Home Theater Geeks (Video)
54 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 15 ratingsGet the most out of your home theater with the latest advances, product reviews, and all things audio and video. Every Thursday, Scott Wilkinson shares his expertise, energy, and enthusiasm about how to make your A/V system sound and look its best. In this short-format podcast, Scott brings you news, reviews, interviews, and commentary, and answers your questions. You can join Club TWiT for $7 a month and get ad-free audio and video feeds for all our shows plus everything else the club offers...or get just this podcast ad-free for $2.99 a month.
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Home Theater Geeks Video Is Club TWiT Exclusive
March 13, 2024 20:00 - 57 seconds - 32.6 MB VideoHey there, Home Theater Geeks! We've got a bit of news for you about our show. From now on, we'll be releasing all episodes of Home Theater Geeks as audio-only in our public feed. That's right, you can now easily access all episodes (audio only) on your favorite podcatcher. But don't worry, if you're all about watching videos, we've still got you covered with Club TWiT. In fact, this change is part of our plan to grow and enhance the club. If you haven't joined yet, now's a great time! It...
HTG 416: CES 2024 Part 1 With Mike Heiss - Navigating the Next Wave of Home Entertainment Innovation
January 18, 2024 23:00 - 21 minutes - 708 MB VideoScott 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 Guest: Michael Heiss Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.
HTG 405: Value Electronics 2023 TV Shootout Part 1 - King of 4K TV
October 19, 2023 23:04 - 48 minutes - 629 MB VideoScarsdale, NY, retailer Value Electronics hosts an annual TV shootout in which the flagship 4K and 8K models from major manufacturers are lined up, calibrated, and evaluated by a panel of expert judges to see which is the best. Robert Zohn, owner of Value Electronics, Jason Dustal, one of the calibrators, and David Mackenzie, one of the judges, join Scott Wilkinson to discuss day one of this year's event and reveal the King of 4K TV. Host: Scott Wilkinson Guests: Robert Zohn, David Macken...
HTG 403: Optimizing Picture Quality 301 - Another lesson in how to defeat a TV's "enhancements"
October 05, 2023 21:28 - 17 minutes - 233 MB VideoTVs have gotten very smart—too smart for their own good, in fact. To see the best possible picture quality, you should really disable many of the controls that purport to improve it, but in reality, they make it worse. Scott talks about the controls that you should disable to get the best possible picture quality. Host: Scott Wilkinson Club TWiT members can discuss episodes in the Club TWiT Discord.
HTG 395: THX Spatial Audio Part 1 - Jason Fiber and Kasson Crooker discuss THX's new audio tech
August 10, 2023 22:54 - 35 minutes - 466 MB VideoTHX has long been known for certifying the performance of commercial cinemas and consumer AV products. The company has also developed its own technologies, including its latest Spatial Audio, which expands 2-channel and multichannel audio into a fully 3-dimensional immersive sound field. In Part 1 of this exclusive interview, THX CEO Jason Fiber and Senior Director of Product Development Kasson Crooker explain what Spatial Audio is and how it works. Host: Scott Wilkinson Club TWiT members...
HTG 381: Leo's New Samsung QD OLED - Scott's impressions on the Samsung QN77S95C
May 04, 2023 22:30 - 33 minutes - 432 MB VideoAlways at the forefront of technology, Chief TWiT Leo Laporte recently bought a Samsung QN77S95C, the second generation of a new flat-panel TV technology called QD OLED. While he was on vacation, Leo invited Scott Wilkinson to check it out at his home. The image is gorgeous, but the only UHD Blu-ray player Leo has is an Xbox Series X gaming console, which gave Scott some trouble when he tried to play a setup disc to make some basic adjustments. Still, the TV produces an exceptional image wo...
HTG 376: Optimizing Picture Quality 101 - Dramatically improve your video image with just a few tweaks
March 30, 2023 15:45 - 16 minutes - 528 MB VideoIn most cases, when you buy a new TV, bring it home, take it out of the box, plug it in, and turn it on, the picture quality is preset to look rather garish and over-the-top. Many people think that's what it's supposed to look like, but it ain't necessarily so. Scott Wilkinson shows you how to make a few adjustments so the image looks much more natural and closer to what the content creators intended. The adjustments he discusses in this episode do not require any test patterns, just your T...
HTG 374: Sony's 2023 TV Lineup - A new crop of sweet TVs from the top-tier brand
March 16, 2023 18:30 - 16 minutes - 531 MB VideoSurprisingly, Sony did not announce any new TVs at CES 2023. Instead, the company opted to wait until March to unveil its 2023 lineup—and what a lineup it is! The highly anticipated second generation of QD-OLED is joined by new models of conventional OLED and LED-illuminated LCD TVs with upgraded processing and other new features that are sure to tempt any home theater geek. Host: Scott Wilkinson Club TWiT members can discuss episodes in the Club TWiT Discord.
Home Theater Geeks Returns
March 07, 2023 17:30 - 1 minute - 57.4 MB VideoAfter a 5-year absence, Home Theater Geeks is back! Scott Wilkinson offers a weekly dose of audio/video news, tips, and tricks to get the most out of your AV system, product reviews, or commentary—he has no shortage of strong opinions! Plus, he'll answer your questions, which you can submit via email to [email protected]. And once in a while, he'll have a special guest on the show to chat about his favorite subject. You can still get legacy episodes of HTG for free on your favorite podcast apps....
HTG 373: Audio Mastering at The Bakery - The secrets of audio mastering.
September 28, 2017 23:24 - 1 hour - 1.27 GB VideoMastering engineer Eric Boulanger talks about the process of mastering audio for music recordings. Topics include how he got into audio engineering after being a professional violinist, the process of mastering (especially for vinyl), the "loudness wars" (or as Eric prefers, the "loudness plague"), how he started his current facility called The Bakery, stories from mastering such titles as the soundtrack from La La Land and albums by Rufus Wainwright, Diana Krall, and Colbie Calliat, his in...
HTG 373: Audio Mastering at The Bakery
September 28, 2017 23:24 - 1 hour - 1.27 GB VideoMastering engineer Eric Boulanger talks about the process of mastering audio for music recordings. Topics include how he got into audio engineering after being a professional violinist, the process of mastering (especially for vinyl), the "loudness wars" (or as Eric prefers, the "loudness plague"), how he started his current facility called The Bakery, stories from mastering such titles as the soundtrack from La La Land and albums by Rufus Wainwright, Diana Krall, and Colbie Calliat, his in...
HTG 372: HDR Deep Dive - Benefits and challenges of HDR.
September 22, 2017 00:29 - 1 hour - 665 MB VideoColor-imaging scientist Jack Holm digs deep into high dynamic range. Topics include color volume, what artists might do with an expanded palette of colors and brightness, the actual dynamic range of most images, accurate versus preferred images, the difference between PQ and HLG HDR formats, the "look" of HLG, HLG's backward compatibility with SDR displays, the problems of delivering SDR and HDR streams, expanding SDR for HDR displays versus compressing HDR for SDR displays, the importance ...
HTG 372: HDR Deep Dive
September 22, 2017 00:29 - 1 hour - 665 MB VideoColor-imaging scientist Jack Holm digs deep into high dynamic range. Topics include color volume, what artists might do with an expanded palette of colors and brightness, the actual dynamic range of most images, accurate versus preferred images, the difference between PQ and HLG HDR formats, the "look" of HLG, HLG's backward compatibility with SDR displays, the problems of delivering SDR and HDR streams, expanding SDR for HDR displays versus compressing HDR for SDR displays, the importance ...
HTG 371: CEDIA 2017 Roundup - What was hot at CEDIA 2017
September 15, 2017 01:20 - 1 hour - 852 MB VideoJournalists Mike Heiss, Mark Henninger, and Tom Norton join host Scott Wilkinson to talk about what they saw and heard at the CEDIA Expo 2017. Topics include the new Sony projectors, such as the market-disrupting VPL-VW285ES ("4K for under $5K"); the new lower-cost JVC projectors; how none of the DLP projectors looked all that great (even the really expensive ones); ultra short-throw projectors, such as the Epson LS100; LED video walls; Samsung/SpectraCal auto-calibration; Fibbr fiber-optic...
HTG 371: CEDIA 2017 Roundup
September 15, 2017 01:20 - 1 hour - 852 MB VideoJournalists Mike Heiss, Mark Henninger, and Tom Norton join host Scott Wilkinson to talk about what they saw and heard at the CEDIA Expo 2017. Topics include the new Sony projectors, such as the market-disrupting VPL-VW285ES ("4K for under $5K"); the new lower-cost JVC projectors; how none of the DLP projectors looked all that great (even the really expensive ones); ultra short-throw projectors, such as the Epson LS100; LED video walls; Samsung/SpectraCal auto-calibration; Fibbr fiber-optic...
HTG 370: Headphone Q&A - Answers to headphone questions.
September 07, 2017 21:28 - 1 hour - 958 MB VideoTyll Hertsens, headphone maven and editor-in-chief of InnerFidelity.com, answers questions from the chat-room. He starts with a new killer headphone for less than $100, then discusses a variety of topics, including dual- and multi-driver headphones, balanced-armature drivers, whether or not price correlates with performance, how measurements correlate with performance, wireless headphones, high-res audio on headphones, his measurement and review process, and more. Host: Scott Wilkinson Gu...
HTG 370: Headphone Q&A
September 07, 2017 21:28 - 1 hour - 958 MB VideoTyll Hertsens, headphone maven and editor-in-chief of InnerFidelity.com, answers questions from the chat-room. He starts with a new killer headphone for less than $100, then discusses a variety of topics, including dual- and multi-driver headphones, balanced-armature drivers, whether or not price correlates with performance, how measurements correlate with performance, wireless headphones, high-res audio on headphones, his measurement and review process, and more. Host: Scott Wilkinson Gu...
HTG 369: Bringing Cinema Home - Rating cinema performance.
September 01, 2017 01:18 - 1 hour - 1.37 GB VideoPersonal-cinema architect John Bishop discusses how he rates the performance of commercial cinemas with a 100-point scale, which provides a benchmark for how home cinemas should perform. In this episode, he focuses on the visual aspects, including viewing geometry, flat-field uniformity, light levels, screen materials, viewing angles, and other factors. Next, he offers ratings of various reference and commercial cinemas as well as some of the best home cinemas he has worked on. Plus, answer...
HTG 369: Bringing Cinema Home
September 01, 2017 01:18 - 1 hour - 1.37 GB VideoPersonal-cinema architect John Bishop discusses how he rates the performance of commercial cinemas with a 100-point scale, which provides a benchmark for how home cinemas should perform. In this episode, he focuses on the visual aspects, including viewing geometry, flat-field uniformity, light levels, screen materials, viewing angles, and other factors. Next, he offers ratings of various reference and commercial cinemas as well as some of the best home cinemas he has worked on. Plus, answer...
HTG 368: All About Aspect Ratios - Getting the aspect ratio right.
August 25, 2017 00:57 - 1 hour - 1.06 GB VideoPersonal-cinema architect John Bishop talks about movie aspect ratios and how to accurately reproduce them. Topics include the aspect ratios of different movies through history, how some movies (such as Dunkirk and The Dark Knight) use more than one aspect ratio, his experience seeing Dunkirk in several venues with different projection setups, optical-anamorphic versus electronic aspect-ratio control, how electronic scaling affects resolution and contrast, the constant image-height approach...
HTG 368: All About Aspect Ratios
August 25, 2017 00:57 - 1 hour - 1.06 GB VideoPersonal-cinema architect John Bishop talks about movie aspect ratios and how to accurately reproduce them. Topics include the aspect ratios of different movies through history, how some movies (such as Dunkirk and The Dark Knight) use more than one aspect ratio, his experience seeing Dunkirk in several venues with different projection setups, optical-anamorphic versus electronic aspect-ratio control, how electronic scaling affects resolution and contrast, the constant image-height approach...
HTG 367: Immersive Audio for VR - VR and binaural audio.
August 17, 2017 21:06 - 1 hour - 632 MB VideoAudio engineer Bob Schulein talks about his work combining immersive binaural audio with virtual reality. Topics include the difference between VR for gaming and music recordings, different techniques for capturing binaural sound, head tracking, combining immersive audio with 3D video, Bob's latest project recording a bluegrass band in binaural audio and 3D video, binaural recordings from the artist's perspective, binaural playback with speakers, answers to chat-room questions, and more. We...
HTG 367: Immersive Audio for VR
August 17, 2017 21:06 - 1 hour - 632 MB VideoAudio engineer Bob Schulein talks about his work combining immersive binaural audio with virtual reality. Topics include the difference between VR for gaming and music recordings, different techniques for capturing binaural sound, head tracking, combining immersive audio with 3D video, Bob's latest project recording a bluegrass band in binaural audio and 3D video, binaural recordings from the artist's perspective, binaural playback with speakers, answers to chat-room questions, and more. We...
HTG 366: The World According to Bob Carver - Amp guru Bob Carver talks tech.
August 11, 2017 00:37 - 1 hour - 750 MB VideoAudio legend Bob Carver talks about what he's been up to lately with his new company, Bob Carver Corporation. Topics include tube amps and why they continue to be so appealing, new approaches to tube-amp design, increasing tube longevity, amplifier topologies, the importance of the output transformer, the relationship between power amps and speakers, damping factor, Bob's latest power amps, line-array speakers, Bob's Amazing Line Source speaker, his thoughts on subwoofers, answers to chat-r...
HTG 366: The World According to Bob Carver
August 11, 2017 00:37 - 1 hour - 750 MB VideoAudio legend Bob Carver talks about what he's been up to lately with his new company, Bob Carver Corporation. Topics include tube amps and why they continue to be so appealing, new approaches to tube-amp design, increasing tube longevity, amplifier topologies, the importance of the output transformer, the relationship between power amps and speakers, damping factor, Bob's latest power amps, line-array speakers, Bob's Amazing Line Source speaker, his thoughts on subwoofers, answers to chat-r...
HTG 365: Quantum Dots and MicroLEDs - What are quantum dots?
August 03, 2017 23:47 - 1 hour - 580 MB VideoNanomaterial expert Peter Palomaki talks about quantum dots and microLEDs and how they apply to video displays. Topics include what quantum dots are, how they function, what they're made of, why cadmium-based quantum dots work best but are toxic, new materials used in the shells of quantum dots, the current and future ways they're used in TVs, replacing phosphors in LEDs with quantum dots, microLEDs and how they might be used in video displays, manufacturing microLEDs, answers to chat-room ...
HTG 365: Quantum Dots and MicroLEDs
August 03, 2017 23:47 - 1 hour - 580 MB VideoNanomaterial expert Peter Palomaki talks about quantum dots and microLEDs and how they apply to video displays. Topics include what quantum dots are, how they function, what they're made of, why cadmium-based quantum dots work best but are toxic, new materials used in the shells of quantum dots, the current and future ways they're used in TVs, replacing phosphors in LEDs with quantum dots, microLEDs and how they might be used in video displays, manufacturing microLEDs, answers to chat-room ...
HTG 364: Chat-Room Q&A
July 28, 2017 00:12 - 1 hour - 788 MB VideoAVS Forum Associate Editor Mark Henninger and host Scott Wilkinson spend a pleasant hour answering questions from the chat room. Topics include why home projectors don't yet implement Dolby Vision, 4K/UHD projectors in the $2-3K price range, home-theater lighting control, whether we prefer the LG E7 or Sony A1E OLED TV, will there ever be a single HDR format, high-resolution audio, headphone virtualization, VR for movies, Dolby Atmos, and more. Host: Scott Wilkinson Guest: Mark Henninger ...
HTG 364: Chat-Room Q&A - Answers to chat-room questions.
July 28, 2017 00:12 - 1 hour - 788 MB VideoAVS Forum Associate Editor Mark Henninger and host Scott Wilkinson spend a pleasant hour answering questions from the chat room. Topics include why home projectors don't yet implement Dolby Vision, 4K/UHD projectors in the $2-3K price range, home-theater lighting control, whether we prefer the LG E7 or Sony A1E OLED TV, will there ever be a single HDR format, high-resolution audio, headphone virtualization, VR for movies, Dolby Atmos, and more. Host: Scott Wilkinson Guest: Mark Henninger ...
HTG 363: 2017 TV Shootout - Digging into the annual event.
July 21, 2017 00:28 - 1 hour - 719 MB VideoVideo technologists Joel Silver, Matt Murray, and Mark Henninger join host Scott Wilkinson to discuss the 2017 TV Shootout held during CE Week in New York City. Joel headed the event, Matt set up the entire system and was one of the judges, and Mark carefully observed the proceedings. Topics include the competing TVs, the addition of a Sony BVM-X300 4K HDR OLED broadcast-reference monitor, the move from audience voting to video-professional judges, the establishment of three performance cat...
HTG 363: 2017 TV Shootout
July 21, 2017 00:28 - 1 hour - 719 MB VideoVideo technologists Joel Silver, Matt Murray, and Mark Henninger join host Scott Wilkinson to discuss the 2017 TV Shootout held during CE Week in New York City. Joel headed the event, Matt set up the entire system and was one of the judges, and Mark carefully observed the proceedings. Topics include the competing TVs, the addition of a Sony BVM-X300 4K HDR OLED broadcast-reference monitor, the move from audience voting to video-professional judges, the establishment of three performance cat...
HTG 362: Samsung QLED & HDR10 Summit - All about quantum dots & HDR10.
July 14, 2017 00:21 - 1 hour - 892 MB VideoVideo specialists Joe Kane, Geoff Tully, and Ron Williams join host Scott Wilkinson to talk about the two-day Samsung QLED and HDR10 Summit we all recently attended. Topics include what quantum dots are, current use of QDs in video displays, replacing color filters with QDs, using QDs as direct emitters under electrical stimulation, LEDs, microLED displays, the variability of HDR compared with SDR, Joe Kane's vision for reducing that variability, HDR10+ dynamic metadata, Florian Friedrich's...
HTG 362: Samsung QLED & HDR10 Summit
July 14, 2017 00:21 - 1 hour - 892 MB VideoVideo specialists Joe Kane, Geoff Tully, and Ron Williams join host Scott Wilkinson to talk about the two-day Samsung QLED and HDR10 Summit we all recently attended. Topics include what quantum dots are, current use of QDs in video displays, replacing color filters with QDs, using QDs as direct emitters under electrical stimulation, LEDs, microLED displays, the variability of HDR compared with SDR, Joe Kane's vision for reducing that variability, HDR10+ dynamic metadata, Florian Friedrich's...
HTG 361: Surrounded by Music - Music in 5.1 surround sound.
July 06, 2017 23:16 - 1 hour - 999 MB VideoComposer John Keane talks about his latest project, a 5.1-channel album of electroacoustic music on Blu-ray. Topics include his background as a recording musician from the age of 10 or so, various recording projects, his current studio, conceiving the new album as 5.1 from the start, combining electronic and acoustic instruments, mixing the music in 5.1, creating a 2-channel mix, creating a binaural version that reproduces the 5.1 soundfield in headphones, the benefit of high-res audio, ans...
HTG 361: Surrounded by Music
July 06, 2017 23:16 - 1 hour - 999 MB VideoComposer John Keane talks about his latest project, a 5.1-channel album of electroacoustic music on Blu-ray. Topics include his background as a recording musician from the age of 10 or so, various recording projects, his current studio, conceiving the new album as 5.1 from the start, combining electronic and acoustic instruments, mixing the music in 5.1, creating a 2-channel mix, creating a binaural version that reproduces the 5.1 soundfield in headphones, the benefit of high-res audio, ans...
HTG 360: THX Update - What's new at THX? Lots!
June 29, 2017 23:18 - 1 hour - 868 MB VideoTHX CTO Scott Francis talks about the company's work in commercial - and home - cinema certification, product certification, and technology development. Topics include history of THX, some technical details of the iconic signature sound called Deep Note, a new partnership with Cinemark called THX Cinema Alliance, recommendations for speaker placement and seating distance in a home theater, immersive audio, high dynamic range, audio and video product testing and certification, the company's ...
HTG 360: THX Update
June 29, 2017 23:18 - 1 hour - 868 MB VideoTHX CTO Scott Francis talks about the company's work in commercial - and home - cinema certification, product certification, and technology development. Topics include history of THX, some technical details of the iconic signature sound called Deep Note, a new partnership with Cinemark called THX Cinema Alliance, recommendations for speaker placement and seating distance in a home theater, immersive audio, high dynamic range, audio and video product testing and certification, the company's ...
HTG 359: Whole-Home Audio, Riva Style - The tech of Riva's WAND system.
June 22, 2017 23:41 - 1 hour - 732 MB VideoDon North, president and chief designer at Riva Audio, talks about the company's WAND (Wireless Audio Network Device) whole-home audio speakers, the Arena and Festival. Topics include driver designs, passive radiators, built-in class-D amps, Wi-Fi networking, closed versus open architecture, casting, Trillium technology that creates a large stereo soundfield from a single cabinet, high-res audio, answers to chat-room questions, and more. Host: Scott Wilkinson Guest: Don North Subscribe t...
HTG 359: Whole-Home Audio, Riva Style
June 22, 2017 23:41 - 1 hour - 732 MB VideoDon North, president and chief designer at Riva Audio, talks about the company's WAND (Wireless Audio Network Device) whole-home audio speakers, the Arena and Festival. Topics include driver designs, passive radiators, built-in class-D amps, Wi-Fi networking, closed versus open architecture, casting, Trillium technology that creates a large stereo soundfield from a single cabinet, high-res audio, answers to chat-room questions, and more. Host: Scott Wilkinson Guest: Don North Subscribe t...
HTG 358: LG 65C7 OLED TV - Evaluating the LG 65C7 OLED TV.
June 15, 2017 23:13 - 1 hour - 752 MB VideoCalibrator David Abrams and host Scott Wilkinson talk about the LG 65C7 OLED TV. Topics include the features of this TV, the pre-calibration measurements of grayscale and colorimetry, the SDR calibration results, the effect of the color-management system (CMS), which actually works well in the 2017 LG OLEDs, the HDR calibration results, looking at the colorimetry with and without taking tone-mapping luminance errors into account, Dolby Vision calibration, real-world content, answers to chat...
HTG 358: LG 65C7 OLED TV
June 15, 2017 23:13 - 1 hour - 752 MB VideoCalibrator David Abrams and host Scott Wilkinson talk about the LG 65C7 OLED TV. Topics include the features of this TV, the pre-calibration measurements of grayscale and colorimetry, the SDR calibration results, the effect of the color-management system (CMS), which actually works well in the 2017 LG OLEDs, the HDR calibration results, looking at the colorimetry with and without taking tone-mapping luminance errors into account, Dolby Vision calibration, real-world content, answers to chat...
HTG 357: Mixing Music to Chill By - Chill music mixed to taste.
June 09, 2017 00:16 - 1 hour - 779 MB VideoGrammy-nominated surround-sound engineer and electronic musician David Miles Huber talks about his new ambient album, GAMmA. Topics include how he conceived the project and started recording, his exclusive use of hard-panned stereo tracks for each instrument, working in several studios in Seattle, Berlin, and Belgium, combining electronic and acoustic instruments, performing several different mixes in 2.0, 5.1, and Auro 3D, high-resolution audio, answers to chat-room questions, and more. We...
HTG 357: Mixing Music to Chill By
June 09, 2017 00:16 - 1 hour - 779 MB VideoGrammy-nominated surround-sound engineer and electronic musician David Miles Huber talks about his new ambient album, GAMmA. Topics include how he conceived the project and started recording, his exclusive use of hard-panned stereo tracks for each instrument, working in several studios in Seattle, Berlin, and Belgium, combining electronic and acoustic instruments, performing several different mixes in 2.0, 5.1, and Auro 3D, high-resolution audio, answers to chat-room questions, and more. We...
HTG 356: The Future of Displays - Deep inside display technology.
June 02, 2017 01:25 - 1 hour - 653 MB VideoJournalists Chris Chinnock of Insight Media and Mike Heiss of Residential Systems and TWICE join host Scott Wilkinson to talk about what we learned about the future of display technology at DisplayWeek 2017. Topics include color conversion of blue light to longer-wavelength colors using quantum dots and phosphors, the various forms of QLED technology (photo-enhanced, photo-emissive, electro-emissive), an early demonstration of a full-color electro-emissive QD display, bendable OLED screens,...
HTG 356: The Future of Displays
June 02, 2017 01:25 - 1 hour - 653 MB VideoJournalists Chris Chinnock of Insight Media and Mike Heiss of Residential Systems and TWICE join host Scott Wilkinson to talk about what we learned about the future of display technology at DisplayWeek 2017. Topics include color conversion of blue light to longer-wavelength colors using quantum dots and phosphors, the various forms of QLED technology (photo-enhanced, photo-emissive, electro-emissive), an early demonstration of a full-color electro-emissive QD display, bendable OLED screens,...
HTG 355: Star Wars' 40th Anniversary - Mixing the sound of Star Wars.
May 26, 2017 00:04 - 1 hour - 786 MB VideoOn the 40th anniversary of the theatrical release of Star Wars, 3-time Academy Award-winning re-recording mixer Mike Minkler talks about his work on that seminal movie. Topics include how he first got hired to work on the sound, the process of pre-mixing various sound elements, the first use of front-back panning, the birth of separate low-frequency effects (called "Baby Boom" at the time), Dolby Stereo, Dolby A noise reduction, the transition from magnetic to optical soundtracks, how THX w...
HTG 355: Star Wars' 40th Anniversary
May 26, 2017 00:04 - 1 hour - 786 MB VideoOn the 40th anniversary of the theatrical release of Star Wars, 3-time Academy Award-winning re-recording mixer Mike Minkler talks about his work on that seminal movie. Topics include how he first got hired to work on the sound, the process of pre-mixing various sound elements, the first use of front-back panning, the birth of separate low-frequency effects (called "Baby Boom" at the time), Dolby Stereo, Dolby A noise reduction, the transition from magnetic to optical soundtracks, how THX w...
HTG 354: Going Out of Your Head - Headphone virtualization.
May 18, 2017 23:17 - 1 hour - 626 MB VideoDarin Fong talks about his headphone-virtualization software called Out of Your Head. Topics include a quick summary of head-related transfer functions (HRTFs), how Darin wanted to simulate the effect of listening to a speaker-based stereo system in headphones, how he measures HRTFs in different rooms with different speakers to create presets, and how the software accepts the audio from a media player and applies the selected preset to create a binaural-audio file. We also play a few exampl...
HTG 354: Going Out of Your Head
May 18, 2017 23:17 - 1 hour - 626 MB VideoDarin Fong talks about his headphone-virtualization software called Out of Your Head. Topics include a quick summary of head-related transfer functions (HRTFs), how Darin wanted to simulate the effect of listening to a speaker-based stereo system in headphones, how he measures HRTFs in different rooms with different speakers to create presets, and how the software accepts the audio from a media player and applies the selected preset to create a binaural-audio file. We also play a few exampl...
HTG 353: Sony A1E OLED TV - Measuring the Sony A1E OLED TV.
May 11, 2017 23:39 - 1 hour - 855 MB VideoIn the first of an ongoing series of TV reviews on HTG, calibrator David Abrams starts with a description of his studio environment and measurement and calibration process, followed by a detailed analysis of the Sony A1E OLED TV. We talk about the X-tended Dynamic Range control and what it does, then take a close look at the grayscale and color measurements in standard dynamic range (SDR) at different window sizes and settings of X-tended Dynamic Range. We also look at the grayscale and col...