Since 4K movies arrived on the scene, there have been websites devoted to telling consumers whether or not any particular film was transferred to UHD Blu-ray in “real” or “fake” 4K resolution. Well, what if I told you that you should simply disregard those websites and blogs entirely? Would you defend what they have to […]
Category: Frequently Asked Questions
What is Dolby Atmos Sound?
Dolby Atmos is a surround sound format that utilizes over-head speaker channels and object-based sound to give a significant boost to the immersion level of your home theater audio system. It is one of the newest 3D sound technologies around, and it definitely deserves some attention from us here at That AV Dude. Dolby Atmos: […]
HDR – High Dynamic Range Video
Just what is HDR? HDR stands for High Dynamic Range, and it is one of the most recent developments in the video world (photography has had the technology for a while now, but it works slightly differently). With HDR content, you get a vastly expanded range from the darkest dark to the brightest bright and […]
Just What is 4K and Should I Care?
While everyone knows that 4K is one of the highest resolution standards available for home video consumption, not many know just precisely what 4K really means. In short, 4K resolution refers to the approximated horizontal count of pixels (~4000) in any given display (television, computer monitor, projector, etc.). ARGH! Why Does My Television or Display […]