Welcome to the third installment of AV After Dark. Tom had childcare issues this week so we have this for you instead of a normal Tom/Dina offering. This time they guys discuss the Olympics and how it differs from market to market. What sport are Ara and Tom fans of? You’ll never guess (or maybe you will). Is there a future for OLED? What is Hulu doing right, what are they doing wrong? What about Netflix? They guys weigh in. Panasonic black levels are addressed as are recommendations for displays. Ara went to Mecca… we mean Macworld. Thanks for listening. You can find the HT Guys at their website and AV Rant right here. We really enjoy these collaborations and hope you do too. Thanks to listener Ted for both the Intro and Outro music. Check out more of his work at www.thesysmusic.com. To see our (mostly) complete collection of show videos, click here. Click here to get the HT Guys iPhone app, and here for the AV Rant version.. Read more…
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Dina is back and Tom has two weeks of topics saved up. More from Wooooomack. Jeremy has a question about his lights. A new 3D display coming out that doesn’t need glasses. The Panasonic black level controversy. Netflix gets surround sound. Tom reveals something about the iPad that you may not believe. John suggests an iPhone app (note – Tom was wrong, it works like a touchpad, not a mouse). Johnathan wants to know why sources have different volumes. The Ritmo – training your baby to love compressed music. Thanks for listening and don’t forget to vote for us at Podcast Alley. To see our (mostly) complete collection of show videos, click here. To get our iPhone app, visit the iTunes store. Read more…
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I received this response from one of our listeners to our most recent podcast on MP3s. Thank you Harold from Austria for your insightful email.
As a loyal listener as well as professional audio engineer I feel the need to respond to your podcast about MP3 in general and the idea of “hearing the difference” between uncompressed and MP3 audio.
Short story: Although I have no doubt that the fellow studio guy did a great job of producing theses files, it does prove NOTHING but instead your conclusion of this is what mp3 is missing is highly misleading! Read more…
Remember Austin and his MP3 deletion research? Well, he’s on the podcast this week and you aren’t going to want to miss it. We break down Austin’s background, his work with Studio B, Ltd. in Omaha (for all your voice-over needs look him up), and his system. What is MP3 exactly? What does it do and why? Austin fills us in. On top of that you’ll be surprised to hear what you are missing. For the complete audio files including the unadulterated music, the encoded files, and the deletion files, download the zip (warning, LARGE file). Oh and there is no video this week because, in spite of the marketing claims, Macs don’t always “just work.”
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Lots of listener questions again this week (some are repeats but that’s OK, Tom doesn’t mind hearing himself talk). A poster over at Audioholics confirms plasma burn-in. Dina is shocked. John has a question about Skype vs. ooVoo, Juan has a question about subs <$400, and Richard thinks Tom (and you) should stop crying about Blu-ray prices. John Sunier on the podcast? Maybe (check out the link to AV Rant at the bottom of this page). Womack has a question and a comment – Tom and Dina fall all over themselves answering. Hulu for money? What’s the deal with LED TVs? Tom breaks it down for you. Check out Ink if you haven’t already. Thanks for listening and don’t forget to vote for us at Podcast Alley. To see our (mostly) complete collection of show videos, click here. To get our iPhone app, visit the iTunes store. Read more…
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