YouTube TV and Disney got into a pretty typical carriage dispute. But now Disney and Fox movies have vanished from Google Play, and Google has stopped participating in Movies Anywhere. LEGO is releasing their first Star Trek set on Black Friday, and since it’s the Enterprise-D with TNG minifigures, Rob has no choice but to try and order it.

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

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:41 – Super Quick World Headlines

00:02:18 – Personal Updates

00:12:46 – What We Watched

Rob watched Late Night with the Devil, and the first 2 episodes of Plur1bus. Tom watched Marvel Zombies.

00:34:02 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are our 124 Patreon Patrons, as well as Infinite Gary for sending Tom a movie code.

We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Bret, Infinite Gary, Mark, Rohan, Kevin, and Jorge – who suggested Ruggable for the sort of rug that Tom is looking for: https://ruggable.com/

Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:37:34 – News: Google & YouTube TV vs. Disney

YouTube TV’s and Disney’s carriage dispute is nothing unusual. But Disney & Fox movies vanishing from the Google Play Store, and Google pulling out of Movies Anywhere all at the same time is something new: https://tinyurl.com/5n7vjxxh

00:44:39 – News: LEGO Star Trek

It’s the first Star Trek set from LEGO: a 3,600-piece Enterprise-D for $400 that Rob must own: https://tinyurl.com/y3ywr3t4

QUESTIONS:

00:46:31 – Patrick: Mysterious Distortion

We discuss the ways in which Patrick will need to troubleshoot in order to figure out which component in his system is responsible for some audible distortion he recently heard for the first time.

00:58:01 – Adam: KVM Multi-view Switch & 120Hz TVs

He wants a pretty specific feature-set in an HDMI KVM switch, and we have a couple of options that might fit the bill. Then we figure out the least expensive TVs that can accept and show 4K/120 signals.

– OREI UKM-401MV: https://tinyurl.com/mr3brz4y

– PERESAL HDMI KVM: https://tinyurl.com/mr55rkeh

01:09:15 – Bret: New AV Receiver

Do we think he can justify a new AV Receiver purchase? If so, which one should he get?

– Denon X3800H from A4L: https://tinyurl.com/ms4zdu65

– Onkyo TX-RZ30 from A4L: https://tinyurl.com/4tum383r

01:16:33 – Sasi: From SVS SB-1000 Pros to SB-3000s?

If Tom is considering SVS SB-2000 Pro subwoofers for his new home theater, shouldn’t he pay just a little bit more to get SB-3000s instead?

– RSL SpeedWoofer 10S MKII: https://rslspeakers.com/products/rsl-speedwoofer-10s-mkii

01:19:51 – Infinite Gary: Pioneer Blu-ray Player Looks Sharper?

After rediscovering a Pioneer Blu-ray player he forgot he owned, why does it instantly look sharper on his projector than his other disc players?

01:24:38 – Mark: Quieting Gamer Voices

He can clearly hear his gamer daughters’ voice chats in other rooms of the house. Is there a simple fix?

– https://www.soundproofingcompany.com/

– https://www.gikacoustics.com/products/pib-vocal-booth-pro

01:38:27 – Nathan: Easy-to-Transport System

We made TV and speaker suggestions to Chad last week. But what about a pair of headphones plus a VR headset?

01:42:58 – Rohan: Getting Ready for Dirac

He found some very good video tutorials already on YouTube, so we share a few articles about Dirac that might help him to prepare for his new Onkyo Receiver.

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

– Onkyo TX-RZ30 Dirac Live: https://tinyurl.com/3bun5rhy

– Crutchfield Beginner’s Guide to Dirac: https://tinyurl.com/nva4ru5m

01:48:00 – Kevin: Many New TVs

His in-laws are getting lots of new TVs. They’re Spectrum Cable subscribers. So which TV brands will natively support the Spectrum App while offering a wide variety of price points that all look good?

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