Friday
Aug092019
Aug 9 Podcast #908: Story Time
Ara and Braden go back in time to talk about a then revolutionary communication protocol that they worked on.
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Aug022019
Aug 2 Podcast #907: Sevenhugs Smart Remote Review
We were asked by a listener to take a look at the Sevenhugs Smart Remote ($199 without contextual awareness and $299 with) a few weeks back. The makers of the remote call it “The world’s smartest and easiest to use remote control. Stop wrestling with remotes and apps and simplify how you control your entire home.” That’s quite a statement in a world that has plenty of smart remotes. The question is whether that is a true statement or not. There is a video that goes along with this review that will provide much more context on our youtube channel (The HT Guys)
Friday
Jul262019
Jul 26 Podcast #906: The 7 Best LED LCD TVs - Summer 2019 (RTINGS.com)
The editors at RTINGS.com have just updated their Seven Best LED TVs for the Summer and we bring those to you. RTINGS.com is a great resource when you are looking to buy a new UHD TV. They have the most thorough reviews of any site on the Internet. All the TVs that we discuss come with an in depth review that can be found at the links below.
Friday
Jul192019
Jul 19 Podcast #905
As we add more speakers to our home theaters our current AVRs may not have enough amplifiers to drive the system. A solution to this problem is a seperate amplifier. Power amplifiers have minimal functionality beyond driving speakers but they have quite a bit in the way of design to provide a clean signal to get the most out of your speakers.
Friday
Jul122019
Jul 12 Podcast #904: Dedicated Home Theater vs. Media-Friendly Living Room
We saw this poll over at AVS Forum, Dedicated Home Theater vs. Media-Friendly Living Room and since we are going through this same analysis we thought it would be good to share the results and discuss the pros and cons of each.
Friday
Jul052019
Jul 5 Podcast #903: Are AVRs too complicated? And the Best Smart Plugs for 2019
On this week’s show we discuss whether the new Ultra Short Throw projectors that Hisense is making are a viable replacement for large format LCD/OLED display. And are AVRs too complicated which accounts for the rise in sound bar sales. Finally we go through a list of the best Smart Plugs for 2019 as decided by CNET.