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Home Theater Geeks (Audio)
A weekly Technology podcast featuring Scott Wilkinson
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A.J. is a movie industry professional who built a new house in Los Angeles. Of course, he installed a home theater in the big bonus room with high-end equipment and a super comfy "pit couch" that's perfect for cuddling with his partner. Host:
After hearing about Sony's 2024 TV lineup, Dan is confused about TV brightness and color, especially as it relates to different display technologies. Scott Wilkinson sheds some light on this tricky issue. Host: Scott Wilkinson Want access to
Ray Davis got rid of his AVR and speakers, but now he's having trouble understanding dialogue from his TV's internal speakers. Scott Wilkinson recommends a soundbar that is designed specifically to address this problem. Host: Scott Wilkinson
The Society for Information Display hosts an annual conference called Display Week to showcase the bleeding edge of display technology. This year's gathering focused on electroluminescent quantum dots, which is The Next Big Thing. This is a su
Shelby Brannin is obsessed with bass, tactile transducers, and motion actuators, which move the seat in response to low-frequency audio signals. This turns every action movie into a thrill ride. Hang onto your popcorn! Host: Scott Wilkinson
Listener TR's cousin lives in rural Ohio with no cable or Internet and needs a new TV. He wants to know if "dumb" TVs are still available. Scott Wilkinson offers some alternatives. Host: Scott Wilkinson Want access to the video version and
An AVS Forum member posted an interesting blind test that invited readers to listen to two audio files, one made from a $500,000+ turntable and the other from a $78 turntable, and asked them to identify which was which. The results are quite f
Listener Eric is moving his old AVR into the workout room, and he'd like to install some in-ceiling speakers to avoid taking up floor space. Scott Wilkinson has some recommendations. Polk Audio RC80i: https://amzn.to/44HU4ll Klipsch CDT-5650
Sony introduced its new TV lineup for 2024 at a special event last month. Surprisingly, the new flagship is not a QD-OLED as it has been for the last two year; it's a miniLED LCD with greatly increased brightness. There are also other LCD-base
This month's featured home theater is a real gem. Built in a "box within a box" inside the owner's garage, its form follows function, resulting in outstanding performance that also looks great when the lights are on. Host: Scott Wilkinson Wa
Listener Carl Lundgren wonders why some directors make their movies for IMAX cinemas knowing that very few people will actually see them as intended. Scott Wilkinson speculates about why this might be. Host: Scott Wilkinson Want access to th
Listener Greg Davis finds his center speaker somewhat dull sounding. Is there anything he can do to improve its sound, or is it a result of his hearing loss? Scott Wilkinson tries to help. Host: Scott Wilkinson Want access to the video versi
Michael Meyer bought a Samsung CU8000 LCD TV, and he's disappointed at the dark-area performance. Is there anything that can be done to improve the picture quality in dark areas on this relatively low-end TV? Scott Wilkinson does his best to h
Scott Wilkinson highlights one of the most over-the-top home theaters he has ever seen! This Star Wars-themed room emulates the Emperor's throne room in the Death Star from Return of the Jedi with top-notch audio and video. Host: Scott Wilkin
The Verge recently posted several articles about how physical media could be making a comeback. Scott Wilkinson discusses this hopeful trend with UHD Blu-ray and gives his recommendations for players and titles. Host: Scott Wilkinson Want ac
Andrew Perry is replacing his 12-year-old TV and wants to know the correct height to mount it as well as the correct viewing distance, which depends on the size of the TV. Scott Wilkinson has the answers! Host: Scott Wilkinson Want access to
Scott Wilkinson recently saw Dune Part 2; in this episode, he discusses the presentation technology, which type of movie theater is best to view it, and his impressions of the movie itself. Is it worth your time and money? Listen to find out.
Josh is a blind tech geek, and he asks a really interesting question about the balance between the quality of speakers and the quality of audio files. Will high-quality lossless audio files make junky speakers sound better? Scott Wilkinson off
Mike has a Sony HT-A3000 soundbar, and he wants to add external speakers that will expand the sonic experience. Fortunately, Sony offers just what he's looking for. Host: Scott Wilkinson Want access to the video version and exclusive feature
PK doesn't watch movies or TV shows, only sports. He's moving and wants to know which TV technology is best for sports in his new place. Scott Wilkinson has the answer! Host: Scott Wilkinson Want access to the video version and exclusive fea
Listener Dane is an AV engineer who works in the professional realm. In building his home theater, he wants to use some of the equipment he's familiar with but doesn't want to spend an arm and a leg on a professional Dolby Atmos decoder. What
Acoustically treating a room normally involves bulky panels and other passive materials that must be very large and thick to affect low frequencies. But a new technology could do away with all that, replacing it with super-thin panels that use
Listener John thought he heard Scott Wilkinson say that the Sony X95L LCD TV is the best flat panel on the market today. More recently, he heard Scott say that the Sony A95L is the best. Which is it? Scott tries to clear up any confusion. Get
Scott Wilkinson continues his discussion with Mike Heiss about what he saw at CES 2024. One of the big stories was transparent TVs, along with UST projectors, NextGen OTA broadcasting, and a few miscellaneous items of interest to home theater
Scott Wilkinson chats with Mike Heiss about what he saw at CES 2024. In part 1, Mike talks about how TVs are now vehicles for ads and commerce, how AI was everywhere at the show, and how TVs are getting even bigger. Host: Scott Wilkinson Gue
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