I must admit that I haven’t been following Samsung’s QLED display lineup. It should be better than last year’s, and QLED is interesting, but the lack of Dolby Vision support and that it’s not OLED has dimmed my interest in them. That’s not to say that there aren’t valid reasons to grab one (room lighting, size considerations, etc.), so if […]
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Good stuff coming from Channels to Android (Android TV) and Fire TV users, with support for DVR recording playback now – and broader DVR feature support coming soon. Hey everyone. We wanted to post our plans for rolling out Channels DVR support for Android TV and Fire TV. We wanted to set expectations well and make sure you all were […]
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Unfortunately, the “B8″ LG OLEDs aren’t included in the price/availability list that has just come out, but there is some great news when it comes to pricing – generally downwards from the previous year. For example, the 77” C8’s MSRP is $8,000 compared to the $15,000 of the C7. LG SIGNATURE OLED TV AI ThinQ W8 77-inch class (76.7 […]
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I didn’t think to wire in the humidifiers when I initially replaced the thermostats in our house for a pair of Ecobee 3. After the weather got cold, and dry, here in Chicago I quickly realized the error of my ways. Not that the existing install wasn’t working, it just wasn’t working as well as it could be, or connected […]
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$1,500 for a 4K projector isn’t a lot of money. It’s actually very cheap considering how much you could, and quite recently had to, spend to bring home the same pixel count in a projector. That said, this guy appears to be falling short when it comes to the most important part – HDR. The BenQ HT2550 ($1,500) is one […]
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There are quite a few really neat use cases for the addition of Google Assistant support to NETGEAR Arlo home security cameras, but I think the most interesting has to be Chromecast support. A simple “OK Google, show [camera name]” and it will stream the video to any Chromecast enabled device (TV, NVIDIA Shield TV, etc.). Awesome. Unfortunately, the whole […]
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I’m sure that everyone here uses a password manager. It’s the safest, smartest way to handle all of those massive, unique, credentials that we use for all of our digital assets. It is a bit of a pain to setup, and use on a daily basis, compared to going for the trusty “1234QWERTY!”, but totally worth it; as we all […]
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Given the recent movements in the home automation market, Amazon grabbing Ring didn’t surprise me at all. It will be interesting to see how this works with another recent purchase – Blink. Amazon is expected to keep Ring as an independent business, much like it has with its other acquisitions, like Zappos and Twitch, according to GeekWire, which earlier reported […]
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In a previous post we looked at how to install a Let’s Encrypt certificate with a Unifi Video installation. As it turned out, shortly after publishing our guide Ubiquiti made it possible to do this in a [sort of] official way with Unifi Video 3.8.1+, simplifying the process somewhat. Of course there was still some effort required, figuring out how […]
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Great news for Plex DVR users with an Apple TV. You can now schedule recordings in the application directly. This goes a long way in making the experience more partner & kid friendly! Along with watching Live TV, now you can also schedule recordings and use closed captioning on your Apple TV. With warmer weather (hopefully) just around the corner, […]
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