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I love my home theater setup, but this one thing nearly ended me
A gorgeous 100-inch ALR screen turned my living room into a cinema. It also cost me two hours, a trip to Home Depot, and a box of Band-Aids.
VLC is too messy and MPV is too bare, but this open-source video player hits the sweet spot
Media Player Classic Home Cinema skips the clutter without skimping on the features you actually use.
Is your Xbox Series X or PS5 as good as a Blu-ray player?
Blu-Ray discs can be played just fine on your Xbox or PlayStation, but does that mean Blu-Ray players are obsolete?
Android Auto ruined my audio quality, and this is the only app that fixed it
Music playback on Android Auto didn't sound quite right. I found out why and found an app that fixed it.
Your 75-inch TV was a mistake, and I know because I bought one too
Adding more inches to your TV might end up just making your life harder than it needs to be.
Your TV's sound is terrible, but here's how to fix it without spending a dime
Basic TV speakers get a surprising makeover through preset choices, EQ adjustments, and repurposed spare hardware.
ATSC 3.0 is better than you think, but it's failing for 4 ridiculous reasons
It works and is running, but why isn't is widespread and usable?
Your OLED’s perfect response time is why movies can look choppy
An OLED’s lightning-fast pixels reveal frame-to-frame jumps in 24fps movies, exposing motion that older tech hid.
Beats' new headphones borrow AirPods Max customization for $200 less
The 360 slso promises Beats' best sound quality to date.
I moved my soundbar six inches and it instantly fixed my bad audio
It's all down to good ol' acoustics.
This Linux app fixed my terrible laptop speakers without buying new hardware
A smartphone in a coffee can sounds better than my speakers. But a free Linux app helped make them sound better without new hardware.
Stop letting Roku bury your apps under ads and recommendations
Giant ad billboards dominate the Roku skyline while familiar apps drift farther down the screen, disrupting flow.
What’s the difference between HDMI ARC and eARC for home theater audio?
What exactly makes HDMI ARC and eARC different, and why should you care?
Your TV’s “Filmmaker Mode” still isn’t the best setting for movies—here’s what I do instead
Ditch the dim defaults of Filmmaker Mode and use these manual settings to get perfect, color-accurate movies in a normal living room.
I stopped paying for Philo and Hulu after buying this used $15 antenna
A cheap antenna and free TV platforms like Pluto gave me enough free TV to cancel Philo and Hulu without giving up much.
I built a better TV audio system than any soundbar for half the price
I skipped the soundbar and built a flexible TV audio system with a receiver, tower speakers, and a compact subwoofer.
4K remasters have an AI problem, and it's destroying the history of film
AI remasters smooth and invent details on aging film, turning grain and texture into plasticized, unfamiliar imagery.