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Mike Schramm reacted to milleniumaire's post in the thread Recommendations for 5.1 upgrade with
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Ignore my previous post. I went through the system menu options and found Volume Display can be set to Absolute or Relative, so changed... -
Mike Schramm reacted to milleniumaire's post in the thread Recommendations for 5.1 upgrade with Like.
Thanks Mike, that makes a lot of sense based on my limited Googling of the question. Does the manufacturer simply make a decision about...
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Mike Schramm reacted to milleniumaire's post in the thread Recommendations for 5.1 upgrade with Like.
I've been using my new Pioneer VSA-LX805 AV Amplifier for about 6 weeks now with all my other original kit (still not purchased the LG...
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Mike Schramm replied to the thread Recommendations for 5.1 upgrade.“Absolute volume” is what you are currently using in your LX805. It give your volume level a positive number, ususally in the 60-70...
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Mike Schramm reacted to Todd Anderson's post in the thread Why High-Bitrate 2K Video Can Beat Low-Bitrate 4K—How Kaleidescape Proves It with Strato M with Like.
It’s impossible to tell on film… but, as @JohnnyFocal points out, at the resolutions we’re talking about: Bitrate is ultimately the...
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Mike Schramm reacted to vsorgi's post in the thread Why High-Bitrate 2K Video Can Beat Low-Bitrate 4K—How Kaleidescape Proves It with Strato M with Like.
I'm attaching some screenshots. Kscape is on the right. Maybe slightly more detail in his face on the disc. I'll let you be the judge...
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Mike Schramm reacted to vsorgi's post in the thread Why High-Bitrate 2K Video Can Beat Low-Bitrate 4K—How Kaleidescape Proves It with Strato M with Like.
DJ read an email from me on this past Tuesday’s live show. I bought the M and compared it to my Oppo 203 using Top Gun Maverick for the...
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Mike Schramm reacted to JStewart's post in the thread Why High-Bitrate 2K Video Can Beat Low-Bitrate 4K—How Kaleidescape Proves It with Strato M with Like.
Very helpful! Thank you!
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Mike Schramm reacted to JohnnyFocal's post in the thread Why High-Bitrate 2K Video Can Beat Low-Bitrate 4K—How Kaleidescape Proves It with Strato M with Like.
Thank you for the kind words—I’m really glad you found the article useful! Your question about when the extra pixels in a 4K source...
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Mike Schramm replied to the thread Why High-Bitrate 2K Video Can Beat Low-Bitrate 4K—How Kaleidescape Proves It with Strato M.Yeah, on board to get one. However, I don’t have the spare change at the moment so the saving has begun!
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Mike Schramm reacted to JStewart's post in the thread Why High-Bitrate 2K Video Can Beat Low-Bitrate 4K—How Kaleidescape Proves It with Strato M with Like.
On board enough to add an M to your setup?
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Mike Schramm replied to the thread Why High-Bitrate 2K Video Can Beat Low-Bitrate 4K—How Kaleidescape Proves It with Strato M.What a great read, thank you Jon! Between DJ touting the M on his show and articles like this, I am fully on board with a Strato M. I...
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Mike Schramm reacted to JStewart's post in the thread Why High-Bitrate 2K Video Can Beat Low-Bitrate 4K—How Kaleidescape Proves It with Strato M with Like.
Thank you, Jon, for this excellent article which explains so much of what we observe with streaming vs disc. I have just one...
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Mike Schramm reacted to Todd Anderson's post in the thread Why High-Bitrate 2K Video Can Beat Low-Bitrate 4K—How Kaleidescape Proves It with Strato M with Like.
Such a great write-up - hopefully this spurs some conversation. I know many people expressed misgivings about Strato M's 2K resolution...
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Mike Schramm reacted to Todd Anderson's post in the thread Kaleidescape Unleashes Strato E, Creating a New Entry-Level Reference-Quality 4K Player with Like.
No, you can’t. The reason Kscape has access to movie content in the way that it does, is because it delivers a closed-system, encrypted...