Episode 30

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are preloading the home theater goodness

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Stimulating the senses

• The 'week' of 'deals'
• Formula 1 going 4K
• Chromecast Ultra

Chinese OLEDs

• LG has competition
• BOE unveils it’s own OLED creation
• Many unknowns

The new stuff: CES 2017

• TekThing meetup
  • Atomic Liquors

Netflix Offline

• Easy to use
• For the mobile user
• Tip: set to Wi-Fi xfer only

DirecTV Now

• No CBS (yet)
• Steady improvements or die
• CNET’s Super STB Chart

Bright Room Viewing

• Optimize 'Standard' TV preset
• Reduce contrast/sharpness
• Noise reduction can help
• Check picture size/processing
• Eye-savers
  • f.lux
  • ClickMonitorDDC
• Display Data Channel (DDC)

Donovan's curious about Pat's sound

• Plex Media Server
• Kodi Home Theater Software
• ELAC Uni-Fi UB5 vs Debut B6
• Volumio
• Roon Labs
• ELAC DS-S101G Music Server
• Tidal
• My Movies

Blu-ray movies for less than $10

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Recorded December 1, 2016