Are you really looking for an 8K player to playback all the 8K movies for all the 8K displays out in the market? I don't even have a device that can play 8K. Most people are buying these for 4K playback with the added speed from the new processors. I never claimed to even test 8K. All the newest models are named 8K and so that's what the companies are pushing. I don't give a crap about 8K personally. So, I don't know about your #epicfail and #smh comments, but that's a lame comment on your part. Maybe someone else has tested 8K and you can find their review.

@joentell No. Please read more carefully.

@@ROBERT-ml7ml I did. Go ahead and explain.

@@joentell I said "neither of these movies were shot in 8k."

For sure it would be up there! The amount of bass they have is hilarious for their size.

ISO playback. VS10 engine. A way to organize local media if you have a large collection of ripped movies.

It automatically detects it.

Tell that to all the people who bought it and found it useful.

Mine was the Elite Screens AcousticPro 1080P3. Yours might be better.

These are not really designed for streaming. They can do that, but they're primarily for people who have large movie collections who prefer to rip them to a hard drive to get the maximium quality possible. Blu-ray players are still a thing.

I have the Homatics Box R 4K and it does nearly everything I want. I wish it were as fast as these newer ones though. If all they did was make it faster, I would easily recommend that for most people.

@joentell yeah true specially after beta AV12 update, I needed the update to get DTS MA support but it's very laggy now.

It depends. If you can make use of the VS10 engine which utilizes Dolby Vision's tone mapping capabilities, then yes. It does a good job of making SDR look more like HDR by making it brighter. By itself, that isn't useful since a brighter picture makes colors look less saturated. But since it uses a wider color space it can improve the overall picture while retaining the same look of the original video. I'm very picky about this when watching my own videos back. You'll get the most out of this feature if you have a Dolby Vision capable TV or projector since it can tell the player the max brightness it can adjust itself to. If you don't have a Dolby Vision capable display, you can use something like the HDFury Arcana 2 to trick the pallet into thinking your display is DV capable and it does all the tone mapping on the player itself. I talked about it in more detail here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKGsZ4yVbr6VgMksi=bYn7Og4WrPJm2UT1

True on the 8k content. However, I think you'll find the media players with the newer 8k chips with more computing power have snappier interfaces and headroom for features.

@@JohnSmith-qi6co That's not a reason to invest in them just yet. Way too soon IMO.

@@Tealc2323 Agreed as long as you don't find the boxes too slow and you have some extra $$$$ (!)

I didn't even mention 8K playback because I don't have a display that supports it.

I'm in the same boat, but I see plenty of negative comments about all these media players. I'm afraid they will always require some nerd-treatment because they can't help but have some quirks when you figure all the file, video and audio formats. Layer on top of that that nobody on the planet has ever gotten CEC or even HDMI to work perfectly 100% of the time. You can fiddle with every setting and use every certified cable there is and monkey with EDID etc. Sooner or later your screen will go black (or green from HDCP). Good thing we are geeks I guess. Perhaps we need to focus some on how quickly the manufacturers jump on problems with these boxes. The R_volution guy was at least here in-country.

@@Victor-i4g4u The legitimate way is to rip from Blu-ray discs and transfer that to a drive.

Thank you, sir!

Totally agree. I would be more tempted by these devices if they were "just" premium android TV boxes with full play store functionality and HD audio passthrough. Why is that so hard?

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Yeah I agree with you on all-in-one streaming box. One thing I dislike about NVIDIA Shield is the advertisement functionality and I just don't want to see ads in a streaming box.

@@jebo4jc I'm with you. Add in the VS10 to that list also. Then they could just add the app for local media playback and poster wall functionality. I don't know why they can't get these certified. They cost enough and $30 devices can get it.

I'll bet the difficulties with streaming services come from legal and licensing issues. That stuff is a rat's nest. Even the ability to have your own movie files causes problems--take a look at R-volution products which in some regions can have an integrated optical drive but they can't in the US. It's not that the folks making the devices are dumb. I'm sure they are walking tightropes and looking over their shoulders all the time for trouble!

I hear you!

AppleTV 4K, Dune HD Max 8K, and Nvidia Shield Pro. It all depends on what I'm testing at the time.

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Matte white screens. I use Elite Screens and Silver Ticket personally, but there are many others.

The Kali Audio IN-5's I've reviewed in the past are better for having a similar sound whether you're standing or sitting. Make sure you have a way to connect them as they're primarily for desktop use with an audio interface.

I worked over 2 years developing this app, and you want it for free? I need to earn a living also! There are lots of things that I would like that are out of my budget, but I don't complain about the price, especially if it's not something I need. Do you really NEED a calibration app? No. Anyway, you claim there are free apps that do the same thing. You can go for those, but I can tell you right now they don't do the same thing. I've posted on AVS Forum how to achieve similar results using REW (free) but the trade-off is it will take hours. That's what I used to do and why I created the app in the first place. And FYI, I do care about my viewers, but I also care about feeding my family and having a roof over our heads. I've been broke before. Don't talk to me about that.

Both are good, but these are more compact. The LP-6 can play louder and has deeper bass.

A good designer will make consistently good speakers. It's possible for someone to just get lucky one time. I prefer if someone has a track record of making good speakers so if you are interested in future products, you have a better chance of them being good.

My entire video aims to answer this. What do you want to know specifically? Did I not answer that in the video?

@ I have a question about ceiling mounting. The pro 2 does not have any lens shift so I am curious as to what the offset is on the unit upside down. If the lens is level with the top of the screen, does that work? Not interested in any of the throw distances or anything, just need to know what height works for ceiling mounting. Thanks

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I forgot to hit the more button to bring the rest of it up. Sorry. I did have the max pre ordered but unfortunately can’t get it just yet now but it will be the next projector I get for sure