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  • 5 Things We are Anticipating From the MWC 2018

    5 Things We are Anticipating From the MWC 2018

    MWC (or Mobile World Congress to give it its full name) is one of the biggest events on the mobile calendar, with 2017’s Barcelona show bringing us the LG G6, Sony Xperia XZ, and Huawei Pro among dozens of other devices. The 2018 Congress takes place February 26th- March 1st in Barcelona. Here are the Top 5 reasons to pay attention to the MWC this year

     

    1. Samsung Galaxy s9

    The Galaxy Flagship latest installment is going to be one of the highlights of MWC 2018. This upcoming flagship has  already been confirmed for the show. Samsung is having a unveiling conference the day before on the 25th, but all the hands on and non corporate views will happen at the MWC.  From what we are guessing the Galaxy S9 and its larger sibling are rumored to have a similar design and screen to the S8 range, meaning a metal frame, a glass back and an almost bezel-free curved display, but with the fingerprint scanner likely moved from beside the camera to below it. What we dont know is what will blow our sock off.

     

    2.Nokia 7+

    One of the devices we see is expected to be the Nokia 7+. We have all been waiting for our old trust Nokia to jump in to the android game and bring snake with it. The picture shows the front of the Nokia 7+, and as you can see, this will be the first Nokia phone to adopt a modern design with slim bezels. The Nokia branding can be found near the top left next to the front-facing camera, and the fingerprint sensor will be moved to the back.  rumored specs for the phone include an FHD+ resolution for the screen, Snapdragon 660 processor, dual 12MP and 13MP cameras, microSD card support. Im really hopping this one is a boom and not a bust, id love to see a big Nokia return.

     

     

     

     

    3. LG

    There are two options we could see out of LG. while we’re fairly certain we’re going to see an upgraded LG v30 at MWC, stocked with a new AI.  That means better image recognition for the on-board camera, so it can recognize what you’re shooting and adjust the settings accordingly, and an improved set of voice commands for Google Assistant. On the other hand there is buzz we will see the new G7, but most insiders are speculating that LG is going to push the launch of the successor to the LG G6 to later in the year

     

     

    4.Huawei Honor 7X and Watch 3

    Last Year, Huawei took full advantage of MWC to announce the P10. Whatever this new smartphone ends up being called, it’s likely to be the star of Huawei’s MWC 2018 appearance that won’t include the announcement of the P20 and P20 Plus flagships with them being pushed to a late march release. We are also hoping to see a Huawei Watch 3 upgrade. Some patents suggest added sensors would detect gestures you make on the back of your hand, so you could for example sketch a letter with your finger and have it appear on the watch screen, or make double tap and long press gestures, allowing you to interact with the watch without touching it.

     

    5. Motorola: New G6 or Z Force3

    The latest rumors have Motorola planning to announce a series of successors to last year’s Moto G5 lineup. The phones I’m looking to see are the Moto G6, Moto G6 Play, the Moto G6 Plus or a Z force3. Some mind blowing Moto Mods would be exciting as well. It is noted thought that Motorola does not have an event scheduled at MWC, so maybe not.

     

     

  • Smartphone Spotlight: Samsung Galaxy S8

    Smartphone Spotlight: Samsung Galaxy S8

    Samsung Galaxy S8 has the cutting-edge features you need to do the things you love faster, easier and better. An eye catching, 5.8″ inch curved display goes all the way to the edge, so you can see more. The 12MP camera and advanced processor takes sharp, clear photos faster. The Galaxy S8 comes in 64GB. Available in Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver or Midnight Black

     

    The Great

    • LTE Advanced
    • MSM8998 Octa-Core, 2.35 GHz (Quad) + 1.9GHz (Quad
    • Experience HD Voice
    • Flash: 64GB RAM: 4GB
    • 12MP rear, 8pm front camera

    The Not

    • Lacks dual cameras for optical zoom
    • Questionable sound quality
    • Odd Fingerprint reader placement

    The Conclusion

    The Samsung Galaxy S8 is a fantastic phone because of its captivating infinity display, very strong performance, long battery life and great cameras. Absolutely in love with this phone. It took longer than I’d like for the fast charge. and I miss an actual home button, but not too much

    We all know Samsung’s new flagship phones forge a beautiful new path for smartphone design by stripping away unsightly bezels with their respective 5.8-inch infinity displays, and this is the first handsets to boast Qualcomm’s monstrous Snapdragon 835 for speedy performance. All the spec and power are here. The quality is top notch. This phone is beautiful and sleek handles 4k @ 60 FPS extreamly well. Throwing the expandable memory feature back in is great.

    Introducing Bixby

    So for the Galaxy S8, Samsung made an effort to do something different. It combined everything it did in the past few generations of its phones and added some new ideas to produce something different from everything else on the shelf of the average phone store today.What we got was Bixby.  Samsung’s Bixby is a personal assistant answer to Alexa and Siri. You have a few different options to open Bixby. On the left side of any of the compatible phones, just below the volume buttons, is a dedicated Bixby button. A quick press of the button will launch Bixby, a long-press opens Bixby Home. The third method to access Bixby is through the camera app.

    With a swipe to the right from the home screen, a stream of information ranging from smart reminders for tasks you commonly carry out on your phone, to news and weather are displayed. Third-party apps such as Facebook or Uber can also display cards in Bixby Home. It also as expected has voice commands. When using your voice to interact with Bixby, it will accept commands such as, “Set screen brightness to 37 percent” or, “Show photos I took in Savannah.”You can also summon Bixby using your voice, with the wake word of “Hey Bixby,” obviously. The Coolest part of Bixby is being able to identify and search for thing by looking at them using the camera app.

    Thanks for nothing Bixby

    Trying to use Bixby Voice to do things on your phone is not any faster or easier than just tapping the screen the usual way. It takes a second or two to launcg  Bixby Voice. I’ve tried both the press and hold the Bixby button to activate listening mode and  the “Hey Bixby”.  Now by the time it hears what I’m saying that I could have performed the task three times by the time it has processed what I said and performed my action. If and its a big IF it gets it right. In short if i want something done right ill just have to do it my self. Thanks for nothing Bixby

    The Final Thought

    The Samsung Galaxy S8 is a fantastic phone because of its memorizing infinity display, powerful performance, endless battery life and astonishing cameras. While Im not a fan of the fingerprint sensor’s location the rest of the phone is on point and the standard for which all other androids are measured and found wanting.

     

  • Top 5 Androids You’ve Never Heard About

    Top 5 Androids You’ve Never Heard About

    We are flooding with new android smartphones. Every month one of the big 5 companies are blowing our minds off with a new latest and greatest. Even though we get these releases constantly, they always seem to fall short and Im left wondering what else is out there in the Android cosmos. Let’s take a look at the top 5 Androids you probably don’t know about.

     

    1. Vivo X20 Plus UD

    The Vivo X20 Plus UD is the world’s first phone to feature an under-the-OLED fingerprint sensor. The X20 Plus UD has a 6.43″ 1080×2160 (376 PPI) Super AMOLEDdisplay, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset, 128GB of storage, 4GB of RAM, microSD slot and a dual-lens 12 MP camera.

     

     

     

    2. Elephone U Pro

    Elephone’s  U Pro smartphones are high-end smartphones that use a flexible 5.99″ 2160×1440 AMOLED display reportedly produced by BOE Display. The Elephone U is powered by a MediaTek chipset, while the U Pro uses a 2.2 Ghz snapdragon 660 and features dual 13MP camera, 6GB RAM and 128GB of storage.

     

     

     

     

    3. Gionee S11S

    Gionee’s S11S is a high-end smartphone that features a 6.01″ 1080×2160 (18:9, 402 PPI) AMOLED display, an Octa-Core Mediatek Helio P30 chipset, 6GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, a microSD slot, Dual SIM and a Dual 16+8 MP camera.

     

     

     

     

     

    4. Oppo R11s Plus

    Oppo’s R11s smartphone has a 6.43 1080×2160 (402 PPI) AMOLED display, an Octa-Core Snapdragon 660 CPU, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of storage, micro-SD slot, a dual 20 MP camera and Dual-SIM

     5. Huawei Mate 10 Pro

    Huawei’s Mate 10 Pro is a flagship smartphone that features a 6″ 1080×2160 AMOLED display, an Octa-Core CPU, a Hisilicon Kirin 970 AI-dedicated chip, 4/6 GB of RAM, 64/128 GB of strage, a 20M camera and Dual-SIM. The Mate 10 Pro is IP67 certified (dust and water resistant)

     

  • Smartphone SpotLight: LG V30

    Smartphone SpotLight: LG V30

    LG’s finest industrial design, power packed Android smartphone. The V30 is distinctive, modern, and stacked with desirable features, a phone seemingly destined for inevitable stardom.

    The Great

    • 16MP camera
    • Snapdragon 835 processor,
    • Massive OLED screen,
    • Excellent battery life,
    • Waterproof
    • Wireless charging,
    • MicroSD storage
    • A headphone jack on a phone.

    The Not

    • Awkward to hold
    • Slow camera autofocus
    • Nothing Special

    The Conclusion

    The LG V30 is a terrific alternative to Samsung’s Galaxy S8 Plus and the Google Pixel 2 XL with no advantages over either. 

     Jack of All Trades

    want a sleek, durable handset that’s practically all screen. A device with gobs of performance, super long battery life, an amazing camera and a headphone jack. How about water resistance, wireless charging, microSD expandable storage and support for any cellular carrier, too? This is it
     

    That Screen

    The only thing that sets LG’s phones apart is there screen. They have the best looking and highest quality OLED screen on the smartphone line up. It gets as bright or clear as Samsung’s screen outdoors but with a crisper more attractive color segment. OLED stands for “organic light-emitting diodes,” and it’s very different from the popular LCD screen technology seen in most phones  recent years. This screen is robust and beautiful and can display true, actual blacks.

    The Design, Don’t let it Slip

    The LG V30 has almost nothing in common with the V Series phones that have come before it. The only thing remaining from the Second Screen is a floating widget.The metal back and giant chins have been replaced with glass and slim bezels. Everything that was sharp and industrial is now more premium and svelte. It’s a gorgeous design that is absolutely  stunning, Its sleek and by sleek I mean slippery. It will slip through your fingers like star systems slipping through Grand Moff Tarkens fingers.

    The Final Thought

    Instead of straying from the pack, the LG V30 blends in with this year’s fleet of flagships. LG finally decided to stop playing around with gimmicks and made the best phone they possibly could.  Its has everything you wants but lacks the thing you didn’t know about, and that is where it fails.

     

  • Top 5 Moto Mods

    Top 5 Moto Mods

    So now you have purchased the most comprehensive and capable android smartphone, the Moto Droid z. Its got all those cool mods, but what are the mods you really need and want. Let look at the Top 5 Moto Droid Z mods.

    1. Moto Insta-share Projector

    This Mod Easily snaps on, projects up to 70  crystal clear inches. Project your photos, games, and videos, its the perfect addition and makes the mods all the value in the world.

    2. Incipio’s Offgrid Power Pack

    at 2220 additional mAh you get all the battery power you will need. This Motorola Incipio offGRID power pack is lightweight, and its slim, lightweight design lets you continue to use your phone as you normally would.

     

     

     

    3. JBL SoundBoost 2

    Snap the JBL SoundBoost2 Moto Mod on device for powerful, high–quality stereo sound. it can pump up the volume and get the party started. Great for picnics, the boat, beach, the golf cart and every back yard.

     

     

     

    4. Motorola-Smart Speaker with Amazon Alexa Moto Mod

    This lets you crank up your favorite tunes with a powerful stereo speaker. Four microphones make it easier for Alexa to hear your questions, even when music’s playing or you’re sitting across the room.

     

    5 .Motorola-Hasselblad True Zoom Camera Mod

    This is an advanced imaging experience to your Moto Z Droid, Moto Z Force Droid or Moto Z Play Droid in a snap. The Hasselblad True Zoom Moto Mod enables you to capture shots normally impossible with a standard smartphone camera. 10 x optical zoom. Killer flash. Plus you get the Hasselblad photo editing software for further perfection

  • Smartphone Spotlight: Droid Z2 force

    Smartphone Spotlight: Droid Z2 force

    The moto z2 force edition is Motorola’s most advanced phone ever. The screen is guaranteed not to crack or shatter* and boasts a sleek, yet durable aluminum unibody. Moto Z2 Droid places a world of previously unimagined possibilities right in your smartphone.

     

    The Great

    • Droid
    • TurboPower battery
    • The advanced 12MP dual camera
    • Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 835 processor.
    • The Mods

    The Not

    • Fingerprint magnet
    • Can’t charge while listening to music
    • No headphone jack

     

    The Conclusion

    Its cutting-edge Android phone, works in the new Google Daydream VR headset. The Mods are awesome. Its got the power. This is the Droid you are looking for.

     

    Overview

    The Moto Droid Z2 has the power, while its not the latest 845 Snapdragon processor the 835 still has the juice you need. All the tech specs are right in line the premium Androids. Good specs, world-class design and nice camera is the criteria when purchasing an android, until now. Motorola is disrupting the status quo with its modular Moto Z and Moto Z2 Force

    The advantages the Droids have over all other androids is there is no corners cut in terms of build quality, design and performance. Add in the swappable Moto Mod accessories that connect through magnets, and its premium hardware, the Motorola Moto Z  Droid  is a powerful handset but its only available to US customers,  On Verizon… or is it.

    If you think its terrible that the fanciest and coolest of all the androids can only be for Verizon customers, hold up. If you remember all Verizon phones are factory unlocked. The Moto Z can be easily used on any carrier, just pop in your sim.

    The Design

    At 5.2mm thick, the Moto Z2 is the thinnest flagship phone I’ve ever used, and it’s just stunning. In fact, when it comes to design, the Moto Z2 couldn’t be any more different from the flagship Moto Xs that came before it — the friendly curves and sloping back are gone, leaving us with something more angular and elegant.

    21MP Camera

    the Moto Z Force’s camera does a stellar job of capturing fine detail, which really isn’t surprising, it’s a 21-megapixel sensor. there’s also a new Beauty Mode that irons out the wrinkles and blemishes that might mar one’s selfies. Sounds massively important, too bad it doesn’t really work. Motorola also added a Professional Mode that allows for more granular control over your photos. Once enabled, you’ll get full control over ISO, white balance, shutter speed and exposure — change any of those settings and you’ll get a live update on your display. careful, too much and it will crash the camera app. lame.

    The Mods

    This is the coolest feature of the Droid Z Force. The mods make the Droid z standout among the field. In a nutshell, they are extremely convenient, and make the Moto Z a blast to  use,  like a Bluetooth speaker or a separate HD projector. They are quite expensive, especially the projector and i wish they were stackable. Yes that sounds ridiculous, but add a projector, JBL speaker and a extended 12000 ml amp battery, you have a portable theater system.

    The Final Thought

    Its got all the power, features and functions you need. It looks beautiful and you can easily change the back glass to a load of beautiful options to make it stand out. Then you add the mods. Its a great android option, pick one up from the Verizon store and use your sim to work on any carrier.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Smartphone Spotlight:Moto G5

    Smartphone Spotlight:Moto G5

    The new moto g⁵ plus smartphone is the latest from motorola’s android boasts a head-turning metal design, the most advanced camera in its class, and an all-day battery.

    The Great

    • TurboPower Charging; 6 hours of power in 15 minutes of charging
    • 12MP Camera & Fingerprint Sensor Unlock
    • 24-Hour Battery
    • Precision-crafted metal design
    • moto experiences
    • affordable

    The Not

    • lacks Ram and processing power
    • previous model g4 seems like an upgrade
    • Bluetooth/audio features are unreliable

     

    The Conclusion

    With no real stunning upgrades over the g4, even some downgrades this is just a cheap android to get the job done for the average to basic user. It looks good though

    the Moto G5 is a completely forgettable, attractive  looking phone with some functions that give it a slight advantage over some of the competition . If you are already familiar with the Moto G family, there are some highlightable changes.

    The screen has been reduced from the 5.5 inch Moto G4 to 5.2 inches, the is slightly wider though and significantly slimmer. This is the design change which I thought looked and felt great. It looks like a uni body metal design, how ever it is just a small cut of aluminum on a plastic frame.

    Underneath the screen is a impressive fingerprint scanner. As standard it’s not used as a Home button, but pop into the Moto app and it will let you have it replace all the home keys. This allows you to swipe left for ‘back’, right for ‘recent apps’ and a tap for Home, this is nice.

    The Final Thought

    I pretty much just gave up on this phone, its pretty cookie cutter android. The fingerprint reader is really the only note worthy aspect to mention. Its completely average for an average price, it the android for those who just dont really care. If you are looking at this phone its fine, I mean its alright if you finally stop caring, but dont go telling some one who does and spend the extra $50 for the 4gb of ram.    

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Smartphone Spotlight: HTC U11

    Smartphone Spotlight: HTC U11

    With a stunning 3D liquid glass surface, the purest audio you can find with active noise cancellation, all wrapped in a beautiful water resistant package, HTC U11 sets a new standard of what you can expect from a  Android smartphone.

    The Great

    • Super LCD5 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
    • HTC Sense UI
    • upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
    • Octo core Snapdragon 835
    • 24 hour fast charging battery
    • Solid build quality
    • water resistant

    The Not

    • Edge Sense is half-baked
    • Poor lighting on the screen
    • Poor audio
    • No headphone jack
    • Smudges

    The Conclusion

    Its has everything you need, want and desire in an android and a cleaner os interface then all the others. Its pretty and powerful and packed with gimmicks. Its more then just its gimmicks at Only $649, its a premium smartphone at a slightly reduced price.

     

    Shake it, Squeez it

    The HTC U11 reinvents HTC’s design language with a bold new glass-backed chassis in a range of shimmering colors. It’s got a hugely impressive spec list, unique design, innovation in the form of squeezable sides and a great camera, and since launch it’s got that little bit better, thanks to the addition of Amazon Alexa. It’s the first smartphone to include Edge Sense, a new shortcut function that lets you squeeze the sides of the phone to jump quickly into the camera, take a photo, or launch your favorite personal assistant. It is the key design element and unique selling point is that the phone is squeezable. The firm calls this feature ‘Edge Sense’ and it’s achieved by pressure senors on either side of the phone.

    The Meat and Potatoes

    Aside from gimmicky new features, the U11 is a solid flagship phone with top-tier processor — Snapdragon 835 and one of the fanciest and finest cameras on an phone. The new Ultrapixel shooter features always-on “HDR Boost” post-processing, similar to the Google Pixel’s HDR+ trickery.

    Smuggen

    I have noticed The stunning glass rear is highly susceptible to fingerprinting and crumbgiming The pearlescent glass on the back. Don’t get me wrong the phone is gorgeous right out of the box in every color option (in red, black, blue, white and silver), but being a smudge magnet, which canceled out and allure.

     The Final Thought

    It’s a powerhouse and  monster, it’s spine-tingling to look at,  it’s water-resistant, it’s big-screen. The HTC U11 checks all the requirements that one should have on a top of the line android. With HTC’s clean, near-stock Sense UI, and you’ve got a viable android device. You won’t be picking this one up for its gimmick or sound but in comparing to the android field you’ll be chooseing the HTC U11 for the capable interface, power and beauty.

     

     

  • Smartphone Spotlight: Samsung Note 8

    Smartphone Spotlight: Samsung Note 8

    The Samsung Note 8 is the largest and most power full smartphone in the Android field. Boasting a 6.3 screen with laptop power specks. Plus you get a cool pen

    The Great

    • 6.3″ Quad HD Super AMOLED
    • Qualcomm Octa-Core 2.35 GHz (Quad) + 1.9 GHz (Quad)
    • 3,300 mAH, Non-removable
    • 12MP dual pixel OIS main camera
    • 6gb RAM
    • Note8 S Pen – Black
    • 33 hour fast charging battery

    The Not

    • Previous models have exploded
    • Two handed Device
    • No Upgrade to Oreo yet

    The Conclusion

    This phone is everything a smartphone should be and so much more. The speakers are insane, the screen is beautiful, power galore, Its everything an Android can be. As long as it doesn’t randomly explode and competition is always just a month away.

    On Another Note

    Due to the Note 7 randomly exploding in many peoples hands, on airplanes, in pockets the best Note you could buy was the Note 5. You could try any number of the other “phalblet” androids on the market but they were just large low quality screens on a weak phone. The Note 8 rewrites the script, it is no longer the niche phone only supplied on demand it is the go to android for those that care. Lets Look at some of the highlights on this mambojambo.

    Power +

    Samsung popped 6gb of ram in, that is the most we have seen in a smartphone by far. The iphone x is only packing 3gb for comparison. Power users will absolutely benefit from the 6GB of RAM. The Note 8  also has loads and loads of processing power with the Snapdragon 835. This is one very  fast chip however The Exynos chip is faster. In the Uk Models you can get the Samsung Exynos chip.  This may be the move for all you Tim the ToolMan Taylors of the Android world.

     

     

    Return of the S pen

    there is a cool attachable stylus, with the Note 8’s larger 6.3-inch ‘Infinity Display’ you need it. The Note 8 acts like a big bevel-less glass poster-board for all you handwritten notes and masterpiece sketches. The S pen makes it very easy to craft documents, sign PDF’s and draw on your screenshots. Add in superb Note-taking  and it expands with convenient off-screen memos. Mastering and using the S Pen will ensure Note 8 users get their moneys worth.

    Display and Camera

    Both the display and camera is of the finest quality avilable in todays market. This is the first android to support a dual camera. With Two 12MP cameras with optical image stabilization it captures crisp, beautiful photos, with a  terrific new bokeh (background blur) effect. Having two rear cameras makes a world of difference for bokeh-rich ‘Live Focus’ photos. The Note 8 has a fully comprehensive, robust and capable camera and photo interface, you are going to love it.  Comprise that with its 6.3-inch ‘Infinity Display’ the Note 8 intimately modifies its look and feel. Despite the added .8 inches to the screen its only .9 mm taller then the previous models. More big in a smaller package.

    The Final Thought

    It has the power. It has the camera, Its got a cool pen. Its battery is safe and everlasting. Its got the perfect screen. Its everything I would put in to the smartphone I imagined. Its still and android even though  It makes quite an appearance. Let’s just hope it sticks around this time.

     

     

     

  • Caavo’s Universal Consolidation Remote Control

    Caavo’s Universal Consolidation Remote Control

    Caavo’s powerful control system for virtually every streaming, cable, and satellite box makes for the most in depth smart remote available. Caavo is the first smart home entertainment system to unify all your devices, apps and content into a single experience.

     

    The Great

    • unique universal remote control
    • supports voice commands
    • Consolidates all devices
    • Revolutionary onscreen overlay

    The Not

    • No  support for HDR
    • remote is not back-lit
    • poor customization
    • Advanced functions are an issue for some devices

    The Conclusion

    The Caavo does a great job simplifying the complexity of home theater, I think this is more of the first step then the solution for the masses, this pricey system is doomed for wide adaptation with out HDR support.

     

    One box to rule them all

    Caavo, the exciting machine vision-powered universal TV control system is being released February 14th. It’s a powerful control system for virtually every streaming, cable, and satellite box out there. It’s not just a simple remote, though: you plug everything into the large Caavo unit, and it uses machine vision, nay Caavo Vision, to intelligently navigate the interface for all of those boxes behind the scenes.

    Unlike all the other remotes that have ever existed that use infrared macros without being able to verify that anything actually happened. The Caavo  watches the interfaces displayed on-screen, allowing it to do things  like create a single search index and watchlist across multiple services and many devices and intelligently navigate on your behalf. Caavo CTO says“We’re solving the universal remote problem, but we want to go beyond that to search,”

    The Setup

     Don’t get me wrong the setup will continuously through a multitude of issues and frustration at you. Think you remember all those passwords, think again. Just remember  Caavo is still a very new, beta product that looks more elegant than it works. I also learned the hard way that with only one HDMI extender, you are not going to get a Roku, Chromecast and Firestick all in.. Why would one need all three? Please, just stop and shut up.

    So Many Wires 

    You just simply Plug everything . All of your cable or satellite, streaming boxes or sticks, gaming consoles, DVD and Blu-ray players into the eight HDMI inputs and connect  one HDMI to your TV. From there, Caavo does the rest. It automatically knows which device to use, searches all your apps, finds what you want, and plays it. It will essentially allow you to use Alexa to control your apple TV… mind blown. You just choose what you want to watch, and you leave it to Caavo to figure out where it may be hiding.

    The Final Thought

    Being the tech guy that I am, my entertainment system now consists of 10 or so devices with 6 or 7 services and a multiple array of speakers, not to mention the extravagant array of remotes and game controllers. Trying to find that one movie where Jonathan Silver says ” come in Tokyo” while twisting fake radio dials has become a real chore. I just want to watch whatever I want as it pops in my head, optimize the sound and enjoy it right now, too much to ask? not any more. As for the astronomical price, looking at my entertainment wall… I’ve already come this far whats another $400.