Reconcilable Differences 177: I Have Dim Hopes

Things kick off with a withering review of presentations by children.

Follow-up covers TV pricing updates alongside John's complicated entertainment-stack needs.

As a main topic, your hosts dive deep on [John's recent post about streaming video apps](https://hypercritical.co/2022/02/15/streaming-apps "Hypercritical - 'An Unsolicited Streaming App Spec'") and [a follow-up post about how people feel](https://hypercritical.co/2022/02/17/streaming-app-sentiments "Hypercritical: 'Streaming App Sentiments'") about the streaming apps they use.

(_Recorded on Tuesday, February 22, 2022_)

Things kick off with a withering review of presentations by children.

Follow-up covers TV pricing updates alongside John's complicated entertainment-stack needs.

As a main topic, your hosts dive deep on John's recent post about streaming video apps and a follow-up post about how people feel about the streaming apps they use.

(Recorded on Tuesday, February 22, 2022)

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Links and Show Notes: Credits

Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf

Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano

Music: Merlin Mann
The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley

Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode. Sony 2022 TV price rumors. - YouTube John's potential TV stand John's potential blu-ray player with a fan Forum post explaining how to make the fan quieter on the blu-ray player John's receiver that's not currently in stock anywhere John's second-choice receiver Merlin's blu-ray player, still for sale Oppo blu-ray players Reavon blu-ray player 1997 SONY TRINITRON, Videoscope TV, DSS, WebTV Maximum Television commercial from 25 years ago SONY - YouTube

"We call it…maximum television."

Hypercritical: An Unsolicited Streaming App Spec

Again, these are not frills. These are the bare-bones basics.

Hypercritical: Streaming App Sentiments

Nevertheless, for posterity, here’s how people are feeling about the streaming video apps they use.

ATP #470: Computers Can Do Things Merlin's spreadsheet for rating streaming apps