let's talk about that. I've been out to the Seneca facility in Syracuse a couple of times when I used to live much closer than I do now and that was one of the big things is when you're buying your PCs, your media players, whatever you want to call them servers. It's not like buying something off the shelf at a Best Buy or at a big box from a computer manufacturer. It's commercial or industrial grade. There's a lot more going on. Can you lay out what you guys do that would differentiate it from a manufacturer that's not going out to thousands of units a day? Kevin Cosbey: Absolutely. So you've just hit on one major key point is that we're not producing thousands of devices and then figuring out how to sell it. We have two major channels, two major go to market strategies. One is our OEM space and we are an OEM equipment manufacturer, or contract manufacturer for a lot of software companies out there that want absolutely nothing to do with hardware. So we bear that burden on their behalf. We grab their IP, their brand, their software, and we build it into our systems, our reference design systems, and we manage logistics. We manage just in time inventory so they can focus on software. We focus on hardware and that end user/end customer gets a device, a purpose-built device that is branded as that experience now. I was just going to say, I remember several years ago when Intel came up with its Nuc which was a nice little tiny box, but it looked very much like a consumer grade plastic box that would be perfectly fine on a credenza in a home or something like that. But then Seneca came out with its own version of the Nuc and it was the same reference design, but it was industrial grade. It was fabulous. It was made for business use, it was ruggedized to actually work out in the field for more than a week or something. Is that kind of how you guys approach this, in that ”we do computing, but this is thought through in terms of what the use cases are”? Kevin Cosbey: That's exactly right. You sold it better than I could have Dave. But yeah, that's exactly right. We've become, over the few decades that we focused on niche computing, experts at taking off the shelf technology and designing it in a very purpose-built manner. So yes, Intel is a great partner of ours. We use a lot of their technology in a lot of our stuff, but we've recognized that Intel is for mass consumption on a lot of their platforms and digital signage isn't really looking for just a mass consumption solution. They're looking for something that's a little bit taken a step further and thermal design is important. Power supply embedded in the system is important. Output is important from an HDMI perspective or display port, whatever that case is. And that's the stuff we take from the Intel board itself and we'll grab USB hatters off of it to increase the IO on our chassis. We'll do all these creative things to take what exists from a global consumption perspective and take it to that next level to ensure it's perfect for what the industry needs, not just that customer/ The rise of things like audience measurement technologies, computer vision, that sort of thing and demand for more computing at the edge of a network, at the device that may be pushing content to the screen but that device is also being asked to do computer vision tasks of some kind and so on, has that helped the sales effort as well, in terms of you can maybe do that with a smart display or maybe possibly, probably not with a set top box kind of device, but you can buy a small form factor, industrial grade PC that you can tool up with on i5 or an i7 or whatever and it can do multiple things off of the same unit? Kevin Cosbey: Spot on again, Dave, you're crushing it out there on the hardware side. Exactly. To your point, we're starting to see and have really for the past few years that there's a shift from our perspective where not everything has to be computed in the cloud and a lot of stuff needs to happen at the edge, and as that edge becomes more in demand from a computing perspective, from a headroom perspective and future-proofing perspective, that's where we're starting to see folks that used to be on an i3 actually start looking at an i5 and i7, and of course you've got Moore's law, right? Where the computing capabilities at the edge just become more powerful as the years in technologies increase. So even some folks that we were able to get away with, if they're doing 4k at the edge and running some other computer, maybe they used to be on an i5 and now five years later, we're actually seeing that to keep up with that same demand an i3 is going to be appropriate. So it's both ends of the spectrum. And then as you get into the larger stuff where it's like a Time square video wall, that's our hardware throughout the partner, Diversified. And that was built specifically with really crazy computers in mind and crazy videos in mind. And that's very, purpose-built high compute power is required for that type of solution. Yeah. You guys have servers that drive any number of very large seriously large pixel displays, right? Kevin Cosbey: Yeah, like the Orlando airport that is like a mile or so of continuous displays that is using our hardware for hardware synchronization and hardware synchronization, again, getting that compute down to the edge instead of constantly relying on the cloud, you're not going to experience latency. You're not going to experience any major issues at the edge. It is as full-proof as it can possibly get. And at the edge, the demand, and really the rise of dynamic signage, this idea that what you're gonna see is based on what other business systems are telling you is that sort of decisioning that maybe you could do it in the cloud, but really it needs to be at the edge at the individual devices too, to work best? Kevin Cosbey: Yeah, and just having that latency no longer a concern, so if you're doing drive through type menu boarding solution, and you want to do as much analytics as you possibly can to design content around certain environmental information, it's best to keep that computing at the edge, because there will be no latency going up to the cloud computing and then coming back down to the device. So having those decisions made at the edge is far more powerful than having to send everything up to the cloud. The same reason that, a Tesla car, the amount of computing that is done inside of the car is substantially more than probably people think. So you guys have started marketing something called Maestro, can you tell me what that is and where that came from? Kevin Cosbey: Yeah, absolutely. So we recognized that out of our OEM group, a lot of the OEM folks have started to sell to a broader group of people, the channel. And over the years we started seeing that, all right, now we have these five-six media players, and we've got these 28 software partners, and I'm not going to do the competition here, but it comes up with a ridiculous amount of combinations of hardware to software. And now we've got to have all of our partners telling us, “Hey, Kevin, I really want to have an HDN with a BroadSign app”. Okay, now we've got to put in that information and then we build to order and send that out. Instead of having all of these different SKUs and part numbers in a very complex and convoluted way, we grabbed all of our software partners. So that's Broadsign, Navori, SignageLive, Appspace, Ping HD, Acquire Digital, and then on the analytics side, we've got Ad Mobilize, Visibility and we've bundled them into a single platform called Maestro. And that comes on all of our media players as a simple, easy to use out of box software tool. So it just helps people automatically optimize the operating system for a digital signage environment. The next step is you just click on BroadSign, for example, if that's your CMS, it auto installs all of the BroadSign programs that are required to run on that system. It changes anything that BroadSign needs to the operating system. So everything is taken care of. And then of course, if you want to add Ad Mobilize to that platform, you click on add, Ad Mobilize, it installs it, and now you have a very simple point and click setup process and a BroadSign and Ad Mobilize player right out of the box. And what led to that? Kevin Cosbey: It really was just mostly confusion. We had a database of all of these part numbers, all of this stuff, and we realized we need to get everything together in an effort to be more aggressive in our channel space. So we've got a lot of really good channel customers, but we need to make their install process as easy as we could possibly make it, reducing their time at the install. So we've partnered up with the same folks that they're partnered up with to make their lives as easy as we could possibly make it. So one of the features and benefits, I'm just looking at the webpage here is you talk about saving hundreds of keystrokes. How is that? Just because of all the monkey business to get multiple systems working? Kevin Cosbey: Yeah. So you've got Microsoft Windows, which is a wonderful operating system. I can't say anything negative about it. But ultimately it's built for mass consumption. So again, how do we take something that's built for the entire world to use from an operating system level and make it perfect for signage? Usually when somebody gets a media player that's running on a Windows environment, they've got to go through and they've got to do certain things to the operating system. They've got to do this to the graphics card, through the drivers. They've got to do this and X, Y, and Z. Well, instead of having the installer do those things to suppress errors, so you're not going to have errors on that top layer of content, which I'm sure we've all seen out, out in the wild. This Maestro platform that the minute you boot it up, when it goes into the operating system, it auto goes through all of this stuff so that technician doesn't have to do anything. And then it goes through a reboot when it pops up that second time, then you're installing BroadSign. Broad sign has certain things that need to be done, certain hooks into the operating system that need to be done with a mouse and keyboard. We've just done it by just clicking BroadSign and installing it goes through that whole process. So we've scripted the whole process. So yeah, maybe a hundred clicks isn't the same for installing Ping HD or it's only 50 clicks for BroadSign, but it hovers around a hundred clicks that we've actually gone through the setup and jotted down how many clicks we're saving folks on average. So in essence it's removing what can be a giant pain in the ass? Kevin Cosbey: That's it, yeah. We'll change that to the marketing slogan. (Laughter) There's something to be said sometimes for plain language. What's been the response from your ecosystem? Kevin Cosbey: Really happy. It's been this thing in my head for a while and there's risk involved when you're doing it. Paradigm shift within the organization and our engineering group got behind it, all of these folks got behind it into this. How do we make the channel so much easier? And we've gotten incredible feedback from our partners that we didn't think we were going to get. And it's just been like, I don’t know, heartwarming a bit that we're hearing such good feedback, like “You guys have thought of everything.” Wow. All right. That's pretty cool. That's good to hear. It's been really good. And was that all done in house or did you have to find a third party to do some of this stuff? Because you're mostly gear guys and not software guys. Kevin Cosbey: We’re mostly speeds and feeds dudes, but ultimately we've got pretty good software engineering prowess when it comes to an operating system level stuff. We've been building operating systems because we build hardware. We've been doing it for decades. Now, if someone said, “Hey, Kevin, can you build me a CMS?” No, that's not our game. That's not our software expertise, but absolutely OS level stuff, that's our area of expertise. Before I hit the start button here, we were also talking about something that was introduced earlier and you said it's going to spin up a lot more in 2021 called X-Connect? Kevin Cosbey: Yeah, that's right. We've had a platform called X-Connect in our security and surveillance group for about five years, so it's been developed as a very mature platform and it allows people to, from a simple dashboard, see all of their network, video recorders, right in the security and surveillance group. And it would allow them to see all their IP cameras. So from one dashboard, they can see everything and they can manage those devices. Of course, that bright light went off in our group saying, “Hey, guys we see a pretty big need for this in the digital signage world.” That the difference is now that instead of it residing on a massive beefy high performance server, we needed to figure out how we take all of that incredible goodness in seeing what's going on in the server environment and bring it down to an itty bitty little media player that is sometimes running a little Intel Celeron chips up, and of course we can't impact content. Content is the number one thing that has to be running on these devices and if we have any impact on that, then we're just going against the grain. So it took the engineering group quite a while, but they were able to successfully deploy this X-Connect platform, which allows monitoring and management and the management is the big key function here. Anybody can send out a monitoring platform to see green lights and red lights. But if you want to actually reduce your truck rolls, you've gotta be able to remotely manage these devices. So what this system allows us to do is it sends out remote commands down to devices. Of course, simple reboot commands, that's all table stakes, but now we're at a level where I'll use an example, we've got a customer where they were complaining that out in the wild, it was in a retail environment for whatever reason, people were somehow bumping into the power button and it would somehow get that graceful reboot going well. We went to the engineering group and with the customer working with us, they were like, “can't we just get rid of the power button?” Yeah, technically we could. So through the X-Connect platform, thousands of devices out in the field didn't require a truck roll and remotely, we disabled the power button on the system. So now technically the only way to reboot it is remotely through our system, which our partner and managed service provider is providing all those services. So a really cool application. Yeah. I get a sense, through the years, when it comes to truck rolls, there are times when something catastrophic has happened and you absolutely need a technician there, but there's one hell of a lot of truck rolls that are just about a cable that's come loose or power button turned off or something, right? Kevin Cosbey: Yeah, absolutely. I was just on a call before chatting with you, Dave, where one of the big topics of that discussion was it's the unknowns that are going to kill a network and truck rolls are the big unknown. So if we can mitigate that and bring it down to a manageable level where it can be understood almost as how many truck rolls do you think are going to happen for a network. And then on the back end, a managed service provider or an integrator or whoever it is on the X-Connect platform can resolve stuff remotely and allows organizations to scale their network a lot faster than they otherwise would. So with your CMS partners, a lot of those guys, like the Novari's and so on, they have device management of some kind that's built into their software front end. Is what you bring with X-Connect supplementary or is there an API, does it replace what they have, how does all that work? Kevin Cosbey: Yeah, it's intended to be the single pane of glass for an organization, and it does have an open API framework. The nice thing about the X-Connect platform is if organizations need to ingest other information, then we can ingest that information into X-Connect. So for example, Novari, they've got a great platform that can see a lot of what's going on in the device. But because we're the hardware manufacturer, we can just see more of the technology layer of the technology stack. So in addition to what's going on with Novari, we can potentially ingest information from an IP camera, we can ingest information through HDMI CEC, we can ingest information through an SOC platform like magic info. So the idea here is that X-Connect has the capability of becoming that single pane of glass, to manage and monitor, not just the immediate player, but the entire stack. This is a little bit like what BrightSign is doing in terms of they've got boxes and then they've got a device management platform as well that kind of removes the need for the CMS provider or the solutions provider to develop their own thing. Is it a bit like that? Kevin Cosbey: I mean in the rudimentary sense of monitoring and managing, yes. In the higher level, more in depth perspective, our design and I'm no expert on the BrightSign platform, but our design is not very proprietary in that it is an open API framework and we can add on a host of other devices, if you want to add on perhaps a Lenovo device, no problem. HP devices, no issue, Dell devices, all good. So it's a little bit more open and you can manage an entire network of stuff and not just to the Seneca media player. So we're looking to go after, how do we help manage the entire infrastructure? Not just one piece of the puzzle. And it doesn't have to be x86 based? Kevin Cosbey: Written out, x86 based for basically monitoring the device itself, but then the device itself becomes its own gateway and it allows to see other stuff on that same network. Which is why you could see a Samsung smart display for instance. I'm curious, are you seeing other kinds of companies that are digital signage pure play companies or really even AV integrators or like that, just different kinds of organizations. I'm thinking like access control companies and other ones that in the past year have seen the need to be able to push information to larger screens. Are you starting to see non-traditional players come at you? Kevin Cosbey: Honestly on the PC side of the house, not really, no. We're seeing a little bit more where our traditional competition from 10 years ago is not consistently our competition as much as new entrants have become a competition. By new entrants, you mean like the smart display and set top boxes and so on? Kevin Cosbey: Yeah, exactly. But from a traditional x86 based system Wintel based platforms and this is just a gut reaction based on the industry, Seneca has focused so heavily in the digital signage space that I believe we've become strong leaders in the PC based digital signage media play world. Yeah, certainly there's three or four other companies that are selling into the same ecosystem, but in their case, it usually seems to be, “and we also do digital signage or this is among the things that we do” versus you guys, you're saying it's 50% of your business and you've got full-time people who that's all they do. Kevin Cosbey: Yeah. We've got an engineering group that's what they've been doing for 10 plus years. All right. So what might we see from Seneca/Arrow in the context of signage in the next 12 months? Kevin Cosbey: I'd say you're going to see a lot of us, virtually of course, this year we're really excited about the Maestro platform and the X-Connect platform. It puts us into a very serious solution offering for digital signage, just as we've been talking through this and you just mentioned a lot of folks have historically provided a small PC and we've done that for years. But now we're taking that next level. We always took that next level from a hardware side to making it a little bit more purpose-built and now we're starting to really dissect the whole process. So we're dissecting what our channel folks are doing, what are integrators doing, what do managed service providers do, what is the digital out of home space doing and how do we solve some of those industry problems? With technology and then of course, we've got a big Arrow behind us that we're happy to be a part of. So we offer Arrow Credit and financing to support really massive projects or projects that are just $10,000. We've gotten very creative in grabbing some of those Arrow pieces that historically we didn't have the capability of offering because of size. Yeah. I assume that if you had a very happy moment where you had an end user come to you and say “really interested in this, but here's the deal I need 40,000 units by the start of June” Old Seneca would probably say no versus now, you could actually say and I don't know if you could do that kind of number, but you could do a big number without people having a heart attack. Kevin Cosbey: Yeah. I'll still fall out of my chair, but I'll get back in the chair pretty quickly, whereas before I'd be left on the ground. But you'd be lying on the ground with a smile on your face. Kevin Cosbey: Yeah and the other cool thing with Arrow capital too, is we've partnered with our software partners. So we support the project with that end customer. So if it's, I don't know, Staples that wants to do a 2000 unit deployment, we will support the entire financial burden of that project and then let's say a software company, X is working it with us. Arrow capital will pay that software company for those three years of contracted services on day one. So now we've got a solution that allows our partnerships to be a little bit more financially stable as well. All right. Kevin, thank you for spending some time with me. I really appreciate it. Kevin Cosbey: Thank you, Dave. Happy new year and really looking forward to seeing you and everybody in the industry one day, maybe this year. Yeah, one day. I think it might not be until the fall, but fingers crossed. Kevin Cosbey: Fingers crossed, yeah. All right. Stay safe. Kevin Cosbey: Thanks Dave. You do the same.
Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys chat about our favorite hacks from the past week. We start off with a bit of news of the Bennu asteroid and the new Raspberry Pi Compute Module. We drive ourselves crazy trying to understand how bobbin holders on sewing machines work, all while drooling over the mechanical brilliance of a bobbin-winding build. SCARA is the belt and pully champion of robot arms and this week's example cleverly uses redundant bearings for better precision. And we wrap up the show looking in on longform articles about the peppering of microcontrollers found on the Bluepill and wondering what breakthroughs are left to be found for internal combustion. Show notes: https://hackaday.com/?p=443437
On the last podcast we talked about using HDMI CEC to replace a universal remote for certain applications. Mainly for those who may have one or two set top boxes connected to their TV with the audio running through ARC to a sound bar. In this case we said that your TV’s remote could control everything. We received a few emails asking us to explain the concept a bit further.
HDMI CEC On the last podcast we talked about using HDMI CEC to replace a universal remote for certain applications. Mainly for those who may have one or two set top boxes connected to their TV with the audio running through ARC to a sound bar. In this case we said that your TV's remote could control everything. We received a few emails asking us to explain the concept a bit further. What is HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) Theoretically speaking HDMI-CEC provides a framework that allows control functions of a Home Theater System to be pass through to other devices in your system. There are numerous controls specified by the HDMI organization. Not all manufacturers implement them so although it should make these functions automatic they may in fact not work. The HDMI-CEC landscape has gotten much better from when the fucnationality was intrioduced but it's not bulletproof. What we have found is that if you have gear from one manufacturer HDMI-CEC works very well. If you have a complex home theater setup with gear manufactured by different companies HDMI-CEC does not work that well. But for many setups it works quite well. How do you Activate HDMI-CEC Each device in your system must support CEC for it to work. You will have to go to your device's settings and activate this feature on each device. You should be aware that some manufacturers have a fancy name for this functionality. Sony calls it “Bravia Sync”. Some devices will limit the functionality over CEC, so if you want another device to control the volume you may have to select that as well. Here is a list of some names CEC is being referred by: Anthem: CEC Control Denon: CEC or HDMI Control Funai, Emerson, Magnavox, Sylvania, and some Philips: Fun-Link Hitachi: HDMI-CEC Insignia: InLink LG: SimpLink Mitsubishi: NetCommand Onkyo: RIHD Panasonic: Viera Link, HDAVI Control, EZ-Sync Philips: EasyLink Pioneer: Kuro Link Samsung: Anynet, Anynet+ Sharp: Aquos Link Sony: Bravia Sync, Bravia Link Toshiba: Regza Link, CE-Link Vizio: CEC Real World Use Case 1 Devices - Optoma CinemaX P1 UST Projector, Marantz Receiver, Emotiva Amplifier, AppleTV Control Device - AppleTV Remote In this example the receiver does not switch inputs and was set to automatically detect and decode the audio format. All devices were set up and calibrated originally with their respective remote controls. HDMI CEC control was activated on each device. The amplifier is turned on by a 12v trigger connection between the receiver and the amp. So when the receiver turns on the amp turns on. Since all viewing is done via the AppleTV, the AppleTV remote was chosen to be the interface into the system. Pressing the menu button on the remote wakes up the AppleTV which in turn wakes up the receiver. Once an HDMI signal is detected by the projector it too wakes up. Since everything goes through the receiver, the projector never has to change inputs. All it ever has to do is turn on and off. Using the AppleTV remote TV, Movies, apps, or games are selected and used. The volume control is done through the receiver but controlled via the volume buttons on the AppleTV Remote. Once everything is done the AppleTV is put to sleep. This turns off all the electronics in the system. Real World Use Case 2 Devices - LG UHD TV, AppleTV, Sonos Sound Bar Control Device - AppleTV Remote In this example the Apple TV is connected to HDMI 4 and the Soundbar is connected to the HDMI with ARC support. Like the previous case, all viewing done via the AppleTV thus the AppleTV remote was chosen to be the interface into the system. Pressing the menu button on the remote wakes up the AppleTV which then turns on the TV and soundbar. Pressing the volume control on the AppleTV sends the volume command to the Sonos. But be sure to tell the system that you want the volume to come from the Sonos. Using the AppleTV remote TV, Movies, apps, or games are selected and used. Once everything is done the AppleTV is put to sleep. This turns off all the electronics in the system. Conclusion There are many scenarios that no longer require a universal remote control. In the above use cases you can easily switch out the AppleTV for a Roku or the Sonos for another brand. You may have to play around with it but with just a little fiddling you can have a simple setup with one remote that doesn't cost you any more money.
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More news coming out of the Fail0verflow camp with a new write-up detailing possible code execution on all current PS4 hardware models thanks to the console's HDMI-CEC features! We also discuss several new legal changes towards the way DRM can be broken at a federal level. We also get to revisit the PlayStation Classic we fanboyed over with MVG in a previous episode, as news has come out that it uses the open-source PCSX ReARMed emulator as opposed to what many expected to be an in-house, closed-source emulator written by Sony. Other topics include the troubles Fallout 76 could have once it retails, YouTube terminating channels focused on reverse engineering, and more! Stay tuned.
This week Benjamin and Zac talk about the Apple Watch Series 4 review process and the latest thinking on the new model, a new student ID card feature in Wallet on iOS 12 and watchOS 5, new features coming in iOS 12.1, an issue with Dolby Atmos and HDMI-CEC on Apple TV 4K, and the state of Marzipan apps on macOS Mojave. 9to5Mac Happy Hour is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play Music, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Zendure: Enter to win our iPhone XS Max giveaway! Hosts: Benjamin Mayo Zac Hall Topics: Review: Apple Watch Series 4 — beautiful design, invisible features Customizing the Infograph face on Apple Watch Series 4 Apple Watch Series 4: A big leap for the Digital Crown Three US universities now let students use iPhone and Apple Watch as their campus ID card Second iOS 12.1 and watchOS 5.1 developer betas coming today [U] iOS 12.1 comes with 70 new emoji including red hair, lobster, softball, bagel, more With iOS 12.1, the phone emoji finally loses the home button to reflect modern iPhone design Feedback? Drop us a line at happyhour@9to5mac.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!
John wrote a review, they both got an Apple Watch, and Robb played Spider-Man and shortcutted. macOS Mojave: The MacStories Review – MacStories Drafts. Where Text Starts. | Drafts How Apple Made Its New Apple Watch Faces – MacStories Robb Lewis: "Finished Spider-Man last night, what an amazing g…" - Mastodon Federico Viticci on Twitter: "Here's a pretty cool shortcut idea: use HDMI-CEC (if your TV supports it) to turn on your TV and switch input to the TV. Use the Apple TV IP address and serial number to do this. "Hey Siri, turn on Apple TV"… https://t.co/U6enK2Gkj6" Overcast 5.0.2 Adds New Series 4 Complications, More Siri Shortcuts – MacStories
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Oppo UDP-203 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Player Many of you (us included) have gone out and purchased a 4K TV sets but still have Blu-ray players connected to them. Sure these TVs do a good job at upconverting your 1080p content but we want more. We want native content at full bandwidth! There have been UHD players on the market for about a year that run about $300. Still many decided to wait. Some hoping for lower prices and others waiting for Oppo Digital to release their UHD player. If you were like us and waiting on the Oppo, your wait is over! The Oppo UDP-203 Ultra HD/Blu-ray player is available and it's only $549. We say only because it packs a lot of features in for that $549: Audio and Video Processing that has made Oppo a staple among those who are particular about their entertainment. Oppo has designed a custom quad-core processor for the video processing and they use a 32 bit 8 channel DAC from AKM to support audiophile grade audio. Fast Disc Loading using an optimized laser mechanism. HDR/Dolby Vision, the UDP203 supports the HDR10 format and will support Dolby Vision via a firmware upgrade. Upscaling is what put Oppo on the map in the early days of HDTV. Their new play takes that to a new level with the ability to upscale your Blu-ray discs to 4K. For the audiophile there is support for lossless audio All the latest surround formats are supported 7.1 Analog Output Well integrated with IR, RS-232, third party IP Control system, and HDMI CEC commands. The player also supports Trigger In and Out, so it can automatically turn on and off other devices connected to it for the ultimate convenience. Setup Setup was easy! We pulled out the old Oppo player and put this one in it's place. We did have to swap out all but the Ethernet cable. The HDMI cable only needs to be swapped out if it's not certified as high speed. Since Oppo includes one in the box we just used the one that came with the player. Since our receiver is HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 certified we went through it. But if you have a situation where you don't have a receiver that supports the latest standards you can use the HDMI 1.4 output on the Oppo to go to the receiver and use the HDMI 2.0 output to go to the TV. This will make it possible for a lot of people to enjoy high quality video and audio without having to buy a new receiver! For our testing we used two TVs. One that was 4K but did not support HDR and another one that did support 4K and HDR. The entire chain is described below: Oppo UDP203 ----> Yamaha RX-850A ---> Vizio 70 inch P-Series UHD TV Oppo UDP203 ---> LG 65UH6150 The Vizio was used for watching HDR content on TVs that don't support HDR and the LG was used for the full experience. BTW, you can find the LG 65UH615A at Costco or Sam's club for about $200 less than the 65UH6150 and from what we can tell they are identical in specs. After everything was connected we updated the firmware which took about 20 minutes. After that we were on our way. The menus are very basic but very functional. There are menus for Music, Photos, Movies, Network, Setup, and Favorites. The only menu we explored however is the network. We were somewhat surprised to see our Plex Server show up. It was a crude implementation but all our content was there. We were able to play some movies but the results weren't very good,. The playback was choppy. This was with a hardwired connection as well. Since that wasn't our main purpose of the review we got a few UHD discs and pushed forward. The Oppo allows you to tweak some video parameters. For our review we did not touch any of them. In fact the TVs were also left in their respective movie/cinema modes. We felt that this is how most people watch their TVs. If you have a professional calibrate your TVs you can expect even better results than what we experienced. Performance Our evaluation was conducted with The Magnificent 7, Independence Day Resurgence, and Keeping up with the Jones. By the way, buy the UHD version of any movies you plan on watching in the future even if you don't have a UHD player since they all have a Blu-ray option for purchase. First up was watching Blu-rays on the Vizio. For this we went back in our vault and pulled out Blackhawk Down. We were really looking at the night scenes and in particular the scene looking through the night scope. In these cases we were looking at how much detail was present. There would be no way to compare it against an HDR version but we were hoping that we would see more than the Blu-ray. And for this we were surprised. It did look better than the Blu-ray. The black levels were deep but not so deep that you couldn't see detail. You could easily make out details in people's faces and see the sweat and grime from a day of fighting. The night vision shot had clarity and a crispness that seemed to be enhanced by the player. The upconverter in the Oppo is very good. When examined up close we could not see any artifacts like in the old days of upconverting SD to HD. We wouldn't say that it made the picture and more detailed or sharper, but it certainly didn't make it worse. Then we watched Magnificent 7. For this movie the UDP-203 had to go from HDR to SDR on the Vizio. What we saw was very impressive. The movie was sharp and detailed. Colors were natural and warm. With that said, we didn't find the improvement over the Blu-ray really compelling. We felt the same about Independence Day and Keeping Up with the Jones. The audio in all cases sounded like it was at another level. Whether it was Dolby or DTS the audio made the movie. We did experience a few lipsync issues while watching however. We hit pause and then play and it got better. We had to do that about 6 times over the course of five movies. We only experienced this on the Vizio and attribute the issue to the video processing. The LG has a newer processor and did not have this issue. The real test was going to be with a TV that supports HDR. For that, Ara took the UHD player to his condo where he setup his recently purchased LG 65UH6150. Full review of the TV in an upcoming show. There is no receiver in this setup. Braden was not able to view on the LG so the remainder of this section is written in the first person. First up was “Keeping up with the Joneses” Other than the noticeable improvement in detail there wasn't much of an improvement. There were scenes where I could notice more realistic color and shadow details. This is a limitation of the disc not the player or the TV. Which brought us to a revelation. You really need to pay attention to your entire chain to get the most out of HDR. That includes the content. While I felt the Oppo did a great job with the movie, I was let down by the movie itself. But that's OK I knew Magnificent 7 was going to be awesome! Next up was Independence day Resurgence. This was another disc that didn't meet my expectations. There are a lot of dark scenes and HDR should have made a bigger difference. The shadow detail really didn't look better than the Blu-ray. Again this is a limitation of the content. But that's OK I knew Magnificent 7 was going to be awesome! I had high expectations for Magnificent 7. It looked really good on a non-HDR 4K TV after all. The Movie, TV and most importantly the UDP-203 did not disappoint! The detail and color were so lifelike it felt as though I was transported to the wild west. I found myself watching the detail at times and not the movie. It felt like I was being introduced to HDTV for the first time. Skin tones were the most natural I have ever seen. The beard/stubble on Chris Pratt's face was so detailed I felt that he looked too groomed for the wild west. The detail in the dark scenes were more pronounced than on the Vizio. In fact the blacks seemed almost plasma like. The war paint on Red Harvest's face looked so good, again, it was almost too good! There were no visible artifacts that I could see even when I got up very close to the screen. This is why you want to upgrade your HDTV and Blu-ray player. Odds and Ends Load Times are very good. Nothing like the first Blu-rays. In general we were up on screen in less that 15 seconds The menus are simple and easy to navigate. Quite honestly you won't be in them very much. The remote has a ton of buttons. Most you will never use. If you have a Harmony or other remote you can reduce it to the essentials. Dolby Vision firmware upgrade is slated for early 2017. To us that mean by tax day. Let's see if Oppo agrees For the audiophiles out there the UDP-203 can pretty much handle any file you throw at it. Multi-channel DSD64/128, as well as 192kHz/24-bit PCM in all the popular formats are supported. HDMI Input so external devices can take advantage of the UDP-203's audio and video processing. Conclusion If you have upgraded your HDTV to a UHD set that supports HDR you would be committing a crime if you didn't upgrade your Blu-ray player. There are a few options out there and while the Oppo costs a little more you get so much more. The best audio playback support of any UHD player on the market today, coupled with ability upconvert to 4K video streamed over your local network or played through the USB and HDMI inputs makes the UDP-203 the most capable UHD player available at any price. Support for Dolby Vision via a firmware upgrade makes this player the only one on the market today that is future proof!
Samsung HW-K450 Soundbar Review Braden recently upgraded some of the gear in his loft because his boys were demanding a 4k television. There's something to be said about raising a new generation of home theater enthusiasts, especially when they can help you gang up on the finance committee. They were approved for the purchase of a Vizio E70u-d3, but since we've already reviewed the Vizio P702ui-B3, we'll skip the TV review and talk about what the boys decided to buy to upgrade sound in their loft, the Samsung HW-K450 Soundbar. About the Soundbar Despite the higher quoted MSRP, you can pick up the Samsung HW-K450 for just under $200 pretty much anywhere it is sold, including Amazon or even direct from Samsung. Prime shipping will save you some money and get it to you faster, unless you head out and pick it up (for the same price coincidently) from Best Buy or another brick and mortar retailer. At $200, we knew it wasn't going to blow us away, but when you're already $1600 in on the TV, you don't want to push your luck. And the Samsung does have a few features that made it a better choice than similar priced models from other models from other manufacturers. The spec sheets lists the features as: 300W nominal output power for dynamic sound. Wireless subwoofer for powerful bass. Dolby Digital decoder reproduces multichannel audio to deliver a cinematic audio experience. Sleek appearance fits seamlessly along most HDTVs for a streamlined look. Includes HDMI input and output Built-in Bluetooth makes it easy to enjoy tracks from on a compatible Bluetooth-enabled device. Supports a variety of file formats including WAV, WMA, AAC, MP3, FLAC and OGG, so you can enjoy your favorite media. Wall-mountable with the included bracket. Setup If you aren't wall mounting the HW-K450, setup is a breeze. The soundbar is small enough to sit below many TVs; we have it sitting on the table below the Vizio and it doesn't interfere with the picture at all. You plug it into power, add the cables you need for sound from your various devices, and that's it. Then you plug the wireless subwoofer into the wall somewhere and when they start up, they locate each other and pair automatically. This all happened for us without issue and we had the soundbar in service in about 5 minutes. If you want to mount the Soudbar to the wall, you can using the included wall mount brackets. However, the soundbar doesn't include the screws or drywall anchors needed to secure the brackets to your wall, so you'll need to make a quick run to your local home improvement or hardware store for those. We didn't wall mount ours, but it is pretty small and light, so we wouldn't anticipate any issues hanging it above or below your wall mounted TV. Just a couple screws and you're set. Performance and Use We know what you're thinking: you bought a Samsung for audio? What were you thinking? Samsung isn't exactly world renowned for audio gear and sound quality. While that is true, we were pleasantly surprised by how much better it sounded than just using the TV. Audio had much more punch and we could get much higher volumes without the audio distorting or everything blending together into one big mush of sound. For music, it probably wouldn't delight your ears, but for television and movies it does a really solid job. Without the included subwoofer, it would have been pretty lackluster. The sub certainly adds the boom you need to feel the experience of an action movie. There were times when watching high action movies that the dialog could get lost in the rest of the action. This happens with a lot of lower end audio gear, not just soundbars. Delivering crisp dialog even among a mess of other noise and sound effects isn't easy to do. And as most have probably experienced, simply increasing the volume doesn't solve the problem. While we don't think the Samsung HW-K450 is the best audio solution out there, or even the best soundbar out there, it actually does sound really good and makes movie watching better for sure. While Samsung talks about a feature called Surround Sound Expansion, saying it “delivers more realistic and immersive audio experience that feels like it's coming right out of your TV”. We didn't get any sort of surround sound at all. The sound coming from the front of the room was great. To say we heard anything to the side or behind us would be a stretch. To solve that, Samsung offers the optional SWA-8000S Wireless Surround Kit for $130. It includes a little wireless surround sound amp and two speakers so you can truly have sound all around you. The unit includes Bluetooth so you can stream audio to it from your smartphone or tablet. Like we already said, it isn't a super impressive device for music, but if you're starting with compressed audio and running it over bluetooth, you don't really need much. When we tested it out, we'd get the occasional hiccup in the music, most likely due to interference from the Bluetooth subwoofer, but perhaps from other interference in the house. It didn't bother us too much, but if you plan to use your soundbar for a lot of bluetooth audio, it could be a deal breaker. The one feature that pushed the HW-K450 over the top for us was the presence of HDMI, more specifically HDMI output and passthru. It's odd that many soundbars on the market today don't include an HDMI input, but that is slowly changing. However, HDMI output and passthru, especially in the $200 price range is pretty rare. The HW-K450 will pass 3D and 1080p thru to your TV, but not 4K. So we admit it isn't a perfect match for a 4K television, but the HDMI passthru makes setup and installation much simpler. Simpler, in fact, than we were even expecting due to the support for ARC (Audio Return Channel). In our setup we connected the Cable Box to the Soundbar with HDMI, then ran the HDMI output from the Soundbar to the TV. We also connected an Amazon Fire TV box to the Soundbar with an optical audio cable and ran another HDMI directly to the TV. It turns out the optical audio cable was unnecessary. The TV discovered that the soundbar supported ARC and used the established HDMI connection instead. We could potentially remove the HDMI cable from the Soundbar input and run it straight to the TV, using ARC from the TV for all inputs to the soundbar. This would mean we'd never have to change inputs on the Soundbar, just on the TV, making setup and use super easy. In addition to ARC, the soundbar supports HDMI-CEC, so it will turn on when you turn on your TV and turn off when you turn off the TV. It also allows you to control volume with your TV remote. So if you don't have a universal remote, the TV remote essentially becomes one. That was a pretty cool surprise (we should have known had we thought about it). Conclusion At $200 you don't expect the Samsung HK-450 to blow you away, but for us, we really enjoyed the audio experience, especially for TV and movies. The included subwoofer is a great touch and the inclusion of HDMI is stellar. If you have more money, there are better options out there. If you're on a budget, the Samsung is great. And if you're scared about what the finance committee is going to do to you when they find out how much you spent, the HK-450 is perfect.
La nouvelle Apple TV vaut-elle le coup ou est-ce encore une grosse opération marketing de la marque à la pomme ? Dans cet épisode nous parlons aussi de la déferlante de blockbusters dans le monde du jeux-vidéo en cette période des fêtes. Nous livrons aussi un avis de "professionnel" sur les jeux à ne pas louper. Liens et Notes du podcast : Apple TV : Acheter la nouvelle Apple TV Google Chromecast HDMI CEC Jeux sur Apple TV: Shadowmatic Rayman Apple TV Vainglory Modern Combat 5 : Blackout Publicité Game Of Wars Nexus Player Trailers des jeux du moment : Halo 5 Destiny The Taken King COD Black Ops III Starcraft II : Legacy of the Void Overwatch WoW Legion MOBA Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Notre liste officielle pour Noël : Rise of the Tomb Raider Star Wars Battlefront Fallout 4 Super Mario Maker Wii U Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone Mirroring de porc Suivez-nous sur Twitter Abonnez-vous sur iTunes
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Materials Available here: https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2023/DEF%20CON%2023%20presentations/DEFCON-23-Joshua-Smith-High-Def-Fuzzing-Exploitation-Over-HDMI-CEC-UPDATED.pdf High-Def Fuzzing: Exploring Vulnerabilities in HDMI-CEC Joshua Smith Senior Security Researcher, HP Zero Day Initiative The HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) standard has gained extensive market penetration. Nearly every piece of modern home theater equipment has HDMI support and most modern mobile devices actually have HDMI-capable outputs, though it may not be obvious. Lurking inside most modern HDMI-compatible devices is something called HDMI-CEC, or Consumer Electronics Control. This is the functionality that allows a media device to, for example, turn on your TV and change the TV’s input. That doesn’t sound interesting, but as we'll see in this presentation, there are some very surprising things an attacker can do by exploiting CEC software implementations. Then there's something called HEC or HDMI Ethernet Connection, which allows devices to establish an Ethernet connection of up to 100Mbit/s over their HDMI connections (newer HDMI standards raise the speed to 1Gbit/s). Don't think your mobile phone implements CEC? You might be wrong. Most modern Android-based phones and tablets have a Slimport(r) connection that supports HDMI-CEC. Ever heard of MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link)? Think Samsung and HTC (among other) mobile devices, and many JVC, Kenwood, Panasonic, and Sony car stereos – as many as 750 million devices in the world so far. Guess what? MHL supports HDMI-CEC as well. Let's explore, and own, this attack space. Kernelsmith is senior vulnerability researcher with Hewlett-Packard Security Research (HPSR). In this role, he analyzes and performs root-cause analysis on hundreds of vulnerabilities submitted to the Zero-Day Initiative (ZDI) program, which represents the world’s largest vendor-agnostic bug bounty program. His focus includes analyzing and performing root-cause analysis on hundreds of zero-day vulnerabilities submitted by ZDI researchers from around the world. Joshua is also a developer for the Metasploit Framework and has spoken at a few conferences and holds a few certifications. Prior to joining HP, Smith served in the U.S. Air Force in various roles including as an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Crew Commander and Instructor, but more relevantly as a penetration tester for the 92d Information Warfare Aggressor Squadron. Post-military, he became a security engineer at the John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, where he began contributing to the Metasploit Framework. Smith performed research into weapons systems vulnerabilities as well as evasion and obfuscation techniques to add depth and realism to security device tests. Smith received a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.A. in Management of Information Systems from the University of Great Falls. Smith was drawn to ZDI for the chance to work with a world-wide network of security researchers while continuing his own vulnerability research. When not researching software vulnerabilities, Josh enjoys raising his two young hackers-to-be and watching sci-fi since he can't play sports anymore (there's no tread left on his knees). Twitter: @kernelsmith, @thezdi
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