Uploaded August 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Welcome to HD Nation... Tech Feed edition! Your guide to the best in HD content... and the best in home theatre gear, no matter what your budget is! Robert Heron and Patrick Norton review gear, give you the scoop on the latest Home Theater trends, DIY tutorials and answer your questions about HD, HDTVs, projectors, HTPCs and more!
(01:30)
Cable Mess & Avoiding Video Jitter:
William wants to know if he should let his HDTV or his set top box should convert video to 1080p. We've also got some help for hits major Cable Clutter issues!
(06:10)
News: TiVo Launches New 'Roamio' Family of DVRs
More tuners, more storage, and, coming soon, "the ability to stream live and download pre-recorded video to mobile devices outside of the home." So how much is all this gonna cost and will it be the Ultimate Cable Box?
theverge.com/2013/8/20/4638390/tivo-roamio-pro-review
techcrunch.com/2013/08/19/tivo-roamio
(08:28)
OLED Update: Samsung's Multi-View will save marriages, and LG might have an OLED advantage--down the road!
(10:14)
Have we tried out the Buttkicker? Why, yes, we have and they're not just for explosions! Find out if you should bolt one of these 'Low Frequency Effects' to your couch or favorite chair in the home theater, or just rely on your subwoofer.
thebuttkicker.com
(14:11)
AirCast Demo
Koushik Dutta "spent a couple hours yesterday reverse engineering the Chromecast protocols" and built AirCast, an Android app that lets you share videos from your Gallery, Dropbox, or Drive, straight to your Chromecast enabled TV!
plus.google.com/u/0/110558071969009568835/posts/G3jF2JynLc2
(16:07)
HDMI Bottlenecks On New Consoles?
Jose, aka @thegr8jozer tweets @hdnation With the new HDMI spec on the way is there any bottlenecks that are going to happen with Gaming Consoles?" XboxOne or PS4, we think they both have the same basic restriction...
(18:13)
Is Game Mode OK for Movies?
@Quaalid tweets "Hey @hdnation is it ok to watch my BluRays using my Samsung LED with game mode on since it is a clean digital video source? PQ seems richer." Robert explains what Game Mode does, and what that means for watching movies!
Thanks for watching!
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Welcome to HD Nation... Tech Feed edition! Your guide to the best in HD content... and the best in home theatre gear, no matter what your budget is! Robert Heron and Patrick Norton review gear, give you the scoop on the latest Home Theater trends, DIY tutorials and answer your questions about HD, HDTVs, projectors, HTPCs and more!
(01:30)
Cable Mess & Avoiding Video Jitter:
William wants to know if he should let his HDTV or his set top box should convert video to 1080p. We've also got some help for hits major Cable Clutter issues!
(06:10)
News: TiVo Launches New 'Roamio' Family of DVRs
More tuners, more storage, and, coming soon, "the ability to stream live and download pre-recorded video to mobile devices outside of the home." So how much is all this gonna cost and will it be the Ultimate Cable Box?
theverge.com/2013/8/20/4638390/tivo-roamio-pro-review
techcrunch.com/2013/08/19/tivo-roamio
(08:28)
OLED Update: Samsung's Multi-View will save marriages, and LG might have an OLED advantage--down the road!
(10:14)
Have we tried out the Buttkicker? Why, yes, we have and they're not just for explosions! Find out if you should bolt one of these 'Low Frequency Effects' to your couch or favorite chair in the home theater, or just rely on your subwoofer.
thebuttkicker.com
(14:11)
AirCast Demo
Koushik Dutta "spent a couple hours yesterday reverse engineering the Chromecast protocols" and built AirCast, an Android app that lets you share videos from your Gallery, Dropbox, or Drive, straight to your Chromecast enabled TV!
plus.google.com/u/0/110558071969009568835/posts/G3jF2JynLc2
(16:07)
HDMI Bottlenecks On New Consoles?
Jose, aka @thegr8jozer tweets @hdnation With the new HDMI spec on the way is there any bottlenecks that are going to happen with Gaming Consoles?" XboxOne or PS4, we think they both have the same basic restriction...
(18:13)
Is Game Mode OK for Movies?
@Quaalid tweets "Hey @hdnation is it ok to watch my BluRays using my Samsung LED with game mode on since it is a clean digital video source? PQ seems richer." Robert explains what Game Mode does, and what that means for watching movies!
Thanks for watching!
Like, share, and comment on this episode: youtu.be/fK7Yrr7PklI
Follow Patrick Norton: twitter.com/patricknorton
Follow Robert Heron: twitter.com/robertheron
Tech Feed on Facebook: facebook.com/techfeedtv
Tech Feed on Google+: goo.gl/aUEbi
