AV Rant #947: You’re Gonna Be a Magnetar
It’s our final episode of 2024! And unexpectedly, Lee Overstreet joins Rob H as Tom was forced to be away with the flu. It wasn’t the plan. But we answer lots of questions, since we’re taking next week off for Christmas!
LG has discontinued all of their Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray players. Apple will release their own WiFi+Bluetooth chip next year, and a new Apple TV 4K will be one of the first devices to get it. And a new HDMI 2.2 spec will be announced at CES in January.
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00:00:00 – Intro
Tom is away sick. So we catch up with Lee Overstreet.
00:06:13 – What We Watched
Lee has been watching Another Life on Netflix. Rob watched Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.
00:19:21 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are our 133 Patreon Patrons, including Daniel, as well as: Brandon for offering another AV Receiver to Tom; Dan for saying he’ll send Rob something made from the same Apple Wood tree as Tom’s cheese board; and, Infinite Gary for sending more movie codes to Tom.
We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: John, Trevor, Infinite Gary, Brandon, Jeremy, Mark, Julian, Joe Klusnick, Daniel, Henry, Curtis, and Will. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen! And Merry Christmas!
In the news:
00:27:12 – News: LG Discontinues Disc Players
No more Blu-ray or Ultra HD Blu-ray players from LG: https://tinyurl.com/m74metcp
00:31:02 – News: New Apple TV 4K in 2025
Apple’s own Proxima WiFi+Bluetooth chip is set to first appear in a new Apple TV 4K next year: https://tinyurl.com/48x8tmzb
00:32:34 – News: HDMI 2.2 Coming at CES 2025
A new, higher bandwidth HDMI spec and a new category of cables will be announced next month: https://tinyurl.com/yc88zf7h
Comments:
00:36:23 – Comment: Joe – Gonna Try 16:9
Thanks to the big haul of gear he bought, he’s going to find out if he likes having a screen that’s every bit as wide as his 2.35:1 screen, but also taller.
00:40:22 – Comment: Alan – Dual Sonos Amp Correction
Using two Sonos Amps together doesn’t split the bass.
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