Get 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 $10 per month and get ad-free audio and video feeds for all our shows plus everything else the club of ...
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Your home theater and AV questions answered!
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All the HDTV and Home Theater news and info you need, without all the reading.
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The official podcast of the Home Theater Forum, hosted by Brian Dobbs and Sam Posten.
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Guitarist and surround recording artist Jeff Perrin shares surround sound music production demos and experiments in support of his iOS app-album, Home Theater Ear Candy. Presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 (Optimized for iOS and the Apple TV)
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On this week’s show we look at what the posters at AVS forum have spent on their home theaters and we look at the Roku Secret Menu options. We also read your emails and take a look at the week’s news
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HTG 491: Gamut Rings - A new way of looking at color representation!
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18:27Representing the color-reproduction capabilities of a video display in a two-dimensional graph is highly problematic; usually, the graph does not reveal a true and complete picture (pun intended) of what's going on. A new approach to this problem, called gamut rings, provides a much more accurate and complete representation of what a display can do…
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Welcome back, Tom. He tells us all about his big family reunion, which was great! Our thanks to Lee Overstreet for guest co-hosting last week. We both watched something we enjoyed this week. And the founders of the Alamo Drafthouse aren’t retiring just yet; they’re opening the Metro Private Cinema in New York to provide […] The post AV Rant #976: Y…
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On this week’s show we look at what the posters at AVS forum have spent on their home theaters and we look at the Roku Secret Menu options. We also read your emails and take a look at the week’s news. News: Belkin plans to power down Wemo support in 2026 Netflix Sees Rapid Q2 Subscriber Gains Broadcast TV hits historical viewership low in June Your…
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On this week’s show we design a high end home theater but one that is within reason because we are not going to spend your money just for the sake of spending money. We also read your emails and the week’s news. Download this Episode. !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;…
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Podcast #1209: Money is No Object Home Theater - Within Reason
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48:36On this week’s show we design a high end home theater but one that is within reason because we are not going to spend your money just for the sake of spending money. We also read your emails and the week’s news. News: Max Officially Changes Its Name Back to HBO Max Apple reportedly in pursuit of Formula 1 rights Streaming Subscriptions May Get Toug…
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HTG 490: TVs for a Bright Room - When ambient light is just too much!
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9:42Listener Bob has a TCL Roku TV that is starting to misbehave, so he's looking for a new TV. Also, he's limited to a 55-incher in a very bright room. Finally, he's somewhat hard of hearing, and his wife would like him to use headphones when watching. Scott Wilkinson has some answers. Host: Scott Wilkinson Download or subscribe to Home Theater Geeks …
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AV Rant #975: A Show Just For You
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2:19:34Lee Overstreet guest co-hosts while Tom is away. Amazon Prime Day sales bring big discounts to TCL’s newest QM7K and QM8K TVs, including the 98″ models being $1,000 off. And Rob and Lee mildly disagree about removing film grain and then artificially adding it back. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCkYPT 00:00:00 – Intro Crazy …
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On this week’s show we take a first look at the proposed HDMI 2.2 specification. We also read your emails and take a look at the week’s news.
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On this week’s show we take a first look at the proposed HDMI 2.2 specification. We also read your emails and take a look at the week’s news. News: YouTube Once Again Dominates TV Usage In May SunBrite Debuts Full Sun 4K Smart TV Series XGIMI Releases MoGo 4 Series Projectors Amazon to Shutter Freevee in September 2025, Merging Content into Prime V…
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HTG 489: The End Game Theater - Home Theater of the Month!
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2:36:11Patrick Williams' latest home theater is a real beauty. He wanted to surpass his previous room, dubbed The Force Theater, which was designed to look like the interior of the Death Star from Star Wars. His new one is not themed, yet it does exceed The Force in every way. Host: Scott Wilkinson Download or subscribe to Home Theater Geeks at https://tw…
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AV Rant #974: Ultra96 Aspirations
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2:17:03HSU MFL-6 speakers. HDMI 2.2, Ultra96 and LIP. Largest micro-LED Cinema screen is in Texas. And Tom's origin story. The post AV Rant #974: Ultra96 Aspirations appeared first on AV Rant.Av Tom Andry
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On this episode of the Rewind show we go back to July 2nd 2010 where we read your emails, look at a news story or two, and discuss room acoustic treatments.
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HDTV Rewind Episode #9: Room Acoustics
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26:26On this episode of the Rewind show we go back to July 2nd 2010 where we read your emails, look at a news story or two, and discuss room acoustic treatments.
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On this week’s show we take a look at some of the most popular products in our homes. And we read your emails and take a look at the week's news.
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Podcast #1207: Most Popular HDTV and Home Theater and Automation Products
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43:10On this week’s show we take a look at some of the most popular products in our homes. And we read your emails and take a look at the week's news. News: iOS 26 Brings Video Streaming to CarPlay, But There's a Catch Don’t Expect Netflix to Save U.S. Broadcast Networks HDMI Forum To Reveal New HDMI 2.2 Details At Press Briefing Other: Blockbuster Be K…
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HTG 488: Chatroom Q&A Special! - Aspect ratio, Blu-ray, 8K, digital audio, & more!
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54:40It's the live chatroom special with Scott Wilkinson and TWiT viewers across YouTube, Twitch, and Discord! Scott responds to various home theater questions and comments for the entire episode, ranging from physical media and Kaleidescape to frame interpolation and subwoofers! It's a grab bag of visual and aural tips and answers! Host: Scott Wilkinso…
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AV Rant #973: Still NO to Pre-Pros
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2:17:20The legal battle between Digital Trends and Caleb Denison sounds bad. Ideal screen height. Calder Cup. And Tom watched something! The post AV Rant #973: Still NO to Pre-Pros appeared first on AV Rant.Av Tom Andry
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On this episode of the Rewind show we go back to June 25th 2010 where we read your emails, look at a news story or two, and look at a company called Quartics and what they are up to today.
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HDTV Rewind Episode #8: What is Quartics?
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27:39On this episode of the Rewind show we go back to June 25th 2010 where we read your emails, look at a news story or two, and look at a company called Quartics and what they are up to today.
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On this week’s show we rank our favorite Streaming Services. We also read your emails and take a look at the week’s news.
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Podcast #1206: Streaming Services Ranked
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44:34On this week’s show we rank our favorite Streaming Services. We also read your emails and take a look at the week’s news. News: More than 25% of viewers aren’t watching live TV anymore Tubi breaks the 100 million monthly active user mark Netflix to Introduce Live TV Channels in France NCIS: Tony & Ziva Sets September Premiere Date on Paramount+ Oth…
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HTG 487: Headphones with TV - Keep your home peaceful when needed!
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10:30Listener Ann Duran is shopping for a new TV, and at the top of her wish list is the ability to listen on headphones. She also wonders about the Samsung QD OLED versus the Sony QD OLED. Scott Wilkinson reveals which TV he would get (in fact, already has) and talks about his experience using Bluetooth headphones with TVs. Host: Scott Wilkinson Downlo…
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AV Rant #972: Teams to the Rescue
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2:02:10Nintendo Switch 2 HDR on TVs requires adjustment, and HDTV Test figured it out. HSU details how to add their SuperCharger to their D15-Chimera sub. The post AV Rant #972: Teams to the Rescue appeared first on AV Rant.Av Tom Andry
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Can you believe Betamax turns 50 this month? On this week’s show we look at how the VCR changed the entertainment industry and gave us a reason to build our home theaters. We also read emails and take a look at the week’s news.
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Podcast #1205: Betamax Turns Fifty
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32:38Can you believe Betamax turns 50 this month? On this week’s show we look at how the VCR changed the entertainment industry and gave us a reason to build our home theaters. We also read emails and take a look at the week’s news. News: YouTube Is Swallowing TV Whole, and It’s Coming for the Sitcom Roku adds more premium features to its own line of mi…
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HTG 486: SID Display Week 2025 - A trip to the annual display geekfest!
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32:57The Society for Information Display's annual Display Week highlights cutting-edge display technology. Scott Wilkinson spent a day there and reports on some of the amazing tech he saw on the show floor. Host: Scott Wilkinson Download or subscribe to Home Theater Geeks at https://twit.tv/shows/home-theater-geeks Want access to the ad-free video and e…
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AV Rant #971: Sunburn for Switch 2
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2:12:06Warner Bros. Discovery splitting. Apple TV 4K pairing with any AirPlay speakers. HSU D15-Chimera SC subwoofer and MFL-6 angled speakers. The post AV Rant #971: Sunburn for Switch 2 appeared first on AV Rant.Av Tom Andry
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HDTV Rewind Episode #7: TV Specifications
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28:34On this episode of the Rewind show we go back to June 11th 2010 where we read your emails, look at a news story or two, and look at TV Specifications.
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On this episode of the Rewind show we go back to June 11th 2010 where we read your emails, look at a news story or two, and look at TV Specifications.
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On this week’s show our listeners have provided the topics. We discuss a $30 hack to improve your TV as well as a new OLED technology that may turn your screen into a multi channel speaker. Plus we read your emails and take a look at the week’s news.
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