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As full disclosure, I've never been a Star Trek fan. Never watched the TV series. Saw the original features, and did enjoy, was it IV? -- the one with the whales? That said, way back in 2009, there was a re-imagining, and another in 2016, as Paramount releases both of the J.J. Abrams' Star...

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Yamana YSP-5600 MusicCast Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos® and DTS:X™, paired with Yamaha NS-SW300 Subwoofer HTF Review http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/digital-sound-projector/ysp-5600_u/ http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/speaker-systems/subwoofers/ns-sw300_w/?mode=model With...

I have a Onkyo TX-NR646 reciever setup 5.1.2. I try to play Atmos demos from you tube but when I toggle through the listening modes, I cant seem to find the Atmos mode. Is there a trick or something I'm missing? I did a firmware update on the unit but still dont see the Atmos listening mode when...

In a bit of a bind, a bit busy right now to research, and thought I would reach out for help.... Need Atmos ceiling speakers. Not the round kind that fits into the ceiling. I need something along the lines of outdoor speakers with a swivel bracket that can be mounted to a drop ceiling frame...

On my second visit to Brad Peyton's fx opus, San Andreas, now available from Warner in the new 4k UHD flavor, I finally realized that in some ways, it takes on the aura of a David Lean epic -- a tiny personal story set against a huge background of world-changing events. San Andreas makes it 4k...

As long as you don't take Philip Noyce's Salt, with a large grain of, it's an immensely entertaining film, and a superb political thriller in the Noyce fashion. Somehow I missed the film theatrically, and have just caught on with it via Sony's superb 4k UHD release, which is an interesting...

Dolby has hit the No. 50 milestone with Dolby Atmos home entertainment titles! March is a big month for the release of some of Hollywood’s hottest titles featuring Dolby Atmos soundtracks. The first of the month will see the Blu-ray release of 12 major films in UHD with Dolby Atmos soundtracks...

todd-erwin Twilight and its sequels began a trend in Hollywood, to adapt novels aimed at teenage girls, regardless how well-written those pulp novels were. The Divergent Series is the latest in this trend (and from the same studio), with Insurgent being the latest entry with Allegiant due in...

When you play a Blu-ray recorded with Dolby ATMOS on a 5.1 system, do you lose some of the dialogue coming from the center channel?

Hello, new to the forum! I have recently been building a collection of equipment awaiting moving into my house. My current set up at my apartment is: TV: Samsung 65JS9500 Receiver: Marantz 6010 I went with Martin Logan Speakers Motion 60XT Towers Motion 8 Center channel (fits in my TV...

In a little bit of a bind... I can get accommodation pricing on a certain brand of speakers. I need two small speakers to place in a drop-ceiling to server for Atmos overhead sound. The installer I usually deal with is giving me a hard time about coming to my home and fitting the speakers to...

matt-hough has published a new article. Sherlock: The Abominable Bride Blu-ray Review Ballyhooed for nearly a year before its New Year’s Day premiere as a standalone episode of Sherlock set not in modern day but in the Victorian... Continue reading the original article.

I used simple geometry to figure out where to put the front and rear speakers in my setup.. triangle geometry etc.. I came up with the forward and rear positions for forward 45 degrees and initially 125 degrees rear.. i've since tweaked the angle for the rear to say 120, because i think its too...

<b>Leon: The Professional (4k re-master) Blu-ray Review</b><p><p><em class='bbc'>Leon: The Professional</em>, which was previously released as an exceptional Blu-ray in 2009, has now been released by Sony in remastered 4K and with Dolby Atmos audio (which defaults to Dolby TrueHD 7.1 for those...

<p>While I've never had the desire to try it, I can understand the challenge.</p> <p>For sport, for excitement, to prove one's physical and mental worth, or just "because it's there..." climb the unclimbable.</p> <p>Icelandic born filmmaker Baltasar Kormakur decided to take us there.</p>...

<b>Sicario Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>Steven Soderbergh’s <em class='bbc'>Traffic</em> offered a patchwork overview of the war on drugs as it existed at the turn of the current century, and now Denis Villeneuve’s <em class='bbc'>Sicario</em> (which roughly translated means "hitman") shows us with...

<b>Pixels 3D Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>Inspired by a short film of the same name, <em class='bbc'>Pixels</em> has been showing up on many Worst 10 lists lately, and was even the butt of a few jokes at the recent Golden Globes, particularly after Ridley Scott’s <em class='bbc'>The Martian</em> won...

I'm a little late with this as the finishing touches are underway, but I figured it might be helpful to others to see my theater construction pictures. I'll start with a finished shot and then start at the beginning. Here is where it is at today: (UPDATE: Dolby Atmos has been added. Updated...

<b>The Expendables 3 Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>There was a golden opportunity in Patrick Hughes’ <em class='bbc'>The Expendables 3</em> where the filmmakers could have stayed true to what had worked before and then expanded their franchise in a meaningful way to go beyond the series’ first two...

<b>Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation Blu-ray Review</b><p><p>The <em class='bbc'>Mission: Impossible</em> franchise continues to leap from strength to strength. In this fifth film, <em class='bbc'>Rogue Nation</em>, Tom Cruise once again leads the spirited action and newsworthy stunt work as IMF...

<b>Minions 3D Blu-ray Review - Recommended</b><p><p><em class='bbc'>Minions 3D</em> swarms Blu-ray with a surprisingly fun movie that lasts just long enough to be entertaining without overstaying its welcome. The little yellow sidekicks from the <em class='bbc'>Despicable Me</em> series get...

So, I just purchased my new Denon AVR-S910W, and finished mounted my Swan Diva 2.1 speakers as my front height L&R channels, and found out my Xbox One will not send out the proper signal for me to enjoy an Atmos decided Blu-Ray. So, until I can buy a new Blu-ray player (going cheaper and saving...

<b>John Wick Blu-ray Review</b><p><p><em class='bbc'>John Wick</em> is a symphony of murder and mayhem, a well choreographed and deftly plotted revenge story with a cast filled with famous names (sometimes in one scene roles) and views of New York City that give the Big Apple a vital, throbbing...