Recent content by Kazaam

People keep saying Jellyfish. Don’t know if I would’ve picked up on that one myself. But people probably ain’t wrong since one of the singers in Lemon Twigs definitely sings a bit like Robert Joseph Manning, Jr. Who in turn I think sometimes sounds a bit like Bruce Johnston from the Beach...

The Lemon Twigs. They’ve got a handful of songs that I really like. (For now, at least.) I suspect that the novelty of playing retro music that’s heavy on homages might not—oh, how should I say?– keep them in my thoughts long term. No matter how well it’s played. But for now, in this...

I generally like Sonos, too. I’ve got a Sonos Beam (gen1) on a 50 inch Samsung. Quite happy with it for TV sound. Bought it from Sonos refurb store for $179, which was a lower than usual. It was like new. Also have a stereo pair of Sonos Ones with the bigger Sonos subwoofer. I like that...

This is just hypothetical. Mostly. But I wonder what would be better in a small/mid room. The really old tiny Energy Take Classic 5.1 from years ago or the Sonos Arc soundbar with just the bar and no subwoofer or surrounds. (Or maybe soundbar and surrounds, but no sub.) The Energy 5.1...

Indeed… Thanks Tom!

Like would a home theater receiver set up with a traditional 5.1 speaker placement from 20 years ago get any benefit from Dolby Atmos? Admittedly, I’m not entirely sure what Dolby Atmos does. Like single wireless speakers can sometimes claim Dolby Atmos. And then I think maybe extra discrete...

With Hall & Oates apparently fighting in court now, I began thinking back to the heyday of MTV. I know Daryl Hall did a solo album in the mid-80s. But I’m pretty sure there was at least a single music video of a solo John Oates around the same time. But my googling attempts bring up nothing...

I’ve been listening to Redd Kross. For some reason I guess I always thought they were rappers. Not the teenage punkers and later somewhat alternative rockers they became. The band name “Redd Kross” never sounded particularly cool to me as a kid. And there was no internet so it wasn’t as easy...

Pretty sure it was a video with Caleb where he was unboxing a TV that was advertising that it had been recommended by CNET. And so he playfully had the CNET part crossed out and then begged for the manufacturer to hit up Digital Trends, instead. Anyway… I’m usually entertained by Digital...

Appreciate it, but no need to if you haven’t checked yet. I was playing around with HDMI-CEC some more and while I never solved my initial problem, I ultimately ran into too many inconsistencies. At one point I thought maybe I had it where it would more or less work. But then sometimes the TV...

I’ve tested 3 different Sony bluray players on 3 different TVs (samsung, sony, LG). Turning “on” the Bluray players does turn ON the TV set, but turning “off” the bluray doesn’t turn OFF the TV. Any idea if this is a Sony bluray issue and would switching to a different brand blu-ray player...

Oh yeah. A projector would be nice, too. My brother has been setting up a projector in his basement within the last year. I helped him finally ceiling mount the projector a month ago. 120” screen, I think. (Edit: 128”, my bad.). But his setup has been done somewhat on the cheap. Think...

I also absolutely didn’t need to post this. :cool: Right now my “big” TV is a 70” LED that’s probably 5 years old. Or something like that. It seems so small and shitty nowadays. Too soon to justify an upgrade, but that doesn’t stop me from looking. Thought maybe a 77” OLED might be what...

I prefer a more—how should I say?—“stimulating” television program, which is why I‘m glad Pluto TV has a dedicated 24/7 “Baywatch” channel. ;)

I don’t remember that computer, but I do remember NetZero which I think was similar in that you got free (or maybe discounted?) Internet service in exchange for ads. I’m sure someone will try it. But I think TVs and soundbars are cheap enough that I‘d be super shocked if they were successful...