AV Rant Home Theater Q&A Podcast

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November 4, 20262 hr 1 min

AHA HT #004: Pure Honest Podcast

Our condolences to the friends and families of Patrick Stewart, Walter Koenig, and Eric Bauza. Everyone who loves Star Trek will miss all of them dearly. Our 1st AHA Movie Club episode was posted last week. And an entirely new AHA Podcast is in the works! 111-inch OLED TVs are coming, along with expected price […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/aha-ht-004-pure-honest-podcast/">AHA HT #004: Pure Honest Podcast</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

October 31, 20261 hr 8 min

AHA MC #001: The Last House

Welcome to Actually Honest Advice Movie Club! It’s our 1st episode. We’re kind of winging it. Full Spoilers! Let’s discuss “The Last House”. 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:53 – Contact Info 00:03:09 – Listeners of the Month 00:04:32 – The Last House – Preamble 00:06:18 – Our Immediate Take 00:06:34 – No Spoiler Description 00:11:28 – […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/aha-mc-001-the-last-house/">AHA MC #001: The Last House</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

October 28, 20261 hr 44 min

AHA HT #003: Apple TV 4K Audio Fixes

Warning! Rob vents about some local politics right at the top, so skip ahead if you hate hearing that stuff. In happier news, watch for the 1st AHA Movie Club episode later this week! 83-inch QD-OLED TVs are probably coming next year. And Sony appears to have discontinued the last of their Ultra HD Blu-ray […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/aha-ht-003-apple-tv-4k-audio-fixes/">AHA HT #003: Apple TV 4K Audio Fixes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

October 22, 20262 hr 21 min

AHA HT #002: Joe at Value Electronics

What’s with the old intro & outro music? Growing pains. Apple has a new, expensive Apple TV 4K. And Joe Klusnick makes his first AHA HT appearance to share his slideshow from his in-person visit to Value Electronics. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD8iWw 00:00:00 – Intro Where’s that new, placeholder music Rob mentioned? 00:03:41 – […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/aha-ht-002-joe-at-value-electronics/">AHA HT #002: Joe at Value Electronics</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

October 14, 20262 hr 10 min

AHA HT #001: Soft Launch

Welcome to the 1st Actually Honest Advice Home Theater Podcast episode! Pardon our dust. It’s a bumpy start. And farewell to AV Rant. It’s AHA HT from here on out. NVidia Shield TV Pro gets a $100 price hike, despite being over 7 years old. HDTV Test crowned their picks for the Best OLED and […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/aha-ht-001-soft-launch/">AHA HT #001: Soft Launch</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

October 13, 202621 min

AHA HT #000: Thus it Begins

We’re Actually Honest Advice. Your podcasts for honest advice. And we’re starting with Home Theater! AHA HT Tom and Rob certainly aren’t new to podcasting. We recorded over 1,000 episodes of a show called AV Rant. But after well over a decade, we decided to freshen things up a bit! When we first decided to […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/aha-ht-000-thus-it-begins/">AHA HT #000: Thus it Begins</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

October 7, 20262 hr 7 min

AV Rant #999.9z: End of an Era

This is the last AV Rant ever! But don’t worry; the podcast lives on. AHA! New Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K fails to impress. The Paramount Skydance – Warner Bros. Discovery merger is complete, and the whole thing is just called Skydance now. HDTV Test determined the best LCD TV of 2026. Pictures shown in […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/av-rant-999-9z-end-of-an-era/">AV Rant #999.9z: End of an Era</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

September 30, 20262 hr 9 min

AV Rant #999.9y: Liminal Rob, Tom Crawls

AV Rant #999.9y: Liminal Rob, Tom Crawls RTings’ How To Use a Smart TV Offline guide. Samsung ending QLED? LCDs getting more expensive. What we watched wasn’t for us. RTings made a step-by-step guide for How To Use a Smart TV Offline. Samsung appears to be winding down their QLED TV moniker. All LCDs will […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/av-rant-999-9y-liminal-rob-tom-crawls/">AV Rant #999.9y: Liminal Rob, Tom Crawls</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

September 23, 20262 hr 14 min

AV Rant #999.9x: The Most Offensive Subwoofer

AV Rant #999.9x: Most Offensive Subwoofer Tom’s back! Thanks, Lee for last week. New Epson Home Cinema projectors. CD sales growth. FiiO CD Player. Krovatar and DpBlue Ultra HD Blu-ray players. Tom has returned! We find out what kept him away last week. And thanks to Lee Overstreet for guest co-hosting. New Epson Home Cinema […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/av-rant-999-9x-the-most-offensive-subwoofer/">AV Rant #999.9x: The Most Offensive Subwoofer</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.

September 17, 20262 hr 10 min

AV Rant #999.9w: Lee’s Abridged Museum

Tom is away unexpectedly. So Lee Overstreet is pinch-hitting on short notice! We rant right away, and loved the things we watched this week. 78th Emmy Awards. iPhone Duo. AirPods 5. tvOS 27. Genuinely Wireless Sonos Surrounds. Panasonic Ultra HD Blu-ray Player price increases. And Valve’s Steam Frame VR. Pictures shown in this episode: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD54nV 00:00:00 – […] The post <a href="https://avrant.com/av-rant-999-9w-lees-abridged-museum/">AV Rant #999.9w: Lee’s Abridged Museum</a> appeared first on <a href="https://avrant.com">AV Rant</a>.