It’s the return of Tom! Like, for real. We catch up on his current situation, say lots of thank yous, and answer some home theater and AV questions like we’re almost back to normal. TCL CSOT held their DTC2024 conference and showed off inkjet printed OLED displays that are ready for mass production, and a prototype QDEL display that’s also inkjet printed.

Here is our PayPal link. Anything donated via this link goes directly to Tom and his family: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5A2CNKZ8DY396

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00:00:00 – Welcome Back, Tom!

We catch up on Tom’s current living situation, and express our gratitude for all the support Tom has received from our AV Rant Listeners.

And thanks again to https://www.anker.com/ for providing Tom with a Solix Portable Power Station, GaN Prime Power Banks, and other helpful items following the two hurricanes.

00:16:51 – A Second AVRant Episode This Week!

We’re easing Tom back into things, and we never got to Lee’s and Joe’s final discussion topics before Tom’s return! So keep an eye out for AV Rant #943 later this week for even more home theater & AV questions answered!

00:20:22 – What We Watched

We both watched the first few episodes of the second (and final) season of Arcane: League of Legends on Netflix. And Rob watched Transformers One.

00:45:42 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are Dan and Raf for their PayPal donations, plus our 132 Patreon Patrons, as well as Ryan for offering to send Tom an NHT SC-1 Center speaker and possibly a Mirage Omni S8 Subwoofer. Thanks to Sasi, Vince, Tony, and Raj for the free items that have now been delivered to Tom. Thanks to Greg for talking us up to Ascend Acoustics.

And we appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Mohsen, John, Hector, Tony, Raf, Carlos, David, and Marc. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:54:07 – News: TCL CSOT Inkjet Printed OLED & QDEL

At TCL CSOT’s DTC2024, they showed an inkjet printed OLED that’s ready for mass production, and a prototype QDEL display: https://tinyurl.com/fryjkcbk

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Lee is here to co-host again. And he digs into some of the finer details of converting VHS tapes to digital. 83″ QD-OLEDs are coming in 2025 according to Samsung Displays parts lists. And LG Display has a prototype micro-LED display that can stretch.

Here is our PayPal link. Anything donated via this link goes directly to Tom and his family: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5A2CNKZ8DY396

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00:00:00 – Intro

Tom has a shipping address! Updates on Lee’s and Rob’s family members.

00:09:52 – Rob Set Up a Small TV & Sofabaton X1S

The misadventures of setting up an Insignia TV with Amazon Fire TV built-in for Rob’s aunt, and a Sofabaton X1S universal Hub-based remote for AVRant Listener Paul.

00:23:17 – Thanks Again to Anker

Thanks, once again, to https://www.anker.com/ for providing Tom with a Solix Portable Power Station, GaN Prime Power Banks, and other helpful items following the two hurricanes.

00:26:15 – What We Watched

Lee watched the first half of Oppenheimer. Rob watched The Penguin season finale, and Oddity, thanks to David’s recommendation.

00:39:15 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are: Allen, Donald, and Adriano for their PayPal donations, plus our 132 Patreon Patrons, as well as: Tony for offering Tom a Def Tech CS-9080 Center speaker; and, Nathan for offering Tom a pair of Triad Bronze in-wall speakers with backer boxes.

We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Dazz, Kris, Gurinder, Joe, Tony, Brandon, Jorge, Vince, Sasi, Andrew, and Ilango. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:44:44 – News: 83″ Samsung QD-OLED in 2025

Listings in Samsung’s parts database revealed that 83″ QD-OLED TV models are coming in 2025. You’ll want to check the model number to make sure you’re not getting a WOLED panel by mistake: https://tinyurl.com/3vxp22nd

00:49:01 – News: Micro-LED Display That Can Stretch

LD Display has a prototype micro-LED display that can stretch and release from 12 inches to 18 inches and back over 10,000 times: https://tinyurl.com/2ev7262h

Comments:

00:50:48 – Comment: Karl – The Equipment Room

A converted hotel space in Austin, Texas has amazing acoustics and a selection of hi-end stereo gear: https://equipmentroom.com/

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Lee Overstreet is back. Thanks to Joe Klusnick for guest co-hosting last week. Rob & Lee both appeared on DJ’s Bright Side Home Theater Podcast 25 Hours of Home Theater marathon to raise funds for Movember. RBH added a 555-iw/r on-wall speaker model to their Impression Series. And Netflix is removing almost all of their Interactive Specials.

Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBQS6a

00:00:00 – Intro & 25 Hours of Home Theater

DJ’s Bright Side 25 Hours of Home Theater to raise funds for Movember Podcast:

Rob’s appearance: https://tinyurl.com/3pvc9yrx

Lee’s appearance: https://tinyurl.com/4dm84msa

And our continued gratitude to https://www.anker.com/ for helping Tom after the two hurricanes. They sent him a Solix Portable Power Station, GaN Prime Power Banks, various cables & adapters, and whatever else he asked for. So thank you, Anker!

00:14:18 – What We Watched

Lee didn’t watch anything of note, but he does prompt a quick discussion about OLED burn-in.

Rob watched The Penguin Ep. 7, The Substance, and Drive-Away Dolls.

00:36:08 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are Jason S, Richard B, Karl R, Andrew H, and Gregory H for their PayPal donations that are all going to help Tom and his family. Also, our 132 Patreon Patrons, as well as John T & Infinite Gary for sending movie codes to Tom, Aaron for sending a movie code to Rob, John O for offering several items to Tom, and Nathan for offering a pair of Triad Bronze speakers to Tom.

We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: John T, Mike H, Sasi, Gurinder, J. Karl, Kevin, Karl, Aaron, Paul, and Nelson. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

– That rock climbing gym bathroom Karl mentioned to us. Be warned: you cannot unsee what you’ll see if you click: https://tinyurl.com/zpjywxj5

In the news:

00:43:06 – News: RBH Impression 555-iw/r On-Walls

Via Sasi – The newest and largest RBH Impression Series On-wall speaker has been added, and it can act as two speakers in one: https://tinyurl.com/mr42sref

00:46:56 – News: Netflix Removing Interactive Specials

Only 4 of Netflix’ choose-your-own-adventure-style Interactive Specials will remain after Dec 1: https://tinyurl.com/469p7h45

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Joe Klusnick co-hosts with Rob H this week. He’s been catching up on spooky movies. And he tells the tale of how he acquired his latest high-end home theater goody! Tom provides a second update on how he and his family are doing. It’s some good news, and some bad news. And the Pathé Palace in Paris converted six of its seven theatres to MicroLED.

Here is our PayPal link. Anything donated via this link goes directly to Tom and his family: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5A2CNKZ8DY396

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00:00:00 – Intro

Welcome back, Joe Klusnick. We’re changing up the order of our segments a little bit this week.

00:02:34 – Tom’s 2nd Update

Find out how Tom and his family are doing. There’s been some good news. There’s been some bad news.

00:48:39 – Tom Answers Tony’s Question!

We figured we can start to ease Tom back into answering home theater & AV questions, right? So last week, Tony wanted to know how Tom feels about Sony’s room correction and 360 Spatial Sound Mapping. And now we can hear it straight from Tom!

01:03:17 – Back to Joe & Rob

Thanks, once again, to https://www.anker.com/ for providing Tom with a Solix Portable Power Station, GaN Prime Power Banks, and other helpful items following the two hurricanes.

01:04:52 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are Steven B, Kerry, and Chris H for their PayPal donations, plus our 133 Patreon Patrons, as well as Greg for offer to send Tom an Emotiva BasX A2m Stereo Flex Amp and/or a Fosi ZA3 amp; and, Infinite Gary for sending Tom a couple more movie codes.

We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Gurinder, Greg, Robert, Miguel, and Karl. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

01:11:49 – News: Pathé Palace Converts to MicroLED

Six out of the seven historic theatres now feature Samsung Onyx MicroLED displays after a 5-year renovation project: https://tinyurl.com/26ved7br

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Lee Overstreet co-hosts, and he watched four movies this week! Alien: Romulus will get a VHS Limited Edition release. Sonos announced their Arc Ultra SoundBar and Sub 4. And the generosity of our AV Rant Listeners has been on full display.

Here is our PayPal link. Anything donated via this link goes directly to Tom and his family: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5A2CNKZ8DY396

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00:00:00 – Intro & Thanks to Anker

We extend our continued gratitude to https://www.anker.com/ for so generously supplying Tom and his family with a Solix Portable Power Station, GaN Prime USB chargers, and whatever else Tom requested and needed in the way of power and charging products following Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

00:08:32 – What We Watched

Lee watched: the documentaries Apollo 13: Survival, and Wham! He also watched the 1950’s sci-fi Destination Moon. And then he watched something more recent: Barbie.

Rob continued watching The Penguin, and absolutely loved Inside Out 2.

00:32:30 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are: Thomas T, Thomas P, John, Gurinder, Steven, Julian, Raf, and Cameron for their PayPal donations, plus our 133 Patreon Patrons, as well as: Infinite Gary for sending Tom a movie code, Raj for sending Tom an Audio-Technica 2100 USB mic + desk arm, Stefan for talking us up to RUIPRO, and Dan for offering to send Tom a whole bunch of items, including a laptop, NAD Receiver, and KEF Q-Series speakers!

We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Infinite Gary, Stefan, Mark, J. Karl, Aras, Bob, Karl, Jefferson, Raj, Tim, Greg, Julian, Tony, and Paul. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:40:09 – News: Alien: Romulus on VHS

To celebrate the 45th anniversary of Alien, the latest movie in the franchise will get a Limited Edition VHS release in December: https://tinyurl.com/mry7mwf4

00:42:33 – News: Sonos Arc Ultra & Sub 4

A direct replacement for the Sub (Gen 3), and a new flagship Atmos SoundBar from Sonos.

– https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/sub-4

– https://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/arc-ultra

Comments:

00:49:20 – Comment: Kevin, Julian & Rob H

We all weigh in with additional ideas for solving Manuel’s DJ Controller setup where he wants to be able to share his SVS subwoofers for mixing and home theater.

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