Our Listeners of the Week are Tyler, Joseph, and Daniel for their donations, as well as our 84 Patreon Patrons, and Fred for talking us up to SVS.
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In the news, via Jason & Ted, Boston University researchers created a sound reflecting acoustic metamaterial: https://www.fastcompany.com/90316833/scientists-have-discovered-a-shape-that-blocks-all-sound-even-your-co-workers; https://newatlas.com/acoustic-metamaterial-blocks-sound-not-air/58818/; via Nathan, JVC and Panasonic are collaborating to optimize HDR on projectors: https://www.soundandvision.com/content/jvc-panasonic-team-optimize-big-screen-hdr; and, Google announced Google Stadia, their streaming game service: https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1553021740 .
Shawn W. recalls Lexicon putting their case over an Oppo player. Tap T. shares more details about Yamaha MusicCast custom installation solutions. And Adam M. recommends Infuse Pro for playing Plex content on Apple TV 4K: https://firecore.com/infuse .
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Our Listeners of the Week are Travis, Mark, Gary, Juan, Jonathan, Steve, Todd, Bastian, Matt F., Matt C., Kris, Yanick, John, Brandon, Peter, and Vincent – all of whom donated to the podcast and were eligible for our giveaway draw of a Philips Hue Starter Kit, kindly provided by James “House of Cards” C. Thank you! Also a big thanks to our 84 Pateron Patrons. And Joe K., who talked us up to Outdoor Speaker Depot when he placed a large order.
Congratulations to Todd, whose name was drawn as the winner of the Philips Hue Starter Kit giveaway!
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In the news, CalMAN Home will release in four separate versions in April for $145. Disney said their Disney+ streaming service will have their entire movie library; no more Disney Vault. Via Karl R., Oregon has the last Blockbuster store in the world. And LG Display announced they’ll be making 48-inch OLED panels.
Joe K. recommends making series wire connections all at one location for better organization and easier future expansion, as well as wishing we’d advocate for buying used gear more often. And Infinite Gary and Bryan W. both shared Dr. Floyd Toole’s write-up about his own “real world” home theater.
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Our Listeners of the Week are Travis, Mark, Gary, and Juan for their donations, as well as our 84 Patreon Patrons.
GIVEAWAY: James C. has kindly offered to give away a Philips Hue 2-Bulb Starter Kit. Donate $5 or more to AV Rant before March 11, 2019. We will randomly select one donor’s name and put you in touch with James. If we receive $200 or more in total donations by March 11, James will also include an Echo Dot.
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In the news, Sony is replacing their professional BVM-X300 OLED mastering monitor with the “Light Modulating Cell Layer” dual LCD BVM-HX310, similar to the Hisense dual LCD consumer TV shown at CES. And the BenQ CinePrime HT3550 is a $1,500 4K DLP projector claiming 95% DCI-P3 color capability.
Nathan D. shared a laugh over the $1,300 RELAXA 530 Anti-vibration platform. Moanis shares his experience importing a Panasonic UB420 Ultra HD Blu-ray player. And Derek F. explains why the NVidia Shield and Apple TV 4K can’t play HDR videos on YouTube.
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Our Listeners of the Week are our 84 Patreon Patrons, and Infinite Gary for talking us up to Philharmonic Audio.
GIVEAWAY: James C. has kindly offered to give away a Philips Hue 2-Bulb Starter Kit. Donate $5 or more to AV Rant before March 11, 2019. We will randomly select one donor’s name and put you in touch with James. If we receive $200 or more in total donations by March 11, James will also include an Echo Dot.
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In the news, Microsoft is adding Dolby Surround Upmixing built into Xbox One consoles.
Matthew H. provided links to the BenQ Direct Online Refurbished Outlet and Epson Clearance Center. Both are great places to find deals on projectors.
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Our Listeners of the Week are Chad, Neil, Chris, and Luke for their donations, as well as our 82 Patreon Patrons, and Mark T. for talking us up to Accessories4Less.
In the news, Samsung won’t be making any more Blu-ray or Ultra HD Blu-ray players. And Panasonic and Samsung showed off their full 2019 TV lineups.
The CEDIA Podcast posted an excellent episode with Dennis Erskine with many useful details about home theater soundproofing and construction. And Aaron C. helps us out with a reminder and correction that the Harmony Hub uses the smaller 2.5mm outputs for its mini IR blasters.
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