Episode #023

Patrick and Robert are awaiting more live 4K viewing options, looking at massive storage, using new Intel CPUs, sampling great seats, providing buying advice, and calibrating everything in sight.

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This week Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are smiling at the home theater goodness

Robert is Olympic-ed out

Awaiting live 4K/UHD/WCG

Off the record

"Listened to your Olympics show. All the content is archived in full recorded resolution on Spectra Logic tape libraries. You didn't get this from me."Other clientsNational GeographicNBCRobots manage our growing archivesNAS = Networked Attached StorageBackblaze hard drive stats

Intel Developer Forum

Kaby Lake CPUs 4K readyNative HDCP 2.2 supportHEVC Main10/10-bitVP9 10-bit video decodingPat playing Overwatch on Intel graphicsProject Alloy VR platform

Best seat in the room

Southern Motion theater seatingPower headrestsFold down drink tablesUSB charging“multimedia sofas”What's your movie/TV seat of choicePat's spousal acceptance factorRobert's 4K office chair

Enterprise Home Theater

CEpro via WSJAcoustic Innovations designJBL Synthesis sound systemKaleidescape media server3,500 films digitizedRIPPRIMA Cinema systemsTurbolift doors and hydraulic floor$1 million worth of 'Star Trek' stuffD-Box motion techFiber optic star field ceiling

Archiving Blu-rays

RedFox - for all your backup needsWait for sales

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HDMI cables for everyone

Start w/Amazon BasicsGet the 2-packMore great HDMI gear

Evan has pixel shift concerns

Interested in new Epson 5040UBArt Feierman's reviewPixel shifting 1080p to 4K4K Enhancement and HDRUpdate to awesome 5030 series - now on saleSony still the best-priced 4K optionDigital Projection 4K is amazing6040UBe cased in blackJVC RS400 = contrast kingSony 4K VPLVW665ES

@ajsmith tweets, “Any network ever broadcast live in 1080P? Are we going to compressed 4K first?”

Neulion’s 4K60 UFC 200 fight was the best we've seen so farBroadcasters use 1080i as it converts nicely into 1080p3024p movies in 1080i film processed into original 1080p241080p60 live streaming is doable todayATSC 3.0 before we see much 4K live action

New Blu-ray Movies

Angry Birds in UHDBuckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionThe Money PitAmerican NinjaBring Me the Head of Alfredo GarciaMidnight RunThe Nice GuysNetflix’ NarcosThe Jungle Book

Tim's tl;dr

$325-400 in gift cardsWant 50"/55" TVNot too concerned about 4KBright roomMagnolia at Best BuyGreat online deals

Talking to the TV

8 vs. 4 Ohm

Pete encourages more experimentationUse a good ampTHD can go up as resistance dropsRun speakers "small"LFE to the sub

Robert’s crazy calibration week

Pro monitor LUT generationPro-tip: reset display to widest color gamut before doing LUTOLED’s separate calibration for HD/HDR10/Dolby VisionThe KS9800 leaves the buildingImpressed; yearning yet for more2015 JS9500 still a great TVFlatpanelsHD’s Dolby Vision FAQ

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Recorded August 26, 2016