On today ’s episode of You need : Why do n’t wireless OTA antenna kits exist , and is it even potential to get your transmitting aerial signal send wirelessly ? Can a mirror magically make your TV see several times beneficial ? What ’s the best boob tube for anime ? And can an in - ceiling speaker environs organisation be really impressive ?
Signal interruption fix
Martyn from “ across the pool ” write that after paries - climb their LG G - Series OLED , there was some kind of signal interruption between their antenna ( or aerial ) and their TV . After fleece up their TV to the coaxal line connection for the transmitting aerial , nothing happened . There ’s probably a fault in the cable , however it ’s rootle through the wall in a straitlaced home , so digging it out and replacing it is n’t an alternative . They looked into getting a wireless transceiver outfit and were disappointed to find out that , plain , no such product exists . So , the question is : What ’s the solution ?
I ’ll spell out that solution shortly . First , why in this Clarence Shepard Day Jr. and geezerhood of wireless - everything box is there not a box that just takes a TV antenna sign and wirelessly transmit it to a receiver connect to your idiot box ? Often , the location of the TV is not the best place for an antenna . There ’s clearly a motive to be able to put the antenna where it should go , put the TV where it needs to be , and then wirelessly send a signal from one to the other to avoid the hassle of running a cable through the house or , in this causa , replacing an existing faulty coaxial cable .
The intellect that no wireless transmitter and receiver can just take a raw TV antenna signal and send it over the atmosphere wirelessly ? The signal itself spans a across-the-board kitchen range of the wireless spectrum and is heavily modulated . The equipment needed to wirelessly retransmit a signaling like that is cut back to professional television folks . Not only is the signal too complicated to re - broadcast – and in reality illegal to do so without a broadcast medium permission – it would be extremely susceptible to interference , potential with other wireless devices in a home .
In the US , this is heavily baffle by the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) . That ’s why you wo n’t find a television antenna that does n’t have a coaxial line confiscate to it .
What can you do ? The key is to connect atunerto the antenna itself at the antenna ’s placement . The tuner demodulates the signal and turn it into a video signal , and that demodulated , display - quick picture signal can then be wirelessly beam throughout the home over Wi - Fi .
That ’s what OTA tuners and DVRs – likeTabloand SiliconDust – do . They take the signal from an antenna , sue it , and then make it uncommitted to determine via a Wi - Fi electronic connection . The SiliconDustHDHomeRunFlex Duo 2 is a box seat that will countenance you to look on up to two unlike channel at the same time from anywhere you have cyberspace . you may see pass around TV through their app , which is available on iPhone , Android , Xbox , Apple TV , Roku , and LG ( I ’m not sure about Samsung Tizen – you ’d want to two-fold check ) .
This twist is n’t a DVR , but it can become one if you add an extraneous grueling drive , which allow you to not only watch out live TV , but also to record up to two channels at a time , whenever you want , wherever you want .
The Tablo devices are similar , but most of those are DVRs – so you ’re buying a DVR on top of the wireless TV solution . However , the pricing is very competitive . I do n’t think the Tablo brand is useable in the UK or Europe – I ’m guessing that ’s where you are since you said “ across the pond ” – but there are probable other firebrand usable . Just seem for anOTA DVRor a gimmick interchangeable to the HDHomeRun .
Why does my TV look better in the mirror?
This next question is wacky and kind of a mystery .
Oliver writes that they have a Sony TV near the entranceway of the house , and paired to the goggle box is a mirror . They cuss that the mirror makes the TV ’s picture quality significantly better – jaw - dropping , in fact . What ’s going on here ? Is this mirror magic ? How can a mirror epitome look good than the image source ?
There are several potential gene at play , and it ’s probable a compounding of them that makes the TV look better in the mirror than regard the boob tube directly .
Mirrors do n’t actually reflect 100 percent of luminance – they absorb some of it . Most mirrors have a black backing – without it you could see through them , like a two - manner mirror – that absorbs some of the lighting shining on them . This means some of the brightness level of your television set will be knocked down , but it may also cause the television set to appear to have better black point than it actually does because any bloom is erase . The dividing line of the TV may appear to be superior in the mirror , even though the total brightness has been knocked down .
In fact , the reflect mirror image might make anLCD TVlook like an OLED television ( with double-dyed calamitous levels that are jaw - dropping to see ) . Also , the mirror will help countervail some of the TV ’s own anti - glare standard . When the TV is see instantly , some low - level light smearing and rainbow event from anti - glare treatments are go to be visible . The mirror , again , will knock that effect down , make the TV look even well .
A mirror could also muffle image artifacts because , in practice , it is actually distorting the persona .
Is this thaumaturgy ? No , it ’s science , but plausibly seems like magic .
Best TV for watching anime (or whatever)
Andy writes in wondering what is the good TV for Zanzibar copal ?
I get this type of question – which tv set is best for Zanzibar copal , sports , or picture – quite often , but it ’s worth verbalize about periodically .
To address this issue , let ’s start out by speak about speaker . When I worked at a loudspeaker caller , people would come into the showroom looking for speaker system that were best for rock , EDM , jazz , classical , or country . I infer why : Many folks want speakers that make the music they screw sound as good as they require it to .
Thebest speakerswill sound amazing no matter the music writing style . If they can vocalise lawful to the source – the way the music was meant to voice – they are smashing speakers . That mean that they need to be capable to overcompensate the full spectrum of audio oftenness in a balanced mode and steer decipherable of deformation . After that , it ’s a thing of taste . Do you desire your talker to put out atonof bass ? Then you need a speaker system that can put out a gross ton of bass . Do you like extremely aggressive , live soprano that sounds nipping and uninfected ? You ’ll want a speaker that can play super eminent frequency at very high sound imperativeness levels without torture ( you might require a motor horn - loaded tweeter , like the form you determine in a Klipsch , for instance ) . A speaker may sound great for Hellenic or all - acoustic wind because the bass demands for those genre lean to be lower than for pelvic arch - hop or R&B. The treble and upper midrange demands be given to be downhearted for classical and acoustic wind than , say , rock , which involves a lot of loud , crunchy guitar distortion .
So , for classical and acoustic idle words and some folk music , a really great bookshelf speaker may be all you need . But for euphony that places higher demands on the bass or twofold regions , a big tower speaker may be needed . You could also sum up subwoofers to bookshelf speakers to get near to what you want . The best loudspeaker system , however , can do all , disregarding of the music genre .
Apply this logical system to TVs . The unspoilt TVs are capacity - agnostic and display everything attractively . That ’s not to say that you ca n’t target a TV that is sufficient for your more limited needs as play off to buck for the moon . ( If you ’re just doing a bunch of poor , in - townsfolk drive trip , you could get away with a B&W i3 and its special range rather than get a Tesla , right ? )
The most important aspect of characterisation timber is direct contrast . You want the best potential black grade and the brightness will depend largely on the catch environment and single predilection . If you just ascertain TV word , where the persona is nothing extra , then who cares ? Get the brightest TV you may afford and call it good . If you watch a lot of variation , a high refresh charge per unit is crucial ( but I would argue a high refresh rate is always crucial ) .
However , for anime , film , in high spirits - quality telecasting shows , and even gamy - quality YouTube cognitive content , the needs are the same : high contrast , which jump with the best potential black level , and then precise , vivacious colouring material . For the double to reckon good , you ’ll call for decent processing – that reckon for all literary genre of video message .
If price is no object and you do n’t watch gum anime during the solar day with sun pouring into the elbow room , get a55 - inch OLED TVthat you may open .
Can in-ceiling speakers sound great?
D’Chris spell that he ’s closing on a new construction home soon and the builder offers pre - wiring for a 5 - channel in - ceiling speaker system . D’Chris knows that the ear - level LCR ( left , center , right ) loudspeaker would be preferable , but also wonders if they went ahead with the in - ceiling wiring , could the front in - cap be repurposed for Atmos canal ?
The first thing that comes to mind : Why wo n’t they wire the LCR for in - wall instead of in - ceilings ? Is it because of how the room is set up ? If it ’s novel construction , they should be capable to do whatever you want . Also , the wiring runs for in - wall will be shorter than in - ceiling . ( Did they already put the sheet - careen up ? They can angle it , no problem . )
If in - cap is the only option , that ’s hunky-dory . If you have the means , get it wired up . Go ahead and get in - ceiling speakers installed : Get a eminent - character speaker made from a well - respected audio brand – and one that can be draw a bead on at your listening position .
In - ceiling systems can sound awesome if they are set up right and the utterer are well powered . Some in - ceiling speaker even come with their own inclosure – they are n’t the receptive - baffle conception , so they can sound more refined – and less is left to chance .
If you decided it was n’t good enough – and I do think you ’ll be sunnily surprised – you’re able to keep using the back two verbaliser as surrounds , set up bookshelf orfloorstanding speakersup front , and then use two of the three front in - ceiling speakers as Atmos channel . The center speaker would just be the odd one out . ( Most telephone receiver and processors that you ’re likely to consider do n’t have processing that would appropriate you to project that speaker as a nub - front Atmos line . )
I ’d take discreet front channel in the cap with some decent separation over a three - channel passive soundbar any twenty-four hour period . I desire that helps and if I missed something , let me know .
