AV Rant #913: Hisense/Samsung Beef
Apple’s newest iPad Pro models feature Tandem OLED screens with 1,000 nit full-screen brightness. Hisense goes straight after Samsung’s The Frame with their new CanvasTV. Hisense also slots their new U9N Series between their U8N and UX. Disney+, Hulu & Max will form a streaming bundle.
Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBqjrG
00:00:00 – Intro
00:03:53 – What We Watched
Rob watched The Northman, and You Were Never Really Here. Tom rewatched The Good Place.
00:24:14 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are Tyler for his PayPal donation, plus our 133 Patreon Patrons, including Toke.
We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Karl, Toke, and Bertrand. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!
In the news:
00:27:39 – News: iPad Pro Tandem OLED
New dual layer OLED screens with 1,000 nits full-screen brightness hint at potential advancements for TVs: https://tinyurl.com/4pppzhm6
– Why 11″ iPad Pros might be in short supply: https://tinyurl.com/3bbyfyfh
00:36:35 – News: Hisense CanvasTV
Hisense aims straight for Samsung’s The Frame with lower prices, and what seems like a better actual TV: https://tinyurl.com/vc8wy382
00:40:36 – News: Hisense U9N
With over 5,000 local-dimming zones and 5,000 nits peak brightness, the U9N slots in between the U8N and UX Series: https://tinyurl.com/4jh8zsrt
00:44:10 – News: Disney+ Hulu & Max Bundle
Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are teaming up for a new streaming bundle: https://tinyurl.com/2wn97dcn
Comments:
00:47:00 – Comment: James – Favorite Theaters in LA
James’ suggestions for the best theaters to visit if you come to LA.
QUESTIONS:
00:49:15 – Mike: How Long Before Calibrating Laser Projector?
How many hours of use should you put on a new laser projector before doing a full calibration?
– Calman Home + C6 HDR Bundle: https://tinyurl.com/2w8vswfc
00:55:13 – Shawn: Gaming Headphones
Wired and wireless gaming headset suggestions.
– https://avgadgets.com/why-you-shouldnt-use-bluetooth-headphones-for-gaming/
– Sennheiser EPOS Game One: https://tinyurl.com/mu7s624b
– Drop + Sennheiser PC38X: https://tinyurl.com/cpw7py9f
– Audeze Maxwell Wireless: https://tinyurl.com/35ea2tfa
– HyperX Cloud III Wireless: https://tinyurl.com/yr39cws5
01:05:35 – Chris H: More HDMI-CEC Issues
Getting a Roku Voice Remote working with an AVR. Denon on-screen display with 4K HDR signals. Proper black levels from an Apple TV 4K connected to a PC monitor.
01:18:56 – Dazz: Home Office Headphones
Open-back headphones and background music speaker suggestions.
– https://avgadgets.com/soundcore-motion-x600-portable-speaker-review/
– Sennheiser HD599: https://tinyurl.com/ycx85dpz
– Sennheiser HD 560S: https://tinyurl.com/24e45w6x
– Fosi DA2120A USB 2-ch Amp: https://tinyurl.com/3h3ctat8
01:29:29 – Chris M: A-B Comparing Towers to Bookshelves
If you replace your floor-level speakers, should you also replace your overheads? And can you have a fair A-B comparison between Tower and Bookshelf speakers?
01:39:03 – Henry: The Future of Movie Collection
Does he honestly just have to get a Kaleidescape at this point? What’s a collector who cares about quality to do?
– UHD Libredrives (scroll down to Pre-Flashed Drive Sellers if you don’t want to deal with the whole process yourself): https://tinyurl.com/3rwns6ce
– How to Make a 1:1 Disc Backup (no MKV conversion): https://tinyurl.com/n7t9d38m
– Zidoo Z9X Pro: https://tinyurl.com/mvyjm8cj
01:51:19 – Toke: Sub Mod & Sub Distances
Toke shares his successful DIY on-wall subwoofer modification. And should your seating distance from your sub(s) factor into your buying decision?
– AVForums Subwoofer Output Capability Chart: https://tinyurl.com/234tjkpe
– https://avgadgets.com/i-want-a-subwoofer-that-will-pressurize-my-room-a-clear-definition/
02:00:42 – Beau: Binding Post Auto Switching Explained
Why do some AV Receivers let you plug in more speakers than the AVR can amplify? And how does the speaker binding post auto-switching work?
– https://avgadgets.com/why-are-there-extra-speaker-outputs-on-the-back-of-my-av-receiver/
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