Episode #016

Patrick and Robert look in on the E3 Expo, the latest movie releases, OTA DVRs, the Apple WWDC event, a tour of Samsung's new UX/UI lab, and much more!

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This week Patrick Norton and Robert Heron assist with the home theater goodness

E3 Expo and WWDC went down this week

Robert appreciating the glory of DOOM

Inside the DOOM Soundtrack

New Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray releases

Point BreakHail CaeserGhostbusters and GB2Independence DayVinyl: The Complete First SeasonStar Trek XIStar Trek - Into DarknessGreen ZoneRollerballRollerball (2002)Eddie the EagleThe Brothers Grimsby

Checking the top torrents (tor)

The death of the Xbox One DVR

Promised recording of OTA TVRecommended alternative OTA DVRsTiVo Roamio 1TB + lifetime serviceChannel Master DVR+ reviewMediasonic Homeworx

Apple's WWDC coverage via The Verge

New Apple TV/tvOS apps & updatesSling TVFox Sports GoNBA 2KMinecraft Story ModeSketch PartytvOS has 6,000 apps - 1300 video relatedApp to feature-match Siri RemoteYouTube voice searchSingle Sign-onLive channels

Apple's Home for iOS 10

Control all your HomeKit productsControl4 vs DIYPatrick's dying blindsProgram that remote

Robert doings

Samsung UI/UX Lab tourWatching every button pressIterative evolutionary processNanosys labStart to finish tourEmphasis on materials safetyLCD color filtersQLED TVs in 3-5yrsNanosys pics

AVexcel doings

Play Store coming soonWe grow on the support of our audienceThanks to everyone who has sent us an email, tweet, Reddit, and/or positive thought

Dave wants to know if he can enjoy UHD Blu-ray on his PC

Most PC Blu-ray drives won't read UHD Blu-ray discsSome LG BDXL drives will read UHD BD discsNeed an HDCP 2.2/HDMI 2.0a GPUPlayback software (BD only)

@josefabres0600 wants to optimize TV's contrast setting

Using DVD/BD player as source deviceCheck player setup using TV's movie presetGood test discsSpears & MunsilAVS 709 HDWhite Clipping pattern info (PDF)Quick contrast setupReduce contrast to 50%Increase until peak white levels disappear/change colorReduce contrast to return detail/minimize color shifting

Matt in North Carolina asked about adding Bluetooth audio support

Avantree BTTC-400

Francois is looking for a 46" 4K TV recommendation

Suggest 55-inches+ for 4K TVLiking the Samsung KS8000

XBox One S

The smallest Xbox everProject Scorpio in 2017

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Recording date: June 13, 2016