Entertainment 2.0 is your weekly guide to the latest consumer entertainment technology news. Hosted by Josh Pollard and Richard Gunther, and streamed live each Tuesday night at 8:30 pm Eastern. Entertainment 2.0 covers audio, video, gaming, and more with a slight slant toward Microsoft products and service.
Entertainment 2.0 #631 – Aggressive Controller User
Onn Google TV streaming stick is dirt cheap, WiiM Amp outdoes the Sonos Amp, GeForce Now supports PC Game Pass, and YouTube Playables is here.
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11/30/2023 • 41 minutes, 33 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #630 – Streaming Shrinkflation
Max is removing features. Fire TV gets more ads. Apple TV+ raises prices. Spotify includes audiobook streaming. The Meta Quest 3 is fantastic, and the Steam Deck OLED improves a great system.
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11/17/2023 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #629 – Video Industry Changes with Gavin Campbell
Charter switches to streaming, Best Buy is dropping physical media, and YouTube and Netflix vie to dominate the streaming space.
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10/20/2023 • 49 minutes, 11 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #628 – Sports to the Max with Gavin Campbell
Max expands its offerings, Sonos uses a new generation of its portable Move speaker to raise prices again, and are you ready for console games on your new iPhone? Josh is traveling this week, but Gavin Campbell from the HomeTech Podcast joins Richard to run through the latest digital entertainment news on this episode of Entertainment 2.0. And they even talk about gaming!
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9/14/2023 • 59 minutes, 9 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #627 – The Return of Windows Media Center
Emby is resurrecting Windows Media Center. Tablo has a new OTA DVR. CNN tries streaming again. Marshall brings Bluetooth LE audio to their newest earbuds. Sony announces the PlayStation Portal.
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8/31/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 20 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #626 – Cloud Gaming Concessions
Amazon Music Unlimited gets pricier for Prime members, Microsoft makes cloud gaming concessions for the UK, and the Xbox 360 store is shutting down.
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8/23/2023 • 29 minutes, 14 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #625 – Who Needs Enhanced 1080p?
Disney Plus and Hulu raise prices. YouTube adds 1080p enhanced and multiview streaming Younify makes it easier to find your shows, and Patreon comes to Spotify.
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8/12/2023 • 52 minutes, 27 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #624 – Raising Rates and Killing Services
Netflix and Xbox are killing services, Peacock, YouTube, and Spotify are increasing rates. Xbox Live Gold gets rebranded.
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7/26/2023 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 39 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #623 – Microsoft Beats the FTC
Microsoft’s fight with the FTC is over, clearing the path to negotiations with the UK’s CMA. Netflix simplified account switching. Plex lays off 20% more of their staff. Tidal switches to FLAC while raising prices.
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7/12/2023 • 32 minutes, 29 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #622 – Spotify HiFi Price
The Spotify HiFi price may not be competitive, the Netflix crackdown is working, Xbox prices are increasing, and Meta introduced a VR game subscription service.
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6/29/2023 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 6 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #621 – Apple Vision Pro
Apple Vision Pro augmented reality headset was announced right after Meta Quest 3. Western Digital now sells Xbox expansion cards. 8BitDo has a new fighting stick for Xbox.
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6/8/2023 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 53 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #620 – I Am NOT Paying for YouTube. Period.
Netflix is cracking down on password sharing, Comcast is streaming live TV, YouTube added 30-second unskippable ads, and Sony announced Project Q handheld.
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6/1/2023 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 20 seconds
Netflix Kills DVD Business and the UK Kills Activision Acquisition
Netflix kills its DVD business while boosting its ad-supported tier. UK's CMA blocked the Activision Blizzard acquisition.
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5/11/2023 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 36 seconds
HBO Max and Discovery+ Become Max
HBO Max and Discovery+ merge into Max. YouTube’s NFL Sunday Ticket gets priced. ASUS ROG Ally to take on the Steam Deck. E3 is canceled.
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4/14/2023 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 18 seconds
Will Bally Sports Keep the Lights On?
Bally Sports tries to keep airing local sports. YouTube TV raises prices. Spotify HiFi is still MIA. Ubisoft won’t be at E3.
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3/28/2023 • 31 minutes, 1 second
Entertainment 2.0 #616 – Now Would Be a Good Time
March Madness Live brings all the college basketball action. Roku has new features. Apple Music Classical is expected soon. Sony spews more nonsense.
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3/16/2023 • 54 minutes, 43 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #615 – Big as a 4-Slice Toaster
Sony unveils the A95L QD-OLED. Movies Anywhere is removing one of their most unique features. Sonos announced the Era 300 and Era 100 speakers.
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3/9/2023 • 50 minutes, 30 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #614 – Your Taste Profile
Plex adds credit skipping. Spotify will let you train their algorithm. YouTube Music offers more customization of radio. Xbox games are going to GeForce Now.
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2/23/2023 • 56 minutes, 30 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #613 – I Am Kind of a Rules Guy
Peacock cuts the free tier. Paramount+ is coming to cable. Details emerge about Netflix password sharing. Should you buy Samsung’s QD-OLED gaming monitor?
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2/9/2023 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 51 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #612 – Uncharacteristically Nice
Tablo refunds ATSC 3.0 DVR orders. Apple announces a new HomePod. MGM+ launched. HBO Max raises prices. Apple TV and Apple Music came to Windows.
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1/20/2023 • 56 minutes, 53 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #611 – Robotic Romance
HTC Vive XR Elite takes VR to the next level. Plex movie rentals. Apple is using “AI” to create audiobooks from eBooks.
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1/13/2023 • 57 minutes, 39 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #610 – CES 2023 Gaming Tech
Razer and Alienware’s new gaming laptops, Samsung’s crazy monitors, unnecessarily fast displays, the Razer Edge, and PlayStation’s accessible controller.
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1/7/2023 • 41 minutes, 18 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #609 – CES 2023 TVs and Audio
We take a look at all the big TV and audio announcements at CES 2023 from LG, Samsung, TCL, Hisense, and JBL.
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1/6/2023 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 43 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #608 – Can’t Unrecommend It Enough
DIRECTV STREAM prices are increasing. The FTC sues to block the Activision acquisition. Xbox is raising game prices. LG launching more OLED gaming monitors.
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12/16/2022 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 51 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #607 – It’s All Math
Plex adds Discover Credits. Fios TV could be a modern Media Center. Amazon looks to rival ESPN programming, and Razer has a new customizable PS5 controller.
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11/18/2022 • 50 minutes, 52 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #606 – RIP Slingbox
Channels DVR can use Tablo TV. Peacock brings locals channels. Netflix with ads doesn’t work on Apple TV. Slingbox is dead. PlayStation VR2 has a date and price.
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11/11/2022 • 54 minutes, 9 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #605 – Adele’s Going To Hate This
The NVIDIA SHIELD is finally fixed. The new TCL 6-series TVs are out. It’s hard to buy audiobooks from Spotify, and Amazon Music expands their Prime offering.
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11/4/2022 • 47 minutes, 45 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #604 – Rising Cost of Streaming
Netflix adds ads, prices are increasing for Apple TV+, Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube Premium. Razer announces earbuds for gamers.
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10/27/2022 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 6 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #603 – New Apple TV 4k
The new Apple TV 4k has a giant surprise. Xbox wants to build a mobile game store. Logitech’s G Cloud gets reviewed while Razer announces the Edge.
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10/21/2022 • 35 minutes, 4 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #602 – Shoehorned In
You need to check your Amazon Drive. The NHL is back on ESPN+. Apple Music is on Xbox. Meta Quest is getting Xbox Cloud Gaming.
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10/14/2022 • 53 minutes, 57 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #601 – Jiffy Lube+
Amazon announced a new Fire TV Cube, Google launches the Chromecast with Google TV HD, MGM is renaming Epix, Google is killing Stadia, and The Logitech G Cloud Gaming Handheld is real.
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10/6/2022 • 34 minutes, 59 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #600 – You Ruin Everything
Roku announces a mini subwoofer at the same time as the Sonos Sub Mini. JBL has new Atmos soundbars. PlayStation throws a temper tantrum.
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9/16/2022 • 56 minutes, 41 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #599 – If You’re ThinQing
The new TCL 6-Series TV offers nice upgrades. Apple announces new AirPods Pro. The Xbox Elite Series 2 Core is a lower-cost version of the customizable controller.
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9/9/2022 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 48 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #598 – Theoretical Economics
The Vizio M-Series Quantum X was reviewed. Sony’s got a new Atmos soundbar. LG unveiled a 240Hz curved OLED, and PlayStation 5 prices are increasing.
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9/1/2022 • 55 minutes, 3 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #597 – Take One for the Team
Plex’s security breach, Google TV is getting faster, PlayStation VR2 won’t make the holidays and neither will their new controller, and new gaming headsets were announced.
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8/26/2022 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 38 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #596 – Pay the Buck
Amazon discontinues the Fire TV Recast, Disney+ and Hulu raise prices, Walmart Plus includes Paramount+, and Xbox announces Game Pass family plan.
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8/18/2022 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 24 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #595 – Logitech Cloud Gaming Handheld
Logitech announces a cloud gaming handheld, Roku Channel adds Paramount+, Spotify draws criticism, and PlayStation 5 gets 1440p support.
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8/4/2022 • 52 minutes, 39 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #594 – Sorry Spotify, I Told You So
The NFL launches NFL+, Spotify killed Car Thing, Google is simplifying Bluetooth audio, and Microsoft found a dumb way to make the Xbox boot faster.
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7/29/2022 • 29 minutes, 45 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #593 – Vizio’s 2022 Gaming TVs
Vizio’s 2022 gaming TVs announced. Amazon Prime Video gets a facelift. Ad-supported Netflix may not have the complete library. Discord comes to Xbox.
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7/22/2022 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 15 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #592 – Blueplay
Movies are being removed from the PlayStation Store. Netflix added spatial audio. Bluetooth LE Audio is bringing awesome new features. Sega announced the Genesis Mini 2.
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7/15/2022 • 53 minutes, 55 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #591 – Stop Listening to the Haters
Spectrum is killing CableCARDs, NVIDIA SHIELD gets two useful features, Sony has new gaming headsets and monitors, and Xbox cloud streaming comes to Samsung TVs.
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7/6/2022 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 3 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #590 – Not Technically Extortion
Plex launches an HTPC app. NESN 360 streams Boston sports. Profiles come to Google TV. Hey Sonos is here. Microsoft hasn’t given up on a streaming stick.
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6/2/2022 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 55 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #589 – I’m Done with This Thing
New Google TV screensaver rolling out, Sonos Ray is an affordable soundbar, the iPod is dead, Sony and Ubisoft announce games for PlayStation Plus.
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5/19/2022 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 56 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #588 – I Want It To Burn My Retina
CNN+ is already dead, Cinehouse is a new streaming service, Sonos may have a low-cost soundbar, PlayStation Plus details emerge while VRR lands on PS5.
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5/12/2022 • 58 minutes, 49 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #587 – The Plus Isn’t Enough
CNN+ is already dead, Cinehouse is a new streaming service, Sonos may have a low-cost soundbar, PlayStation Plus details emerge while VRR lands on PS5.
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4/29/2022 • 49 minutes, 38 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #586 – Branded DRM
Netflix is considering ads, Tablo delays their ATSC 3.0 DVR, FIFA launches a streaming service, Amazon Music raises prices, and Sony and Xbox investigate ads in free-to-play games.
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4/22/2022 • 58 minutes, 46 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #585 – Plex’s Universal Watchlist
Sony’s answer to Xbox Game Pass is a 3-tiered version of PlayStation Plus. YouTube TV is getting 5.1 and PiP. Microsoft now sells refurbished Xbox Series X.
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4/8/2022 • 50 minutes, 21 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #584 – PlayStation Plus
Sony’s answer to Xbox Game Pass is a 3-tiered version of PlayStation Plus. YouTube TV is getting 5.1 and PiP. Microsoft now sells refurbished Xbox Series X.
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4/1/2022 • 37 minutes, 31 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #583 – You’re Almost Definitely Better
Samsung announces a QD-OLED TV. YouTube is adding free TV shows. Roku is getting photo screensavers, and PlayStation 5 will get VRR soon.
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3/25/2022 • 49 minutes, 24 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #582 – Just Take the Win
CNN+ gets a date and price. Disney+ is bringing ads. Polk has a new Dolby Atmos soundbar. Xbox gets Quick Resume enhancements, and Itch.io is giving you games to support Ukraine.
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3/17/2022 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 25 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #581 – More VRR and Fewer Microphones
Plex unifies live TV guides, Sony Bravia TVs get VRR, Sonos launches Roam SL, Steam Deck arrives, and Amazon Luna launches.
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3/3/2022 • 39 minutes, 32 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #580 – As Vague as You Can Get
CNN’s streaming plans become clearer, Intel’s Project Endgame might offer game streaming, and Windows 11 is getting more Xbox gaming goodness.
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2/23/2022 • 27 minutes, 40 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #579 – Roll Your Eyes in Unison
NVIDIA SHIELD TV gets patched, MoviePass aims to return, CBS rebrands, crazy battery life headphones, and a QD-OLED monitor gets a price.
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2/18/2022 • 56 minutes, 53 seconds
Entertainment 2.0 #578 – Spotify Drama
Spotify has lots of drama because of Joe Rogan, Sony bought Bungie, Netflix is making it easier to hide your mistakes, and more!
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