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qirex posted:Samsung is not having a good year Not a good year at all.
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What, Samsung have sketchy quality control? The is certainly a new development.
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qirex posted:Samsung is not having a good year Again I'll point out besides all this (also their home appliances, particularly fridges going to poo poo) THEY ARE EMBROILED IN A SCANDAL THAT GOT THE PRESIDENT OF S. KOREA IMPEACHED
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Yeeeees, HBO is getting into the UHD game which is also marking the first TV series release on the format with Westworld. http://m.highdefdigest.com/news/sho...-november/39482
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Also not even horrifyingly expensive for an HBO show. I also note GotG 2 has a listing so maybe Disney is getting in the game. They have put out some UHD in other regions but not the US.
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bull3964 posted:Yeeeees, HBO is getting into the UHD game which is also marking the first TV series release on the format with Westworld. Cool but also yuck on the first show choice.
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Dogen posted:Also not even horrifyingly expensive for an HBO show. I also note GotG 2 has a listing so maybe Disney is getting in the game. They have put out some UHD in other regions but not the US. Yup, GotG2 is the first Disney disc which should be amazing since the movie was actually shot in 8k. Full specs aren't it yet, but it's rumored to include Dolby Vision as well. I want The Expanse on UHD Blu Ray now. Amazon has it prime streaming in 4k so the master exists.
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So when it comes to UHD/HDR/4K whatever content what are the best devices to deliver said content? My mom just got her first 4k capable TV. And she's no slouch at using devices either. There is a deal for a $49 Roku Premiere+ and that looks kinda neat! There's a Roku Ultra so I dunno what's up with that because they look the same. Is she gimping herself by using an Xbox One S for UHD blurays? Or is there a similarly priced UHD disc player?
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What's the TV du jour in the 55"-65" / $1000-$1500 range?
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FogHelmut posted:What's the TV du jour in the 55"-65" / $1000-$1500 range? If I had $1,200, though, I'd probably see if I couldn't scrape up $400 more for OLED LG C6P 55" 4k OLED Both have 3D as well
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I tried 2 of those Roku Premiere +, the first kept rebooting and bricked before I could even try it out, the second had what is apparently a very very common audio syncing issue which is apparently hardware/firmware issue they can't resolve. They get horrible reviews for a reason. I have a Amzn Fire HD and it's fine. I still prefer the grid layout of the Apple TV but whatever, I'll live.
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Jul 6, 2017 19:58
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pwn posted:LG 8500 55" 4k LED Better than the Visios?
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FogHelmut posted:Better than the Visios? The LG 8500 probably not think you're picking between blotchy/gray blacks on the LG vs poor viewing angles and not good with reflections on the Vizio for the 2017 LG 8500 and the 2017 Vizio M series . The OLED is up there at "almost best picture quality on the market" but it'll be hard to find it for $1500 since most of the stock has been run through.
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Keyser_Soze posted:I tried 2 of those Roku Premiere +, the first kept rebooting and bricked before I could even try it out, the second had what is apparently a very very common audio syncing issue which is apparently hardware/firmware issue they can't resolve. They get horrible reviews for a reason. The Ultra had some growing pains but it loving finally works pretty well. They recently even fixed the A/V sync on DTS in a MKV container issue finally
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Honestly, the best handling of streaming UHD content is almost always the internal apps for the TV. I would put Chromecast Ultra next on the list due to the fact that it can do Dolby Vision with Netflix and Vudu (with certain configs.) Nvidia Shield is next since it has the same app support as Chromecast + Amazon and it's very configurable in output. Limited to HDR10, but has HDR support for both Netflix and Amazon (has 4k but no HDR support for Vudu.) Roku is next followed by FireTV. I don't like the fact that your cannot configure aspects of the output with either as both default to the wrong black level output for my setup which means they are a PITA to use for me. Amazon continues to not sell a product that can do HDR. For discs, just use whatever is cheapest right now if you want something right now as we are in between generations of players. Be advised that Xbone may not be the best choice if your receiver doesn't do HDR since it lacks dual HDMI outputs.
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Do any of you guys have any experience wit hthe Harmony remotes? I juts bought one, the base one, but I can't figure out how to get it to be set to my TV but modify the sound on my SONOS without having to jump back over to the SONOS in the device list...is that even possible? Any clue? Thanks!
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bull3964 posted:Honestly, the best handling of streaming UHD content is almost always the internal apps for the TV. Thanks. I think I'll just use the LG internal apps. This was really helpful.
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Any 2016 Vizio M/P owners care to share thoughts about the android tablet remote? I'm looking at a refurb M55-D0 that is right in the sweet spot for what I need, but I've read enough very negative reviews of the tablet casting interface that I wanted to get some other opinions.
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I believe they have or will soon release firmware for the P series that adds on screen menus. Not sure about the M series.
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Insane Totoro posted:Thanks. I think I'll just use the LG internal apps. Maybe they’re better than the Samsung ones, I tolerated them for a while but they had various problems, like not streaming any better audio than DD+ and various crashes.
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Empress Brosephine posted:Do any of you guys have any experience wit hthe Harmony remotes? I juts bought one, the base one, but I can't figure out how to get it to be set to my TV but modify the sound on my SONOS without having to jump back over to the SONOS in the device list...is that even possible? Any clue? Thanks! Definitely some way to do this, I've recently set one up. Phoneposting but from memory you want to set up an activity, not a device. Like add all your devices and get them working. Then you'll add an activity or something where you can associate different functionality across devices. You add the devices to the activity and the remote figures out (but you can also customize) the mapping. Like certain buttons map to something like an AppleTV, but the volume and mute buttons map to my AV receiver. Poke around and let me know if this doesn't seem right.
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Dogen posted:Maybe they’re better than the Samsung ones, I tolerated them for a while but they had various problems, like not streaming any better audio than DD+ and various crashes. DD+ is kind of the limit for streaming right now.
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Not for Plex though Doesn’t vudu stream Atmos?
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uwaeve posted:Definitely some way to do this, I've recently set one up. Phoneposting but from memory you want to set up an activity, not a device. Like add all your devices and get them working. This works! Thanks for the help. My only complaint is it seems compatibility with Apple TV is extremely wonky; like the Home button doesn't work at all 
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bull3964 posted:It does, but that's still only DD+. Huh I thought it was the same as TrueHD, their formats are very confusing
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uwaeve posted:Definitely some way to do this, I've recently set one up. Phoneposting but from memory you want to set up an activity, not a device. Like add all your devices and get them working. This is correct. Device entries are for one device only, activities are what you actually want to be using most of the time in an AV setup. edit: Derp, that's what I get for leaving a reply window open.
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Empress Brosephine posted:This works! Thanks for the help. I can't remember exactly what buttons map for the AppleTV, it might be exit or back is used as home. You can also teach the hub commands to then assign to a button of your choice, I believe. Like the old school point the original remote at the hub and press a button, the hubs receiver will learn the pulse sequence and then you can call it what you want and assign it to what you want.
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Dogen posted:Huh I thought it was the same as TrueHD, their formats are very confusing Nope, object oriented audio isn't additional channels, it's just additional metadata. It can be layered in lossy codecs just fine. Additionally, DD+ as you get them from streaming services isn't any better than normal DD. They use the better compression to save bandwidth rather than increase quality. A DD+ stream decoded by a TV and passed to a receiver has plan old DD has no quality loss over the original DD+ stream. You would lose object oriented audio though.
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bull3964 posted:Honestly, the best handling of streaming UHD content is almost always the internal apps for the TV. I agree with this. Still after 9 months of owning a C6 I'm still teaching myself to go to the TV apps instead of firing up the FireTV. Stupid early generation Smart TV's that were trash.
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havenwaters posted:This guy is $20 more than what you want to pay but has worked out real nice for me on my Samsung with hdmi arc and HDMI cec. Downside is you probably won't be able to see the LEDs that let you know what the volume is since they're on the top back. If your tv has HDMI cec it displays it on screen. bull3964 posted:Costco currently has the ATS-1060 which is the same thing for $159. Thanks for the rec. Unfortunately my TV doesn't seem to support arc  Still looks good, though, I'm going to go see if the Costco in town has any in stock.
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No arc/cec isn't the end of the world. just means you'll need to stand up/wall mount it to see what the volume is set at when you turn it up or down. Guess it also means you'll need to plug it in via the optical audio out.
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Dr. VonHugenstein posted:Any 2016 Vizio M/P owners care to share thoughts about the android tablet remote? I have the 2016 P with the tablet, and have had relatively few issues with it. My only real issue is that I cant put the MLB.tv app on it to stream it from the tablet. It's not the easiest thing in the world to use to change the TV settings with, but you can chat with Vizio's support line and they will send you the XRT135 which has more functionality than the basic remote. Overall I'm fine with it.
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From the user reviews I have read it seems like most people who had problems with the tablet remotes were older, so it wouldn't surprise me if it was more of a generational thing.
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I wasn't a fan of the vizio tablet as a remote so I ended up getting a Harmony remote with the hub and have all of it synced with my Google Home.
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Verisimillipede posted:I wasn't a fan of the vizio tablet as a remote so I ended up getting a Harmony remote with the hub and have all of it synced with my Google Home. That is essentially what my setup is. Harmony Hub with voice control through an Echo Dot. I like using the tablet for casting as opposed to my phone.
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It's weird to say, but ever since I got my Google home, I've been using my Harmony hub to use my device remotes more and the actual Harmony remote less. It's the activity changes that are the huge advantage. Getting everything turned on and to the right input. Beyond that, it's usually just down to one device with volume controlled with HDMI CEC. This is especially true with LG's built in apps since the magic remote is so much easier to navigate with.
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