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“Keeping Score”: Where the Classics Are Current — and High-Tech
Robert Ripps | July 2, 2011
“I sometimes think I should’ve been a filmmaker rather than a musician.”So says Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor and music director of the San Francisco Symphony.
How To Buy An Ultra HDTV
Al Griffin | Dec 21, 2016
If you’re considering buying a new TV, you can be forgiven for having questions, possibly many of them. Several big-screen TV technologies—Ultra HDTV, high dynamic range (HDR), OLED—have been introduced over the past few years. At the same time, some older ones, including 3D and plasma, have faded from prominence. There have also been changes on the connectivity front, with new versions of the HDMI standard added to sets to accommodate new, higher-bandwidth signal formats. The good news is that changes in TV tech have settled down to a degree, making buying a set a relatively safe bet today. The number of display types has been effectively reduced to two, LCD and OLED, and many new Ultra HDTV models are now compatible with HDR. Also, virtually all sets that were introduced in 2016 sport at least one HDMI 2.0a input—the latest version—along with the necessary copy protection to enable viewing new formats like Ultra HD Blu-ray. LCD or OLED? The most common TV display technology, one that’s offered by all manufacturers large and small, is LCD. The main benefit to LCD is light output: Picture brightness can be cranked high enough to accommodate situations such as watching sports in a well-lit room. At the same time, many high-end LCD TVs feature backlight modulation technology, which lets them achieve the deep black levels and high contrast ratios that are favorable for watching movies. Another LCD benefit is cost, with 50-inch Ultra HD models currently selling for as low as $500. Big-screen LCD TVs create images using an array of LEDs that beam light through a grid of liquidcrystal pixels, with the liquid-crystal material alternately twisting and untwisting to regulate the amount of light passing through. There are two main LED backlight types: edge-lit and full-array. Edge-lit LCD models employ LEDs positioned on the sides or the top and bottom of the panel; they emit light into a light guide/diffuser that serves to illuminate the entire display. Full-array models, in contrast, use a grid of LEDs distributed across the back of the LCD panel. In both cases, local dimming can be employed to alternately dim, shut off, or boost the brightness of specific LED “zones” (a grouping of LEDs), dynamically enhancing contrast based on image content. Full-array models, however, provide greater precision than edge-lit ones in this regard, since the LEDs distributed across the screen allow for specific areas in the image to be addressed—right down to the individual LED level, in the case of Sony’s new Z9D series sets (see review on page 36 of this issue). While LCD combines the benefits of high brightness and high contrast potential, and does so at a reasonable cost, the technology has some downsides. The main one is the limited viewing angle from models that use a Vertical Alignment (VA) display panel—a type found in the majority of high-end LCD sets. Models using an in-plane switching (IPS) display panel provide a significantly wider viewing angle, though they can’t achieve the same depth of black and thus have more limited contrast compared with VA displays. Apart from being almost impossibly thin, OLED TVs are best known for being able to display deep, rich blacks. There’s a solid technical reason for that. Unlike LCD, OLED doesn’t require a backlight; the pixels in the display contain an electroluminescent organic material that generates light in response to electric current. Since each pixel is its own light source, it can be individually switched off to create pure black or modulated to create fine gradations of gray. Because OLED TVs don’t require a backlight, they also have a wide viewing angle, with pictures retaining uniform contrast and color from any vantage point in the room. At present, the main downside to OLED is cost: 55-inch Ultra HD models from LG, the only manufacturer currently selling OLED TVs, start at $2,800. As far as video performance goes, OLED sets also have limited brightness compared with the best LCD displays, which can deliver about twice as much light output. OLED models introduced in 2016, however, are showing improvements in brightness, and the technology’s native ability to achieve deep blacks results in contrast ratios on par with or even greater than that of LCD models, even when displaying HDR content. Another potential downside of OLED—one that has been exaggerated by LCD manufacturers—is the possibility of image retention when the TV is displaying, for extended periods of time, static images like the graphics around a news crawl or the frame of a video game. While instances of burn-in are rare, it’s enough of an issue that OLED TV manuals warn against “image sticking.” Image retention is not an issue with LCD TVs. Questions surrounding the life span of the organic material used for OLED pixels have dogged the technology since its inception. LG’s implementation, however, uses white OLED subpixels with red, green, and blue filters to create full-color images—a process that, the company claims, increases longevity and ensures that all the pixels age at precisely the same rate. How long can an OLED set last? According to LG, their OLEDs now have a life span of 100,000 hours, which equates to decades of viewing. One thing LCD and OLED have in common is that both display types are available in a curved-screen format. While TV manufacturers claim that the curve provides a more “immersive” experience, with most screen sizes you would need to sit uncomfortably close to the TV to get any such benefit. Otherwise, there’s no performance advantage to a curved-screen TV; opting for one over a flat-screen model is purely a matter of style. Ultra Is Better HDTV is still the standard in use by TV broadcasters and cable/satellite providers, but Ultra HDTV represents the future for both traditional program providers and streaming services. A key difference between HDTV and UHDTV is resolution: Whereas HDTV provides 1920 horizontal x 1080 vertical pixels, UHDTV offers 3840 x 2160. That’s more than 8 million pixels—four times as many. You’ll sometimes see Ultra HD referred to as “4K.” Technically, Ultra HD has a few less pixels than the 4K-resolution displays employed for commercial digital cinema, but for the purpose of shopping for a consumer TV, the terms are essentially interchangeable. Just one short year ago, there wasn’t enough Ultra HD content to justify the purchase of an Ultra HD set over a regular HD set. Now the situation has changed, mostly due to the arrival of Ultra HD Blu-ray players and discs, but also because of a sharp increase in content on streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, and Vudu. So there’s no reason other than budgetary concerns to opt for a regular HDTV over an Ultra HDTV. Another difference between HDTV and UHDTV is the potential for the latter to display images with 10-bit color. This provides a significant boost in the amount of possible colors that a set can display: 1 billion versus the 16.8 million on regular HDTVs, which employ 8-bit color. The UHDTV standard’s wide color gamut means that many sets now come close to matching the P3 color space used in professional digital cinemas. The benefits are twofold. First, the P3 color pool includes some color we’ve not been able to accurately display before with the old Rec. 709 HDTV standard, notably deep red. Second, more colors means finer gradations within objects or areas of the image and therefore fewer noticeable banding artifacts. High Dynamic Range Along with displaying enhanced color, many new Ultra HDTVs have the ability to handle high dynamic range (HDR). When a movie or TV show is mastered for HDR, it includes metadata that instructs the TV to extend its maximum contrast capability so that both highlights and shadows show greater intensity and wider gradations of detail. Sources of HDR content include Ultra HD Blu-rays and the same streaming services that currently offer Ultra HD content.
Denon AVP-A1HDCI Surround Preamp/Processor and POA-A1HDCI 10-channel Power Amplifier Setup
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Setup At first glance, the rear panel of the AVP-A1HDCI is daunting. Even though it's at least twice the height of the average pre/pro, the panel's real estate is completely full with a highly concentrated suite of connectors. On the extreme left and right side are six XLR connectors. Whenever I have the opportunity, I choose the XLR connections because they reject noise much more effectively than unbalanced connections. The RCA outputs are in one long row along the very bottom of the AVP. This allows for short cable runs to the corresponding RCA jacks on the POA, which are located at the very top of the amp. Interestingly, the AVP has a total of 12 outputs, yet the POA has only 10 channels. The AVP provides three outputs for powered subwoofers with either XLR and RCA inputs. The six HDMI inputs are in a row near the top of the AVP, just under the Ethernet, USB, and satellite-tuner ports. I used all six inputs—four is no longer enough for me, especially when I am reviewing other gear. The AVP provides two parallel HDMI outputs, which can both be active at the same time. In that case, if the two displays are of different resolutions, both HDMI outputs send the lower resolution to both. You can also select either one to be active. Each HDMI output can be assigned its own output resolution or set to Auto, which will match the native resolution of the display. This feature is most useful if you have a flat-panel TV and a projector in the same room and use them for different situations. I connected a small computer monitor to the second HDMI output. This let me see the onscreen GUI to make adjustments in the AVP's menu or select TV programs to record on my DirecTV DVR without firing up my projector. There are three subwoofer (LFE) outputs, one of which can be used as a motion-simulation transducer output. I only needed one for my powered PSB SubSeries 5 subwoofer. Due to the size of the POA, the speaker binding posts are well spaced, a luxury you don't have on connector-dense receivers. An important feature on the AVP is the ability to integrate the pre/pro with a home network, either wired or wireless. It's supposed to automatically connect using DHCP, but I was not able to get it to connect to my network. It recognized the network and even had the proper name on screen, but I never got it to make the connection. With more time, I might have been able to figure it out, but I was on deadline with this review. It may have been a Mac/Windows compatibility issue, though Denon didn't think so. For integration with a Mac or PC that uses iTunes for managing media, you need to download DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) software called TwonkyMedia Manager from twonkymedia.com. This lets you access music directly from your computer via the AVP's onscreen interface. If you are not using iTunes, you have to use a PC running Vista or Windows XP with Windows Media Player 11 to access your computer or an NAS server. I like using the Audyssey MultEQ XT system for automatic speaker calibration and room EQ. I find the results to be pleasant and generally accurate. The first part of the process adjusts channel levels and delay settings for each speaker. It also creates an EQ curve that is calibrated for the entire room, not just one seat. There are three Audyssey modes. The basic mode, which is called Audyssey, optimizes the frequency response for all speakers. Audyssey Byp. L/R optimizes the frequency response of all speakers except the main left and right. Audyssey Flat mode adjusts all speakers to produce a flat EQ curve. You can also select Manual mode, which provides access to the AVP's 9-band graphic EQ.
Holiday Home Theater Survival Tips
Mark Fleischmann | Nov 3, 2017
It's been more than a decade since I blogged on holiday survival tips. The advice I gave then (in the form of a diablog, amusingly enough) is evergreen: You should save all packaging and boxes, remember how to repack intricately packed products, save store and credit card receipts, keep on top of rebates, start an electronic junk drawer if you don't already have one, label power adapters, file manuals and other product docs, prepare to mentor the receipient, write the serial number on the manual, and be nice to customer support people, should you need one. All that is still good advice. But I missed a few things: Keep batteries stocked up: Don't wait for your remote controls to die at inopportune moments. Keep supplies of those pesky AA, AAA, nine-volt, button batteries, etc. Because running out would be a drag. Buy a battery tester: How can you keep track of which remotes and other devices are about to run out of battery power? For this you need a battery tester. Get one of these. It handles AA, AAA, C, D, nine-volt, and button batteries. Trust me, this is a purchase you will never regret. Replace old batteries: If the home theater system is going to get a workout this holiday season, go through all the remote controls with your new battery tester and weed out batteries that are about to fail. Cheap batteries that came with products bought a few years back are prime candidates for replacement. Don't wait till they start leaking battery acid into your remotes. If you do find an acid-damaged remote, use a cotton swab with isopropyl alcohol to remove the chemical residue and try not to touch it with your fingers. Clean the remotes: A guest should not pick up a remote control to find herself holding a filthy, disgusting germ magnet caked with with heaven knows what. Use a disinfectant wet wipe to carefully clean remotes. While you're at it, when's the last time you dusted the TV and the rack? Stock up on microwave popcorn: But beware of transfats and carcinogenic chemicals added to packaging. Here's a relatively healthy list. I haven't researched this in depth, so popcorn epicures are invited to nominate more healthy picks below. It's the one emergency snack you can depend on. (Along with fruitcake. I like fruitcake. Is that a crime?) Get your Netflix ducks in a row: Don't depend on streaming to keep your guests entertained, especially if your internet connection is dodgy. For holidays you need fail-safe entertainment. Work on your disc queue so that you'll have a few popular items around for the holidays. Ask guests for requests to keep them happy. For the perennials, you might consider replacing old DVDs (and definitely videocassettes) with sparkling new Blu-ray discs. Audio Editor Mark Fleischmann is the author of Practical Home Theater: A Guide to Video and Audio Systems, available in both print and Kindle editions.
Monoprice Monolith THX-365T 5.1.4 Speaker System Review
Michael Trei | Sep 11, 2019
Speakers Performance Build Quality Value Subwoofer Performance Features Build Quality Value PRICE $2,900 (as tested) AT A GLANCE Plus Lively and dynamic sound Optimized for movies Outstanding value for money Minus Awkward form factor Drab cosmetic THE VERDICT By combining the benefits of both THX certification and Dolby Atmos, this superb high-value home theater speaker package from Monoprice knocks it out of the park. What's in a name? If visions of $10 HDMI and iPhone Lightning cables pop into your head when you hear the name Monoprice, you should know that the company introduced the premium Monolith brand a few years back to move beyond its image as an online peddler of low-cost cables. Think of Monolith as being a bit like Genesis is to Hyundai: a fresh name free of the parent brand's bargain basement associations.
Yamaha RX-V663 A/V Receiver Setup & Tests
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Setup & Tests As I mentioned earlier, the Yamaha RX-V663 has only two HDMI inputs, which is one of its biggest drawbacks. A year ago, this would have been appropriate for an AVR at this price, but some new models now have four HDMI inputs, including the Onkyo TX-SR606 that I recently reviewed for Home Theater. (UAV will publish a separate review of the TX-SR606 soon.) In addition to the pair of HDMI inputs, there are three component inputs along with several S-Video and composite inputs. There are also eight analog input jacks for discrete multichannel sources and eight pre-outs if you prefer to use outboard amplification. Yamaha's YPAO is a proprietary auto-calibration system, though the basic procedure is the same as all other such systems. Using a supplied microphone, the AVR emits test tones from the speakers, analyzes the data, and determines the size, distance, and levels for all your speakers. Additionally, it sets one of three EQ patterns to provide the best frequency response in your listening space. Unfortunately, YPAO was not as simple to set up as it should have been. After you plug in the mic and the onscreen menu comes up, there are a few options you need to set before calibration can start. It took me a couple of tries to figure this out, and I'm pretty seasoned when it comes to setting up AVRs. If I find something a tad confusing, I immediately become concerned about the average consumer. Prior to starting the calibration process, you must select the EQ type—Natural, Flat, or Front—to determine the frequency-response curve associated with the auto setup. I tried two of the EQ types to see how much difference there is between them, starting with the Flat setting. I used "Nothing At All" from Santana's Shaman CD as the reference audio for this part of my testing. In the Flat mode, center imaging was slightly skewed to the right, and the bass was just too heavy, lacking definition and clarity. Then I redid the auto setup after changing the EQ setting to Natural. Center imaging of the vocals improved, and the bass was smoothed out a bit, but it was still overwhelming. Moving to the seat behind the main "sweet spot," the bass had a more distinct kick, though standing waves became more apparent. Herein lies one of the main disadvantages of YPAO compared with other auto-setup systems, particularly the Audyssey system found in Denon, Onkyo, and other manufacturers' AVRs. YPAO only balances the system for the sweet spot. Once you leave that position, the sound can change pretty dramatically. Audyssey configures the system for several listening positions, allowing more than one person to enjoy the best possible sound. Like most auto-setup circuits, YPAO set my main left and right speakers to "large." However, I prefer to set them to "small," sending all low frequencies to the subwoofer, which provides a smoother bass response in my 10x17-foot media room. I set the subwoofer crossover to 80Hz, and the bass was immediately cleaner and tighter in the sweet spot and the back of the room. Overall, the quality of sound was still somewhat muffled and ill-defined, so I decided to do more manual tweaking to improve performance. I didn't need to change any of the levels or speaker distances, but I wanted some additional control over the EQ. Unfortunately, I could not alter the pre-defined Natural EQ setting, but I was able to switch to the user-adjustable graphic EQ. Making adjustments primarily to the mid and high frequencies, I got the Santana song to sound more alive and vital. There was greater vocal presence with clearer and more distinct detail of instruments such as the acoustic guitar. However, when I turned up the volume, there was audible distortion. Switching back to the Natural (auto-setup) position, there was less distortion and fewer signs of stress on the amplifier at louder volumes. I chose not to use the tone controls because they only offer a basic boost and cut (-6dB to +6dB) at 3.5kHz and 350Hz. All frequencies above 3.5kHz and below 350Hz are affected equally, which is not all that useful. During the course of my review, I never got the RX-V663 to sound exactly as I wanted under all conditions. If my experience is any indication, you may have to experiment quite a bit until you find the settings that work best in your space. As I mentioned earlier, the V663 offers minimal video processing, so there wasn't much to test in that regard. However, it should be noted that the AVR clips above-white and below-black from video signals passing through it.
Sound & Vision Tech Tidbits September
Mark Fleischmann | Sep 8, 2016
The Netflix Binge Scale measures series likely to be consumed in a single week. At the top end are thrillers like Breaking Bad and Dexter, while political dramas like House of Cards and The West Wing are watched over a longer period. Smart TVs Accounted For nearly half of those shipped in the fourth quarter of 2015, says an IHS Technology report. The category passed the 100 million mark at the same time... Google Cast Is Emerging as a leading smart TV platform, replacing homegrown alternatives. It has been adopted by Vizio, Magnavox, Philips, and Westinghouse... Ultra HDTVs Will Be In 11 million North American homes by the end of 2016, according to a Strategy Analytics forecast. That would be one in eight homes, and the majority of 40-inch-plus sets will be UHD... Comcast Boosted Its Data cap from 300 gigabytes to 1 terabyte per month. That’s enough to stream 700 hours of HD video... U.S. Broadband Speeds are rising, says Akamai, with average connection speeds hitting 14.2 Mbps in fourth-quarter 2015. That puts the U.S. in 14th place worldwide, behind South Korea (at 26.7 Mbps), Sweden, Norway, and Japan... Data Traffic Surged in 2015 at 9.6 trillion megabytes, doubling 2014’s total and tripling that of 2013. Meanwhile, the FCC plans to reallocate new spectrum from DTV to mobile broadband... The FCC’s Spectrum Auction got a lot of takers from broadcasters selling DTV spectrum—but why? The New York Times says they “face competition from the internet, a dwindling advertisement market in nonelection years, and aging audiences”... The FCC’s Net Neutrality rules were declared legal by the U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C., thus preventing internet service providers from throttling content they don’t own. The decade-old legal and regulatory battle may move on to higher courts, including the Supremes... UltraFlix brings UHD and HD streaming to partnering smart TVs (from Hisense, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Vizio) and media players (Roku 4). It offers more than 1,000 hours of movies, shows, sports, concerts, and documentaries... Surfing While Watching TV is a way of life for 85 percent of internet users, says an eMarketer study. It sure beats being lobotomized by TV ads... YouTube’s Subscription Streaming project is called Unplugged and could launch in 2017, according to Bloomberg. Google is trawling for content, but, unlike Hulu, YouTube has the disadvantage of not being owned by major content producers... Spotify’s First Original Video production is Rush Hour, with Def Jam founder Russell Simmons, showing hip-hop artists in collaboration and performance. Actor Tim Robbins is co-creator... Cable Bores Net-flixers, with 76 percent of the streamer’s customers saying it will replace traditional TV. That leaves 24 percent in the non-cord-cutting camp who say news and live sports keep them in the fold... Netflix Needs Cable to revive its sluggish growth, says a Morgan Stanley analyst. Integrating Netflix into cable boxes—as TiVo is integrated in some systems—would attract viewers who are older and less inclined to cut the cord... Small Cable Operators are incensed by a provision of the Comcast/TWC merger deal requiring the cable giant to compete in markets served by other operators. They also want the FCC to slow adoption of the new ATSC 3.0 broadcast TV standard... Pay-TV Revenue Will Peak in 2018 worldwide, with revenues declining in 27 countries from 2015 to 2021, including the mature North American market. However, revenues will more than double in another 19 coun- tries, with strong growth in the Asia-Pacific market... The FCC’s Cable-Ready initiative might affect diversity in media, according to the chair and vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Reps. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY) asked the FCC to slow down until the GAO completes a study on possible impacts... Back-Catalog Music sold more than new music in 2015 for the first time, according to Nielsen. The figures include downloads and hard-copy formats but not streaming... Virtual Reality Via Streaming is available or planned from more than half of streaming services, despite hardware and other growing pains, says a report from Level 3 Communications. Two-thirds of streaming companies believe VR will become a permanent part of their business...
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