Lee Overstreet is our guest co-host this week while Tom is away on vacation. And it’s your last chance to join our Patreon before we randomly select one Patron next week to receive an open box UMIK-1 and SPL Meter.

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00:00:00 – Intro
Catching up a little with Lee. Rob started watching Season 2 of Star Trek: Picard. And Lee started a couple of Netflix series, which we think are probably Archive81 and The Silent Sea.

00:07:04 – Listeners of the Week
Our Listeners of the Week are Todd for his PayPal donation, plus our 142 Patreon Patrons, including Nathan and Bertrand, as well as Todd again, and his employer, for donating to the Save the Children charity for Ukraine in the podcast’s name, and Karl for talking us up to Audio Advice and Origin HiFi.
We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Jonathan, Gurinder, Nick, Todd, Augie, Art, Dave, Nathan, Bertrand, and Jason. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

00:12:39 – Giveaway!
James “House of Cards” is providing an open box UMIK-1 and SPL Meter for us to give away to one of our Patreon Patrons. And we’ll randomly select the name next week!

In the news:

00:14:32 – News: Samsung S95B QD-OLEDs
Fresh links and info, since we pre-recorded.
– https://youtu.be/d93F5xr45aY
– Amazon listing: https://is.gd/ZcFcol

00:16:21 – News: Warner Bros Discovery merge streaming
HBO Max and Discovery+ will first bundle, and then merge: https://is.gd/1I89oY

Comments:

00:18:11 – Comment: Augie – iPhone as Apple TV Remote
A correction that you can use a Siri Remote and an iPhone or Apple Watch simultaneously to control an Apple TV.

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Ads on Disney+, and new parental controls thanks to Netflix’ Marvel TV shows. Reavon released the universal disc player their fans asked for. And Tom toughs it out with a bad back, no punches pulled!

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00:00:00 – Intro
No quick movie review from Rob this week, but Tom watched Always Be My Maybe. And if you want to see some sad, sad people with a bit of pro wrestling as the backdrop, Heels on Starz might be your thing.

00:07:43 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are John for his PayPal donation, plus our 140 Patreon Patrons, as well as Carl and Curt who both checkmarked the AV Rant Podcast box when letting SVS know where they heard about their subwoofers!
Thanks also to Dean for sending Tom some photos with permission to use them on https://avgadgets.com/
And we appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Billy, Carl, Josh, Dean, and Allen. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

00:14:24 – Giveaway
Want a chance to get an open box UMIK-1 and SPL Meter for as little as $1? Then sign up at https://www.patreon.com/avrantpodcast . We’ll be selecting the name of one of our Patrons during Episode #800!

In the news:

00:15:17 – News: Reavon UBR-X110 Universal Disc Player
For $1,000, it can play every type of disc, except HD DVD: https://is.gd/BR2mal
– Zappiti Store: https://is.gd/3VL2A2

00:17:40 – News: Netflix Marvel shows come to Disney+
New parental controls will be added: https://is.gd/OYnUzq

00:20:24 – News: Disney+ ad tier coming
In their bid to gain subscribers, a lower-cost, ad-supported tier will be introduced: https://is.gd/gvqfzm

Comments:

00:22:20 – Comment: Daniel – BOBOVR Oculus Quest Active Cooling
Swap out the face cushion and gain active cooling: https://is.gd/YQgVuy

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Wanna get a UMIK-1 and an SPL meter for as little as $1? Listen for the details of our giveaway!
Sony’s promised VRR update has finally arrived for their TVs, and they also unveiled the PS VR2 headset. We talk a lot about remotes this week. And a fast one is pulled; you’ll have to stick around until the end to find out what that means.

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00:00:00 – Intro

Didn’t watch a movie this week. But Rob gives a thumbs up for Star Trek: Prodigy. And Tom’s watching After Life.

00:07:18 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are our 141 Patreon Patrons, including Todd.
We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Todd, Eric, Jack, Gurinder, and Scott. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

00:11:27 – Giveaway!

James “House of Cards” is providing an open box UMIK-1 and SPL Meter. We’ll randomly select one of our Patreon Patrons during Episode 800 to receive them. Head over to https://www.patreon.com/avrantpodcast to sign up, if you haven’t already!

In the news:

00:13:33 – News: PlayStation VR2 Headset
Sony unveiled the design: https://is.gd/4MHtcM

00:17:52 – News: Sony TVs get VRR
Finally: https://is.gd/3qkwCA

Comments:

00:19:16 – Comment: Allen – SVS Prime Elevations
He took our advice and is happy with the results!

00:19:50 – Comment: Clara – MKV Merge
Clara tells us how to make clips from MKV backups that retain full audio and video quality, plus an easy way to play them back automatically in your desired order with Plex.
– https://mkvtoolnix.download/

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Sound United bought by a medical company. Samsung’s first QD-Display model. And lots of suggestions to save money and not buy things this week. Just raining on so many parades.

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00:00:00 – Intro

Having fun with our quick movie reviews. This week, Rob watched Dune…part 1 of it, anyway. And Tom caught up on Don’t Look Up.

00:08:49 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are our 140 Patreon Patrons, including Will and Daniel, as well as Will for alerting us about the “Podcast Archives” strangeness on iTunes, and Brandon for sending Tom some Movies Anywhere codes.
We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Dan, Gurinder, Michael, Rohan, Brandon, J. Karl, Jeremy, and Martin. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

00:14:37 – Giveaway
James “House of Cards” is providing an open box UMIK-1 and SPL Meter for us to give away. We’ve decided we’ll randomly select the recipient from our list of Patreon Patrons. So if you’d like the chance, sign up for as little as $1: https://www.patreon.com/avrantpodcast

In the news:

00:15:38 – News: Masimo buys Sound United
Via Infinite Gary – Masimo, a medical company, has agreed to buy all of Sound United: https://is.gd/LFGyCF

00:19:07 – News: Go Ahead and Update your NVidia Shield
Experience Upgrade 9.0.1 fixes the bugs: https://is.gd/Gg1wEQ

00:20:42 – News: 1st Samsung QD-Display
34-inch Samsung G8QNB ultrawide QD-OLED monitor: https://is.gd/eKRt1R

Comments:

00:22:24 – Comment: Brian – We Nailed It!
Set your Apple TV 4K to output 4K SDR by default.

00:23:24 – Comment: Dazz – Cheap Decoupling
Kids’ playroom floor mats do the trick beneath a subwoofer.

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It’s a bittersweet farewell from a long-time listener. But he didn’t want to leave without giving something back. So send us your suggestions for how we should give away an open box UMIK-1 and an SPL meter.
Then we dig into QD-OLED prices, Epson’s 4K Laser projector, and MoviePass 2.0 tracking your face to make sure you’re watching their ads. Plus a whole bunch of questions answered!

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00:00:00 – Intro & Listeners of the Week

No movie review this week, but some quick takes on recent streaming TV shows.

Our Listeners of the Week are Joseph, Aras, and John for they PayPal donations, plus our 136 Patreon Patrons, including Martin and J. Karl.
Thanks also to Nelson and Joseph for sending photos with permission to use them on https://avgadgets.com/
And we appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Billy, Luke, Gurinder, Julian, Martin, Joseph, J. Karl, and Aras. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

00:12:43 – Giveaway & Goodbye

James “House of Cards” is making some big life changes. He’s bidding us adieu, but donating his open box UMIK-1 and an SPL meter for us to giveaway.

In the news:

00:20:05 – News: QD-OLED Prices
Alienwear’s 34″ monitor is official: https://is.gd/mYLEGE
Sony’s A95K took some sleuthing: https://is.gd/trJT1K

00:21:32 – News: Epson Pro Cinema LS12000
4K/120 & Laser projector for $5,000: https://is.gd/ItnFIT

00:28:11 – News: MoviePass 2.0
Coming this summer. No more all-you-can-eat. Earn credits by watching ads with your face being tracked: https://is.gd/p9LWft

Comments:

00:30:31 – Comment: Nelson – APC Pure Sine Wave
An oscilloscope shows the output of an APC “Gaming Performance” UPS.

00:31:14 – Comment: Nathan: HD Fury Conversion
A reminder that only the Diva does HDR to SDR conversion.

00:34:00 – Comment: Paul – Salamander Designs
They’re expensive, but worth it.

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