Right now is the one-year anniversary of You Requested! That’s 52 uninterrupted weeks, and it seems like a cool milestone. So let’s have a look again on the 12 months that was, reply some extra questions, and provides some stuff away!
However first, some numbers! Over the course of the primary 51 episodes, we’ve answered over 210 questions. This present has pulled in over 4 million views thus far on YouTube, together with over 8,000 feedback and 160,000 likes.
Now with the intention to be sure that we produced a present each single week, we’ve needed to get inventive. And essentially the most memorable events had been after we needed to file the present whereas away from the studio. The primary distant You Requested recording passed off in Tokyo. The subsequent distant shoot was in Las Vegas throughout CES. I really like how we had been capable of get The Sphere within the background for that one.
Some people have requested me to speak about essentially the most memorable query I bought for this present. And, proper or flawed, one factor instantly pops into my thoughts. And it wasn’t even a query.
A viewer named Jenn Orr wrote:
My husband loves your content material so that you’re on my TV lots. I seen it seems like you’ll have a nodule on the appropriate aspect of your thyroid. Simply thought you need to get it checked out if you happen to haven’t already.
Now, at first I used to be like … “Wow! Both Jenn has some eagle eyes, or they’re watching on an enormous TV.” (Perhaps a little bit of each?) Anyway, I didn’t toss this query apart. I checked myself out and was like “Huh! Yeah, there’s something occurring there.” So I paid my physician a go to and whereas it seems the previous thyroid is doing simply superb, I did uncover one thing else on that go to, and we took care of it straight away. Right here I’m making an attempt that will help you out, and y’all are serving to me out. So, thanks, Jenn!
Now, let’s do just a few questions, after which we’ll get to the giveaway portion of this anniversary version. There’s a TV concerned, by the way in which.
Is there any TV with out the bloat?
Marco writes: I’m wanting towards shopping for a brand new TV, however I’m turned off by the quantity of bloat the software program has today. Having to create accounts and having adverts proven each time I begin it up is annoying. I take advantage of my TV like a monitor for the connected PC and PlayStation largely. Any strategies on manufacturers/OS sorts which are near turn-on-and-go?
The Google TV platform makes it potential to have the TV instantly tune in to the last-used HDMI enter, so that each time you activate the TV, you’re taking a look at no matter is related, and never the Google TV OS. It’s nonetheless ready within the background, however you actually solely need to see it when switching inputs, or possibly if you happen to determine to verify for an replace, assuming you don’t have auto updates turned on. Additionally, you can sort of set up Google TVs to function with out logging into your Google account. This doesn’t change something about the way in which it seems — it simply doesn’t have you ever logged in. I do know Sony and TCL TVs enable this, and I’m fairly positive Hisense TVs do as effectively. So that you’ve bought choices.
Which Bravia is finest?
Mike is having hassle deciding between the Bravia 7 and 9 and feels they’re very shut in efficiency. Mike then tries to trick me into telling him whether or not to get an 85-inch Bravia 7 or a 77-inch Bravia 8. Very intelligent, Mikey! And he mentions that he want to see a comparability between the Bravia 7, 8, and 9.
The efficiency variations between the Bravia 7 and 9 are going to be fairly nuanced for many viewers. And the worth distinction between the Bravia 7 and Bravia 9 goes to be onerous to justify primarily based purely on image high quality variations. However the Bravia 9 doesn’t simply decrease blooming, it additionally does effectively with shadow element (more often than not), and it additionally punches up HDR highlights whereas sustaining total distinction a bit higher than the 7. It’s nuanced for most folk, so the Bravia 7 could be the higher name.
Now you tried to trick me by asking whether or not I’d personally purchase a 77-inch Bravia 8 OLED or an 85-inch Bravia 7, which is each an OLED-versus-mini-LED query and an enormous TV-versus-bigger TV query. My preferences aren’t your preferences, however you’re the one making an attempt to trick me right here, so yeah, I’d purchase the Bravia 8.
Tips on how to clear your TV
Nick from Birmingham, Alabama, will get his query answered as a result of I used to be born in Birmingham. Sure, we’re going that random as we speak. Nick lately constructed a brand new home and adopted two new cats by way of a current marriage — cats he’s cautious to level out he loves very a lot, by the way in which — however he says the mud and cat hair and paw prints are dirtying up his display like by no means earlier than. Dusting doesn’t do it anymore, and he desires recommendation on the easiest way to wash his TV display that gained’t harm it or go away streaks.
Nick, you’re in luck, as a result of one of the crucial profitable movies I’ve ever made is how to clean your TV screen. Simply be ready to see a really different-looking Caleb in that video. Sure, that’s actually me.
Giveaways: Enter to win
OK, it’s giveaway time! Right here’s the deal. We’re giving freely a Fluance RT81 turntable as a part of a joint-anniversary celebration of Fluance’s twenty fifth 12 months. And we’re additionally giving freely a TCL QLED TV. And right here’s the most effective half: The winner will get to decide on between a 75-inch QM7 OR a 65-inch QM8!
Since Fluance is headquartered in Ontario, Canada, the RT-81 turntable prize is obtainable to each U.S. and Canadian residents. The TV is, I’m afraid, solely obtainable to U.S. residents attributable to transport and customs restrictions.
Fluance turntable giveaway
TCL TV giveaway
Thanks a lot for watching and celebrating this little milestone with us, everybody.
