Prototypes of electroluminescent RGB quantum dot (QDEL) displays, and Ultraviolet micro-LED-activated RGB quantum dot (QDUV) displays were spotted back at CES. And AV Gadgets is back, with new articles posted!

Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC1jof

00:00:00 – Intro

It’s hair-cast, baby. Oh, and some world news. And some updates about Tom’s house and property.

Also, Tom hung some acoustic panels on his walls in his rental place, because we understand priorities!

– https://avgadgets.com/gik-acoustics-acoustic-art-panels-no-filler-review/

00:17:07 – AV Gadgets is Back!

Yes! After a forced hiatus, https://avgadgets.com/ is back up and running, with regularly scheduled posts all ready to go for the rest of the month!

00:18:23 – What We Watched

Rob watched the Series finales of Humans, and Star Trek: Lower Decks. Tom started S.2 of The Night Agent.

00:28:51 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are Dane for his PayPal donation, plus our 133 Patreon Patrons, as well as Josh for sending Tom a Paramount+ gift card, John for sending a movie code, and Ken for offering to send Tom some more home theater gear.

We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Jay, Dane, Josh, Justin, Robert, and Sasi. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

– Room EQ Wizard Tutorial: https://avgadgets.com/ultimate-rew-tutorial-taking-measurements/

In the news:

00:32:44 – News: QDEL and QDUV Prototype Displays

Red, green, and blue quantum dots being stimulated either directly by electricity, or by an ultraviolet micro-LED backlight: https://tinyurl.com/469c5c89

Comments:

00:39:01 – Comment: Joe – Featured SVS Theater

Joe has designed and installed several theaters in assisted living buildings, and one of them was features on SVS’ website: https://tinyurl.com/26u6m3vk

00:40:11 – Comment: Dazz – More Thoughts from Teens

Interior designers in love with fireplaces, take note!

00:42:05 – Comment: Terry – Great SVS Service

He was out of warranty, but they helped him for free anyway.

00:43:27 – Comment: Mike – No Burn-in on LG OLED Monitor

People online said he should worry about OLED burn-in, but his LG computer monitor has been totally fine.

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Sony closes their recordable media division. Netflix is raising prices. Masimo names a new CEO. And listening to the teens about audio.

Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBZA2m

00:00:00 – Intro

00:02:08 – What We Watched

Rob watched Star Trek: Section 31

00:17:52 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are David and Eliezer for their PayPal donations, plus our 133 Patreon Patrons, including Niels and Jorge, as well as Infinite Gary for sending Tom a movie code to test.

We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Matt, Gib, Brian, Karl, Niels, Jorge, Max, and Sasi. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:24:41 – News: Sony Ends Recordable Media

No, Blu-ray discs aren’t going away. But recordable Blu-rays from Sony are, as are MiniDiscs: https://tinyurl.com/58fnf8nb

00:27:34 – News: Netflix Price Increases

They, like, really want you to watch ads: https://tinyurl.com/27z5u3s6

00:33:55 – News: New Masimo CEO

Via Will – Just charting the saga until we know the fate of the former Sound United brands: https://tinyurl.com/frxzyumj

Comments:

00:34:39 – Comment: Dazz – Listen to the Teens

Dazz’ informal interviews revealed what teens think about home audio.

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Nintendo Switch 2 is official and will launch in 2025. Sonos’ CEO and CPO are replaced by the former CPO of Quibi. Gentex Corporation is buying VOXX International, which includes Klipsch, Onkyo, and Pioneer. Nakamichi announces an 11.2.6-channel ShockWafe Wireless SoundBar. And RUIPRO has Detachable Fiber Optic HDMI cables for easier installation and futureproofing.

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

00:00:00 – Intro

00:06:16 – What We Watched

Rob watched Sonic the Hedgehog (2020).

00:15:15 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are our 132 Patreon Patrons, as well as Ilango for giving Tom permission to use his photos on https://avgadgets.com/

We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Bret, Infinite Gary, Henry, Scott, Ilango, and Anonymous. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:18:05 – News: Nintendo Switch 2

It’s bigger. It’s Joy-Con appear to be able to work like a computer mouse. And it’s coming in 2025: https://youtu.be/itpcsQQvgAQ

00:22:27 – News: Sonos CEO & CPO Step Down

Following the disastrous app update and poor sales of the Ace Headphones, Sonos’ CEO & CPO have been replaced by the former CPO of Quibi: https://tinyurl.com/2jzuxcwk

00:28:28 – News: Gentex Buys VOXX

Gentex Corporation is buying VOXX International, the parent company of PAC, which includes audio brands such as Klipsch, Onkyo & Pioneer: https://tinyurl.com/mu9pv972

00:35:57 – News: Nakamichi ShockWafe Wireless

Trickle-down tech from the Nakamichi Dragon SoundBar makes its way into a new, $2,500 11.2.6-channel ShockWafe model: https://tinyurl.com/4c9cnysx

00:43:17 – News: RUIPRO Detachable 100 Gbps HDMI

RUIPRO’s GEN4A & GEN4AK Fiber Optic HDMI Cables have detachable ends and use 100 Gbps data center cabling in between for easier installation and futureproofing: https://tinyurl.com/bdeusz2e

Comments:

00:51:00 – Comment: Ilango – Final Home Gym Setup

Some updates on the final gear he put in his freshly renovated basement home gym, and how constructing the home theater beside it had soundproofing benefits.

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What a year it’s been already. No What We Watched section this week. Disney bought Fubo TV and cancelled Venu Sports Streaming. Samsung & Google made Eclipsa Audio official as a new immersive audio format. Onkyo announced their Creator and Icon Series products. Panasonic might have the brightest OLED TV Series this year with their Z95B. Hisense 116UX uses RGB Trichroma mini-LED backlights.

Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBYc3W

00:00:00 – Intro

00:15:00 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are Eliezer for his PayPal donation, plus our 132 Patreon Patrons, as well as James for sending Rob some LTT Store items, and Dan for making a pair of awesome drink coasters for Rob.

We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Sasi, Gurinder, Nathan, Stefan, Bret, Dazz, and Ilango. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:21:23 – News: Venu Sports Cancelled

Disney bought 70% of Fubo TV. Then agreed to discontinue Venu Sports.

– Disney + Fubo: https://tinyurl.com/388mjw47

– Venu no more: https://tinyurl.com/5yk7j9e6

00:26:28 – News: Eclipsa Audio vs Atmos

Samsung & Google gave their open-source immersive audio format a name: https://tinyurl.com/2wt7vk4p

00:29:13 – News: Onkyo Creator & Icon

All of Onkyo’s pre-CES hype was for two pairs of desktop speakers and some 2-channel gear: https://onkyo.com/intl/ces

00:35:10 – News: Panasonic Z95B OLED

It’s the 4-layer WOLED panel from LG plus built-in Atmos from Technics and Panasonic’s cooling: https://tinyurl.com/2p9nsnh6

00:36:50 – News: Hisense 116UX Trichroma mini-LED

The biggest LCD (by 1 inch) and new RGB Trichroma mini-LED backlighting: https://youtu.be/FR47Ju4KXG8

Comments:

00:39:41 – Comment: Jay – OTA Dolby Vision & Atmos on NBC

Sunday Night Football is in Dolby Vision & Atmos if you have a NextGenTV tuner: https://www.dolby.com/us-sports/

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CES 2025 is underway! But we recorded early in the week, so we only have the preview news to cover this episode. HDMI 2.2 is official with new Ultra96 cables. LG’s OLED TV lineup is all about AI, and the G5 Series has ditched MLA in favor of 4-layers instead of 3. Samsung has Anti Glare 2.0 and The Frame Pro made its debut. TCL showed a 115″ QM7 that will bring the price down. AWOL Vision’s AWALL micro-LED displays hit lower price points. And Hisense has a 136″ MX micro-LED.

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

00:00:00 – Intro

An update on how things are progressing for Tom.

– NVidia Event Summary: https://youtu.be/fjO9GPh_vJI

– LG AI Home Summary: https://youtu.be/gYRM00Oe2BM

00:14:13 – What We Watched

Tom watched a couple of Hulu Comedy Specials. Rob watched Cuckoo.

00:24:54 – Listeners of the Week

Our Listeners of the Week are our 132 Patreon Patrons, as well as Gurinder for sending movie codes to Rob, Brandon for sending Tom an Amazon gift card, and Nathan for offering his substack articles for use on https://avgadgets.com/

We also appreciate the notes of gratitude for keeping the podcast going from: Stefan, Jay, Gurinder, Karl, Vince, Dan, Nathan D, Nathan W, Dazz, Eliezer, Anthony, and Tony. Thank you to everyone for continuing to listen!

In the news:

00:29:45 – News: HDMI Ultra96

HDMI 2.2 brings 96 Gbps bandwidth and new cables: https://tinyurl.com/2f7zmacu

00:34:54 – News: LG 2025 OLED Lineup

Lots of AI. No more MLA: https://youtu.be/Hl7yTFtKois

00:40:13 – News: Samsung Anti-Glare 2.0 & Frame Pro

No sign of 83″ QD-OLEDs yet. A 115″ mini-LED. And The Frame Pro.

– https://youtu.be/RVFujCl999c

– https://youtu.be/y3GxVdDUWj4

– https://youtu.be/qXIlxxrNfWs

00:43:24 – News: TCL QM6K & 115″ QM7

Trickle down tech to less expensive TV Series: https://youtu.be/F9FU8UYVA50

00:45:10 – News: AWOL Vision’s AWALL microLED

Much less expensive microLED TVs are here. Prices were updated after we recorded: https://awallvision.com/

00:49:40 – News: Hisense MX microLED

Hisense has microLED, too. And it can do 120Hz: https://youtu.be/LRrso28_PQs

Comments:

00:50:47 – Comment: Andrew – Sofabaton Updates

Improved Hue Lighting control. And when the X2 touchscreen remote should release.

00:51:24 – Comment: Dazz – Layers, Ascend & Puppy

Cold weather cycling, bigger Ascend Surrounds, and a new puppy!

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