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Post by garbulky on Dec 30, 2019 13:56:31 GMT -5
Someone said to me, "I thought you would have 'outgrown' that by now." Being retired and somewhat misanthropic, I find my major home past-time is sitting in front of the TV (mostly movies, Netflicks and Youtube). So I see investing in my home theatre as worthwhile. Besides my pension, I still work part-time, so I temporarily have disposable income for such toys. You know, we used to refer to television as the boob-tube, the great lobotomizer. responsible for the dumbing down of America. But I consider it to be opening a new age of enlightenment. On Netflicks I can watch a movie set in South Korea, made by Koreans; where I am exposed to a new culture: way of thinking, manners, cooking and architecture. They may happen upon an interesting building, and I can Google maps it, and virtually walk around and thru it via Google. Then on Youtube see a documentary of the building. Youtube has taught me how to cook many things, visit many places, history, cabinetmaking, electronics, a little Attic Greek and Latin, how to set up a home theatre, and many other things. It's true that there is a lot of garbage on the internet, but any reasonably intelligent person can sort the chaff from the wheat. Sincerely /b Youtube taught me how to repair a 1936 typewriter!
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Post by goodfellas27 on Dec 30, 2019 20:10:42 GMT -5
I recently saw "A Quiet Place" in 4K from Vudu using Roku Ultra. It supports Atmos natively. I would say by far the best use of Atmos I heard to date. It is now my demo movie for the XMC-2. When I watch movies in theatres, like the latest Star Wars, I usually go to a Dolby Atmos one. However, in action sequences when there are so many sounds, it's hard to isolate the sounds from the overhead speakers. I don't have Atmos (yet) at home but apparently, quieter movies may lend themselves to a better appreciation of a well done Atmos soundtrack. A Quiet Place may be a good candidate if you can find it in CL or Ebay for cheap. referencehometheater.com/review/a-quiet-place-4k-blu-ray-review/. Atmos for music is also another niche right now as well as Atmos for dance clubs.
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