today on you asked sound bars versus AV receiver and speakers will I ever review laser TV slash
UST projectors why can't TVs just come without speakers our 8K 120hz
hertz TV is ever going to be a thing and why do I hate car audio so much
[Music] hey one I'm Caleb Denison and this is you asked the show where I answer viewer and reader
questions because you asked and I have answers that I'd like to share with you and others who
might have the same questions and by the way folks if I'm going to continue making these UST videos
I gotta see some support So Goose this video with some likes would you let's get those views up so I
can keep them coming really appreciate your help with that okay we'll start with a question I've
seen asked a lot especially in the past couple of years this one comes from @MarkoPosavec who
writes sound bar versus AV receiver given that nowadays there are so many sound bar options
some of which offer virtual surround sound While others go as far as to feature dedicated satellite
channels at what point do you draw the line and opt for a true AV receiver and what would be the
pros and cons for either solution so that's a big question and that deserves a big answer so I will
be making a full video for this one eventually but let me give an overview of what that video will
look like here I know I'm stating the obvious here but when it comes to home entertainment everyone's
needs and wants are different but I think there are always three overarching considerations at
play cost convenience and practicality an AV receiver and speakers can offer some advantages
that I'll get into shortly but they tend to pose challenges in all three of those departments cost
convenience and practicality they can be tricky to set up for folks who don't have much experience
with them they often involve a lot of wires and cables and they tend to be fairly bulky so from
a practical standpoint maybe they take up too much space or someone else in the home is just going to
veto any attempt at putting a bunch of speakers and wires around a room my point is sometimes you
just can't do a receiver and speakers that's where sound bar systems come in the sound bar tends to
be the hub audio signals are delivered wirelessly amplification is built in at the speaker level and
they are just generally easier to deal with and easier to get past the decor deputy in your home
but that convenience and practicality offered by a soundbar based system often comes at a cost of
its own that is more of the money you're spending goes into the convenience and practicality aspects
than it does the quality of the components I would say that if the convenience and practicality of
the audio system is not so much a concern you're almost always going to be able to build a better
sounding and more capable system out of an AV receiver and speakers that is unless you're
using a really inexpensive receiver and really inexpensive speakers the kind that comes in one
box actually home theater box with both receiver and speakers generally not great in those cases
you may be paying less than you would for a sound bar system that maybe costs more but also sounds
better the thing is there isn't like a clear intersection I'd have to have specific examples
of a soundbar system and an AV receiver and speakers to say which one might sound and and or
function better than the other @sorenvitarelli has a trifecta of questions actually the first is
how well does a nice soundbar actually compete against a similarly priced speaker system I kind
of just answered that one see above number two is is a WISA speaker setup a good alternative to
wired speakers with a receiver well yeah I mean I think it's a good alternative it can be it depends
on the quality of the weissa speakers I guess I'd say that if the speaker quality was equal between
the WISA option and the regular option which you could find with clips for example then it
would take a very expensive set of electronics on the passive speakers to best the WISA system and
third are you ever going to review laser TV slash UST projectors a I have before and I will be doing
more of them going forward Hisense has one on the way to me right now as a matter of fact so stay
tuned it's coming soon @Rifumo asks why won't TV manufacturers give us the option to buy TVs
without speakers same TV just without speakers for those of us who prefer investing in audio systems
well the answer to that one is pretty simple they won't do it because it is complicated and it costs
a lot of money and it's not going to really make them any of that money back look I know it seems
like a simple thing to do right just leave out the speakers and the amplifier yeah but it isn't that
simple if they were to do this they would have to create a new SKU for however many models they
chose to offer without speakers which in and of itself is a difficult decision to make but adding
new SKUs that right there comes with all kinds of complications and expenses logistics are involved
and marketing and uh what a mess also it wouldn't be called a TV anymore it would have to be called
a monitor because the TV has to have speakers just like a TV has to have a tuner otherwise you can't
call it a TV just ask Vizio about that uh looks like we have another trifecta question you guys
like to pack them in there don't you @devendrasoni8572 says hey Caleb doing great
am I going well I I appreciate it thank you or did you mean that you're doing great anyway they
asked is there any chance like 4K 240hz or 8K 120hz TVs are coming in the near future I mean
there's always a chance but I'd say that chance is slim to none unless you count four to five years
as being in the near future and by the way I'm doubtful of that because well next question is
HDMI with more speed like 96 gigabits per second or something like this coming or any news about
it I have not heard anything about doubling the available bandwidth of the current HDMI spec and
considering how long it took us to get from 18 gigabits per second to 48 gigabits per second
I'm not optimistic it would be anytime soon I'd love to be proved wrong though also I think it
would be better to ditch cables entirely and go wireless if we want to add more bandwidth seems
like the right thing to do and if we did that I'm not sure how much HDMI would actually have to do
with it anyway current in with constrictions are why I don't think we'll see 8K 120 or 4K 240hz
in TVs anytime soon if at all and then finally the third question is there any native 10-bit
TVs out there or all come like 8-bit with FRC yes there are many TVs with native 10-bit panels too
many dimension actually but like going back a few years to LG CX and C1 had native 10-bit panels so
do their Replacements they did not use 8-bit plus FRC man we are really cruising along I think we
have time for one more maybe @BR7Fan71 asks why do you guys neglect the mid-range TVs I'd like to
see the A80L and the C3 I believe that these need just as much attention as the flagships because of
the price difference so I think maybe you're new to the channel in which case welcome I'm super
glad you're here uh I say that because I don't neglect mid-range TVs look back and you'll see
I always review the A80 series from Sony and the C Series from LG I always have also I don't consider
those to be mid-range TVs actually I consider like the TCL Q7 or the Hisense U7K mid-range TVs but
the point is I don't neglect them now if you had asked why I don't prioritize them well there are
a number of reasons why I might review the LG G3 before the LG C3 for example one reason is because
the majority of viewers I've asked have either directly or indirectly voted for me to do the
fancier TV first I've asked directly and been told by more people to do the G Series first but also
in the past I got way more views on the G Series than the C Series which is kind of a passive vote
with viewership that indicates higher interest in the flagship TVs with all that said I cannot
believe that it has taken me this long to get a C3 I'm actually very frustrated about that same with
the aadl I expect both of them to be here within two weeks possibly less so those are definitely
coming and I so appreciate your patience all right I think that you know what I'm gonna do one more
I just can't help myself uh @smig95 asks have you ever thought of reviewing car stereo systems I
would be curious to have your opinion on an array of manufacturer offerings so I actually have in
the past I've done a few Pioneer systems though to be honest those were mostly carplay and Android
auto inspired so a while back ago actually but I love car audio I love it I don't know how many
I could actually do in a year but I will say I would love it if some brands reached out also I'd
be down to test the fancy stock systems in some really nice cars those made with Levinson or BMW
or focal speakers or Macintosh amps did you guys see the new Lotus EV it's got some amazing looking
kef speakers in it check out MKBHD's autofocus channel to see more of those I was actually
surprised Marques hadn't heard of kef before I mean I'd be happy to offer my commentary should
he want it anyway I'm ridiculously busy but I love car audio so much that I'd figure out how
to make time if the right folks were to approach me anyway that's all for real this time everyone
thank you so much for watching please consider liking and subscribing to support our Channel
I'll see you on the next one and until then here's two other videos I think you might like