Lee Overstreet makes his first appearance in 2024! SVS is clearing out their Ultra Series speakers at discounted prices. Plex will launch their own Movies & TV online store within a month. WWE pro wrestling is moving Monday Night Raw to Netflix, and outside of the US, all of its other programming too.

Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBcxpo

00:00:00 – Intro

00:07:29 – What We Watched

Lee watched Silo, and For All Mankind – both on Apple TV+. Rob watched Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, and The Neon Demon.

00:23:53 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are our 133 Patreon Patrons, as well as Aaron for yet another set of Canadian movie codes for Rob to test.

Thanks also to Jay for giving Tom permission to use his photos on https://avgadgets.com/

And we appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Jay, Aaron, Sasi, Gurinder, Stan, Jeff, and Greg. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:27:02 – News: SVS Ultra Series Closeout Sale

No surprise, Ultra Series speakers are all discounted on clearance: http://tinyurl.com/49eb55t6

00:29:32 – News: Plex Movies & TV Store

Planned launch in February so you can rent & “buy” shows directly from Plex: http://tinyurl.com/3hswmee5

00:36:50 – News: WWE Moves to Netflix

Monday Night Raw will be live on Netflix for the next 5, 10 or 20 years (depending on how things go) in a $5 billion deal: http://tinyurl.com/4bys73jw

QUESTIONS:

00:42:30 – Sasi: Blind Comparison & Bright Projector

Pitfalls of trying to do an A-B comparison of two different room correction programs. Using a large venue projector in your theater. Ambient light rejecting screens for standard throw projectors. Making HDR look better on projectors.

– Projector Central ALR Screen Comparison: http://tinyurl.com/m62vtnsd

– Seymour AV Matinee Black Wide: http://tinyurl.com/mr3dp2bu

– Elite Screens Cinegrey 5D: http://tinyurl.com/y4xzxwnf

– JVC NP5: http://tinyurl.com/296deunt

01:08:18 – Jay: When to Worry About Diffusion

An update on his buzzing Outlaw monoblock amp. Confusion about acoustic treatment best practices. Making inexpensive panels.

01:23:30 – Eric: DTS:X on Disney+

A report on a Disney+ demo using DTS:X for its IMAX Enhanced titles implies improved sound. Will it be a game changer? http://tinyurl.com/4u3n9pk6

01:27:54 – Infinite Gary: Collapsing to Mono

When the desired listening mode doesn’t exist, can physically disconnecting some speakers create the same effect?

01:31:53 – Alex: 10 Years Later

Getting back into home theater after 10 years means new speaker and AVR recommendations.

– Elac Debut 2.0 Bookshelf Speakers: http://tinyurl.com/4bxbc8va & http://tinyurl.com/kaaxv568

– Denon X2800H from A4L: http://tinyurl.com/57pad6c3

01:41:27 – Martin: LG G3 Buyer’s Remorse?

Did he detect some regret in Rob’s voice after buying a 77-inch LG G3 OLED to get MLA? Should he have gotten an 83-inch C3 instead?

01:47:06 – Brandon: Metal Grills Needed

We still like our Aperion Theatrus in-wall speaker suggestion, and we have potential solutions for putting one in a high-touch location. Lee comes in clutch with the best idea right at the end!

01:55:28 – Stan: 100″ TV Disposal

The excitement about affordable 100″ TVs is all well and good, but what are we gonna do when it’s time to get rid of one?

01:59:14 – Jonathan: Streaming Sports Delay

Is there any way to make a streaming sports feed less delayed vs the satellite TV feed?

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