CES Trip Was a Disaster!

[@joshowens2219]

Maturing is when you realize you don’t need 99.9% of crap on the market.

[@nedsmitty8400]

Agreed. However he kinda built his brand on the 99.9% of shit you don't need ever

[@yogipower1598]

It's not something that's needed, it's just a demonstration of new technologies that will come out in the future. For example, if a new car is released every year, do people buy it every year?

[@trinidad111]

Maturing is to stop chasing and acquiring it. Realizing it is just the start. Now break the habit lol.

[@HolyTerminator]

This guy is Squidward at a Spongebob convention.

[@stu71584]

I worked at Bose for several years. Most of the mid size brands are in Vegas but they don’t do the show. They set up in hotels and operate by appointment to do business as you would expect at a trade show. I think over the past few years the show has turned into a sideshow in a way where brands are more concerned with media impressions than actually showcasing their lines for the year.

[@Youthman]

But Matt, Radioshack was there. LOL It was rough for me too.

[@baitchuckin]

Matt, I can assure you, after attending CES for 20 years now, it is NOT what it once was. It USED to be everything you were expecting. This was one of the worst CES show floors I've seen in a very very long time which is very unfortunate. I didn't know you were going to be there, I would have kept an eye out for you. Huge fan of the channel!.

[@ObsessedGarage]

I knew it wasn't the same, but I was shocked at how bad it was.

[@Palosrob]

I always found the Chicago CES to be way much better.

[@plexfam]

Your disappointment sounds like someone who goes to a gaming convention like E3 with expectations of seeing AAA call of duty/ god of war titles and all that shown is candy crush and solitaire and angry birds mobile stuff

[@ObsessedGarage]

Ha, ha... Nailed it.

[@NavdeepSingh-x8f]

This is why I love matt. He is so true to him self. This is what a lot of us are missing. I know this video is about CES and OG but there is a message here.....the message of being honest and true to him self and not impressing people and making a video to keep others happy........ LOVE IT.

[@emmett3067]

I regularly attended CES from 2008 - 2018, attending 6 shows over those 11 years. Most people would say that CES increasingly became less important from 2015 onward. Increasingly the "Consumer Electronics Show" is less and less about Consumer Electronics. I doubt CES will be a thing in a few years time. Most are now attending shows like Canton Fair in China and IFA Berlin Germany.

[@saul_bloom]

CES is not what it used to be. A 'bunch of junk' is the perfect summary!

[@Shoptoolreviews]

Totally agree with you. This was our first year going to CES, and we were excited about it. We were completely unimpressed as well. Big waste of the majority of a week.

[@I5ZQ8]

I liked the new robot vacuums with the arms.... To mount a glock on for home defense 😂

[@jdemara]

I had the same thoughts as you about CES... just by watching other content creator's videos on what they are finding there.

[@kordalex23]

Matt I’ve gone the last three years and the first time I went I felt how you feel in this video. But if you go next time I highly suggest downloading the CES app and finding the brands you want to see before you go. The show is far too large to raw dog and see everything. I honestly think it’s near impossible to see every piece of tech. I say that because a lot of the major brands were not in the convention center, they were in the ball rooms of major hotels. Also suggest using the free shuttles that travel between hotels. Pre planning made it 10x better.

[@ObsessedGarage]

Yeah...that's what we thought. We dug into who we wanted to see. It was about 10 brands. We saw them all in about an hour. The only one we can find that wasn't in the main convention was at the Venetian. We decided to save the money and bail.

[@Palosrob]

Matt has no reason ever to go there again.

[@user-un1ek3iz6k]

I went to it in the late 1980s when it was in Chicago at the McCormick Convention Center. It was great then. All the Mid and High-End audio/video companies were there! Those were the days!

[@aussie2uGA]

It may go the way of Comdex. From the largest trade show in the world to “that old conference in Vegas…”

[@keeblord7383]

What chair are you using? Been a steelcase user for a long time and want to try something else

[@ObsessedGarage]

Stressless Magic

[@kevinh4055]

How did you miss the Hisense booth with there 136" micro led display or even LG and Panasonic new OLED display coming out.

[@ObsessedGarage]

I saw them all. They are all concepts. The 136" was not good.

[@joebalenzano6623]

Should of kept the crew there for AVN

[@rj240polestar]

Matt, I'm in the exact same boat as you. I've wanted to go to CES since I was a little kid, its been on my bucket list for forever, and I guess my expectations were just too high. Maybe I was expecting the equivalent of the SEMA show for consumer electronics, but it really wasn't all that. I would say that one of my biggest highlights was getting the chance to meet the three of you! Unexpected bonus!

[@davidkopack7274]

Since I was a teenager I want to CES almost every year and I haven’t gone in the last 10 years. I’m of the humble opinion that the niche of people who are true technologists are dying and the show represents that ultimate reality. The majority want the CEDIA style experience, custom install, hands off, just works. There are a few of us that will never die though.

[@coasterlvr]

home audio left the building a while ago. they were at the venetian anyway. this past one was #37 in a row minus the covid year. i still think it's great, but nothing like it used to be. just imagine, home and car audio, video games, nintendo, sega, even adult video. lol the venetian side of the show is more interesting these days. health tech, home automation stuff. it's crazy how the show just keeps changing. drones were huge a number of years. 3d printing. tons of apple accessories dominated sections of the show. so much AI this year, or should i say, too much. anyway, i totally get your feelings about the show.

[@1HughxJanise1]

The only difference between the badges you get at sema and this one is that you get to enter an hour early?

[@ObsessedGarage]

An exhibitor badges means you can come and go whenever you want.

[@carlosmoreno9987]

I can tell you this is about par for the course with CES Las Vegas. I will say it's gone downhill and there's way less than there used to be, but the show in general has always had a "theme" of what companies think the market will be heading towards. Since that's AI right now that's why it was like that. 10 years ago when I went for the first time it was Smartphones and TVs because they were still rapidly evolving and were the big money makers, but that's kind of steadied out. I only go when my company sends me, which isn't every year, and when they do it's because they know what the theme is going to be and it's related to what we do.

[@MikeRudolph-d2x]

You might have found 3-4 more interesting things by going over to the Venetian (4 levels including smaller rooms for Asus, Intel etc), but not much more. It was my first year as well and thankfully I had meetings because the trade show let me down.

[@alonhong7488]

Hi Matt, What office chair is that?

[@ObsessedGarage]

Stressless Magic

[@MarcWenning]

wow you havent heard of Insta360, they are awesome, better than GoPro

[@jms493]

Yeah that was surprising to me too. Insta360 is ok. I don’t see Matt using them. I wonder if he has heard of DJI?

[@TWATSON]

None of the content in my feed from CES has been remotely interesting enough to warrant spending time watching a video. Same observation; irrelevant consumer electronic tech.

[@ElMono19585]

Those self cleaning entryway mats are interesting, during the peak of covid i remember seeing a lot of places in Colombia having mats like this but it was for sanitizing shoes. However it would leave your shoes wet and sticky, this solution is interesting. But obviously not great for stuff that is caked on your shoes.

[@PeeGee-g4t]

Pretty cool idea except I don’t see why he thought they would be $4k

[@keithclement1443]

You have to go to CEDIA if you want to see the good stuff.

[@tomklun6101]

Matt you should check out the Leica Cine Play 1 as a projector option. Leica is a legit german optics brand with a real attention to detail that I think you may appreciate

[@PeeGee-g4t]

LG, Samsung and Sony were there showing the new models? Think I heard you say they weren’t there?

[@ObsessedGarage]

Nope

[@PeeGee-g4t]

@ ok. So you did see them. I was about to ask how you missed them. Lol

[@BJCrifasi]

It’s like you went to the worlds largest Brookstone

[@nickevans3190]

I do understand and realise that the CES show isn't quite as comprehensive as it was 5yrs ago but If you had done your research you would have found out that ALL the Hi-Fi gear is NOT at the main CES complex but at a separate hotel and the PC's computer gear again isn't in the main CES complex and other tech gear are in other halls attached to the main hall

[@STS00443]

Still dont know why I would want a see thru tv? I was disappointed as well.

[@nickevans3190]

Samsung, tcl, hisense, Panasonic LG were ALL there but yes not all their TV's weren't on show but there was Alot of new TV tech there the AV home theatre etc were in a separate hotel near to the CES complex if you had researched it you would have known this

[@nickevans3190]

You should check out the hisense UST protectors

[@sickjohnson]

Waiting to see that awesome little projector at your Destination OG, Helen home theater.

[@PeeGee-g4t]

Projectors are trash

[@sickjohnson]

@@PeeGee-g4t 🤣

[@Antimonkat]

CES hasn't been about the public for ages if it ever was, it's mostly for press and insiders, and a lot of the good stuff is invite only by the brands or hidden away,. I kinda figured as a new dealer you guys would have had a little more access to stuff but I guess the brand is too new and the exhibitors don't know about you yet. Alot of brands are also doing staggered releases, stuff isn't anoucned until later in the year, SOny does their own thing with their tv's wanting a private event, but the TCL and Hisense stuff was pretty cool.

[@Faith_Of_The_First_Order]

Commenting before the KZbin algorithm makes this video go viral! Don't worry the title is just click bait! What a great show and one hell of an entertaining video! Watch 3 old peoples hopes for a great show get destroyed.

[@ObsessedGarage]

Ha, ha.... Sums it up.

[@janbriel]

One thing to keep in mind is that technology is in a pretty good state. Some may say it has “peaked” with our current capabilities. Everything can do everything in our current human mind. The only new “innovation” in the last few years has been AI. I mean think about it. How much better can an already perfect tv get? You can say the same thing about speakers, appliances, etc. 15 years ago, an event like this would be amazing because an oled tv was an “invention”. The transition from plasma to led was”game changing” You can’t innovate much these days

[@zustroy]

One more thing, you're speaking about the Automechanika show. Do some research on it, not to repeat the same mistake twice. I think the next one in Frankfurt is next year! Check that. I'm not sure any other outside Frankfurt's show (as there are in lots of different countries) are much worth. I'd go through the exhibitor list to see if I'm interested in the first place, even if I lived in the same town, not to mention other continent...

[@stockingstuffer696]

Self cleaning "Swiss tracks" for the home entryway

[@underrated_assets]

Matty…the On Clouds are good!…someday you’ll cave and at least try ‘em out 😂

[@ObsessedGarage]

Ha, ha... Never.

[@mtx450]

CES has always been the king of vaporware! CEDIA is where we belong. 😂

[@ObsessedGarage]

Yep... CEDIA is a one day experience.

[@mgrmln]

On Clouds are not nerd shoes! And it sounds like you like haven’t paid attention to what CES has become. The show you’re looking for is AXPONA.

[@ObsessedGarage]

They are the epitome of nerd shoes.

[@mgrmln]

@@ObsessedGarage Not interested in your sartorial advice

[@davidhunternyc1]

I kind of agree... _yawn._ The Dynaudio soundbar was kinda nice but really, in 2025, a soundbar? I know that this is an electronics show but the world is going to hell in a hand basket and technology is being used to consolidate power, control, and destroy. I know I'm asking too much but I would like to see technology cure cancer, prevent dementia, and generate truly clean energy. Wishful thinking aside, the cleaning mat is kinda cool too. I can see you parking your cars on them for the extra level of museum quality clean.

[@stockingstuffer696]

Hey MATT . Is Patreon like STREAM ELEMENTS? it's what twitch streamers use for cash donations from viewers?

[@dmitka8324]

Headrest is way tooo big. Looks like the ears of Cheburashka 😊

[@jeremythiessen8623]

So early only bots here yet lol

[@timkinley1779]

I'm so early that nobody has described something as a "game changer" yet.

[@Pnasty1337]

Never realized you wear a 126610LV... I always thought it was the LN. Nice choice going with the green!

[@NeilNatic]

Patreons interface is horrific!!! If you dont enable RSS to another platform its rhe most frustrating experiece ever. It crashes ALL the time.

[@NeilNatic]

I have to wonder if this was a terrible CES year or something. I saw literally nothing that was interesting at all this year in my RSS feeds.

[@Palosrob]

Matt, I don't know if you have any idea who Caleb Dennison is from digital trends. But if you subscribe to his KZbin channel you would know what CES this year would provide. In my humble opinion you don't have to go anywhere past what Caleb presents to you as what you need to know. No Yamaha and Denon won't be there and hopefully this experience will teach you that. Don't ever go to CES again it will not fulfill you.

[@ObsessedGarage]

We saw him. Michael knows him. Those guys just cobble together a bunch of paid videos showing me nothing I’d want to know.

[@Plague_GG]

Guess you’ll do more research next time lol

[@enigmascv]

Go to Munich...

[@SmokiesDen]

CES is going the way of the dodo, just like COMDEX did before it.

[@asaholey]

CES is junk. They can't even make a decent app.

[@Schwabz33]

2025 CES… 😅

[@caseyharris18]

Hulk watch flex

[@ObsessedGarage]

Starbucks

[@caseyharris18]

@@ObsessedGarage😂

[@newfieboy1973]

Do your research man. Got sick of listening to it and unsubscribed

[@ObsessedGarage]

Ha, ha... Okay buddy.

[@justonwoolery5653]

Dog s of dog s shows🤣 preach matt preach

[@mahmoodnia]

Cedia is the place for you Matt, you would pass out with excitement.

[@ObsessedGarage]

I was there last year. It was decent.

[@mahmoodnia]

@@ObsessedGarage how do you think tech is going to progress over the next few yrs from the things you have seen? other then Ai

[@Bfraz00]

Have you looked into E3? If it even still exists…that’s more entertainment centric.

[@Riverguide33]

👍

[@zustroy]

You're very organized and yet here we are watching you complain about the show you went withouth any prior knowledge or investigation on what you can expect. This is your mistake not theirs.

[@ObsessedGarage]

I explained all of this.

[@fishbowl7098]

lots of junk at both sema and ces

[@ObsessedGarage]

Yep...