Happy New Year!

Glasses-free 3D with eye-tracking is coming to Acer SpatialLabs displays. LG’s 2023 SoundBars take on Samsung’s Q-Symphony with Wow Orchestra. Tom watched good shows. And Rob had a travel adventure.

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

00:00:00 – Intro & What We Watched

Rob’s family had quite the Christmas travel adventure. Tom watched Wednesday, The Addams Family, Andor, and Peripheral.

00:17:44 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are Aras and Eric for their PayPal donations, plus our 137 Patreon Patrons, including Bertrand.

We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Dazz, Karl, Aras, Gurinder, Infinite Gary, Jay, Mark, Dan, Bertrand, and Greg. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:23:27 – News: Acer SpatialLabs 3D Displays

Glasses-free 3D displays with eye-tracking: https://bit.ly/3WQedjI

00:26:21 – News: LG Wow Orchestra SoundBars

LG adds Wow Orchestra to take on Samsung’s Q-Symphony: https://bit.ly/3IaR1bY

Comments:

00:31:31 – Comment: Mark – YouTube App on Apple TV

Resetting video output settings back to default got it working for him.

00:32:48 – Comment: Jay – Random Space Media 3D

Australian disc publisher has 3D Blu-rays unavailable in North America: https://randomspacemedia.com/collections/3d-blu-ray

QUESTIONS:

00:35:12 – Raf: Minus 3 dB Point

What does the -3 dB spec actually mean?

– https://avgadgets.com/what-is-the-3db-point-of-a-speaker-and-why-is-it-important/

00:49:30 – Jay: Easiest Room Correction

Does he need an AV Receiver upgrade? And which room correction program is the easiest to use?

– https://avgadgets.com/i-switched-from-audyssey-to-dirac-and-i-wish-i-hadnt/

– https://avgadgets.com/which-room-correction-program-is-the-best-audyssey-ypao-or-dirac/

01:05:31 – Keshaun: Projector Image Shaking

Further testing of his Chief CMA348 Vibration Isolator reveals only certain bass frequencies cause big image shakes.

01:10:38 – Dazz: Stuck Color Filter & Amp Impedance Specs

What to do about a stuck Epson 5040UB color filter, which picture mode and settings to use, and why it’s ok if your speakers dip lower in impedance than the listed specs for your amplifier.

– Epson 5040UB settings: https://bit.ly/3PVlEUG

01:30:13 – Aras: DIY Speaker Cabinet Gaskets

How to seal DIY speaker cabinets that can’t fit a rubber gasket, and hanging DIY on-wall speakers.

– Museum Putty: https://amzn.to/3C1sj9Z

01:35:09 – John: OTA TV Equipment

Network tuner, antenna, and DVR options.

– HDHomeRun Flex: https://amzn.to/3YRWTN8

– Antennas Direct ClearStream Flex: https://amzn.to/3hWUHDC

– Channels DVR: https://bit.ly/3hWUr7C

01:43:07 – Dan: HDMI Rant Time

How is it that HDMI setup remains complicated, CEC is a mess, long HDMI cables are still tricky, and what’s he supposed to do with Denon’s SPK618 adapter?

– https://www.denon.com/en-us/hdmiadapter

01:58:02 – Bertrand: Streaming Bitrates & Aiming Atmos

How to view streaming bitrates on an Apple TV 4K. Why we say to aim Atmos speakers straight down. And how his MacBook Pro’s built-in speakers sound so good.

– https://www.howtogeek.com/409201/how-to-unlock-detailed-streaming-statistics-on-the-apple-tv/

– https://avgadgets.com/aimable-tweeters-for-atmos-in-ceiling-speakers-worth-the-extra-money/

– https://avgadgets.com/everything-wrong-with-dolby-speaker-layout-diagrams/

– https://avgadgets.com/qotd-what-is-speaker-phase/

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