AV Rant #316: Podcast Booty Call
Rob is back but Liz makes a brief appearance. News on Tom’s absence plus the release date for Bob Moore: Hostile Territory is revealed. Tentatively. This week, Gene reviews the new Status Acoustics Titus 8Ts. Grab your wallet and pull out $50k for your pair. Plus, get some friends to help you move the things. Kaleidescape releases a new Blu-ray bit for bit download service – but only for their products. Rob has hopes to see something similar for mass market consumption. Denon employee wins powerball, vows to keep working. Tom calls BS on that one. Netflix is bringing you content, but at a high cost. Will it be worth it? More importantly, will they have to raise their prices? Amazon has an unlimited service just for kids. Tom is very interested but not enough to buy a new Kindle Fire. Netflix increases resolution by reducing file size. Will better encoding give you what you want? Not if you want surround, apparently. Two tips of the day from Gene – Bass Management and Hot Swapping Speaker Cables. Targeted advertising built in to newest Sony TVs. What’s your take? Pop Secret builds an app to sell popcorn? Thanks for listening. Now, don't forget to:
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Hi Rob,
In terms of trying to buy or build something similar to a Kaleidescape server for playback of Blu-ray quality ISO video files, what are your thoughts on something like the Dune HD Max vs. going with an HTPC? The Dune HD Max is about $600. Of course the server needs to pass lossless audio and for some people 3D.
Henry
Hi, Henry!
I’ll talk about that topic on the next episode of the podcast! I’d like to do a whole bunch of HTPC topics over the next few weeks, so stay tuned! 🙂
Will definitely tune in!