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I am not a fan of smart TVs and use external streaming devices on all my sets, partly because of bad experiences with TV manufacturers trying to drive me toward specific apps or content. I wish there was an option to turn all the smart crap off, but alas...

We've been watching Clarkson Farm on Amazon Prime and it is hilarious. Jeremy Clarkson bought a farm and is trying to work it. Very entertaining.

This is the most ridiculous piece of snake oil I've seen in awhile. https://www.tomshardware.com/amp/news/ethernet-switch-for-audiophiles

I will also be following this for recommendations. I've been buying the same dirt-cheap Bluetooth headphones for members of my family for several years on the basis of cost, durability and reliability, but the sound quality is as mediocre as you would expect for $35.

We watched the first two episodes of the Wheel of Time on Amazon and thought it was very good. I was a fan of the books, so I was excited about this one from the time I found out about it maybe a year ago. We also watched the first episode of Cowboy Bebop. Like the original anime, it is very...

You don't need a pool to go swimming in Houston in August.

I just got a quote to replace my system for $9347 (AC and gas furnace), plus another 700 if I want a humidifier.

I bought a new Synology 4-Bay NAS and a pair of 16TB hard drives that I have set up as a RAID 1 mirror set for now. I hope to start ripping my collection again soon, but I am only ripping the stuff that I don't have on Vudu and think I might actually watch at some point. The NAS will run Plex...

We went to see The Struts a couple weeks ago on their Strange Days are Over Tour. This was the second time we've seen them and they are fantastic live. If this were 20-30 years ago, they would be playing arenas. If you haven't heard their latest album, Strange Days, give it a listen. It was...

I was thinking when I watched it that it might be a little bit confusing for those not familiar with the source material. It is a super dense book and I think they did about as well as could be expected translating it to film. There an incredible amount of world-building that has to happen and...

We watched it this weekend and it was STUNNING. It was easily one of the most gorgeous science fiction movies I've ever seen. It was also very respectful of the source material. I barely felt the length of the movie and was disappointed when it ended. That is rare with a movie that long. I...

I just want the content to look the way the director intended. If the movie was made intentionally grainy, I want that retained. Otherwise, I honestly don't care.

I get YouTube Music with my YouTube Premium subscription. It replaced Google Play Music, but I do not like it nearly as well. I mainly use it because I don't want to pay for two subscriptions. If I every get my Plex server back up and running, I might try to Tidal integration.

I'm at more than 1400 movies on Vudu. With rare exceptions, I stopped buying anything but 4K a few years ago and at least one of the studios did a free across-the-board upgrade, but I suspect the UHD movie count is under 400. I upgrade things I care about when they have really good deals, but I...

I love watching the videos aimed at laymen, such as What Makes This Song Great. I've learned a lot and find it fascinating. Most of his channel is dedicated to music theory and is way to technical for this non-musician. Before he became a YouTuber, he was a music producer for a couple decades...

I sleeved all mine late last year. I had them ripped, but lost all that in a NAS disaster. I'm going to rip them all again and do a better job with backups, but that is a lot of work and a fair amount of cost as well.

No, but I can tell you that I have been shockingly happy with the little Chinese amp I run my porch speakers with.

If I cannot get more consistent and reliable performance from the Harmony when it comes to controlling the lift in my custom cabinet, I may just switch out to the Caavo and revert to using the manual switch to raise and lower the display. The Caavo has an integrated HDMI switch, which would be...

Unfortunately, physical media will soon be gone and all content will be subject to instant cancellation by our woke corporate overlords. I stream pretty much everything, but I do not trust big tech or any of these streaming companies to uphold the integrity of the original work if they make it...

I'm using the 50x2 version of this amp and it provides plenty of power for my application. Fosi BT20A Bluetooth Amplifier