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Frequently Asked Questions
At Wedow Theater, our FAQ page serves as a comprehensive resource to address commonly raised inquiries about movie collecting, gaming, and home theater setups. We have created a list of detailed responses to help our visitors find quick solutions and insights into their areas of interest. Whether you are a beginner looking for basic guidance or an advanced enthusiast seeking specific recommendations, our FAQ page is designed to assist you in navigating through the world of entertainment. Explore the page to access valuable information and make the most out of your movie-watching, gaming, and home theater experiences. If there is something you would like to know that isn’t answered here please feel free to contact us.
Movie Collection
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Will had some DVDs as far back as 2000, but got more serious about collecting around 2008 when he started collecting Blu-rays.
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Will is a quality buff; he wants the best experience possible in his home. Watching movies on 4K UHD and Blu-ray provides superior picture and sound quality over streaming. He loves giving people demos so they can see/hear the difference for themselves.
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See Collection page.
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Since Will logs every single movie that he owns on Blu-ray.com, he uses the count they provide for his inventory. The main count follows these basic rules:
Each copy of a movie counts as +1
Example: If you own the DVD and Blu-ray version of the same movie then it counts as +2
Each TV season counts as +1
Example: If you own 5 seasons of a TV show then it counts as +5
Each movie is individually counted in combo packs
Example: If you own a trilogy in a single combo pack then it counts at +3
There are also other statistics/counts you can get from blu-ray.com, including:
Media Type (4K / Blu-ray / 3D/ DVD)
Watched / Unwatched
Packaging
Studio
Genre
Country
Year
Directors
Retailer (purchased at)
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It depends on how you define duplicate.
Yes, there are some duplicates between the DVD, Blu-ray, or 4K UHD formats. Why might you ask?
- Different special features
- Preservation
- To show the difference between 480, 1080, and 4K.
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Not at all. Will’s collection provides him the best movie experience possible. You don't lose the rights as streaming platforms can come and go. Plus, there is just something special about being able to hold the movie in your hand. Not to mention, he typically buys movies on sale.
Will also enjoys hosting and having his friends over. This is a great way to keep everyone entertained.
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That’s a tough question. Will owns a large collection of out-of-print (OOP) movies, including limited edition SteelBooks. Depending on the direction of the physical media market, their value could increase over time, especially those rare releases.
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Yes, every movie has been opened. They are watched directly from the collection. Will finds more value in using his physical media and encourages others to do the same.
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Atlantic Oskar 1080 Media Storage Cabinet - found on Amazon here.
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In general this is Will’s preferred order for acquiring new movies.
4K Ultra HD SteelBook
4K Ultra HD Standard
Blu-ray SteelBook
Blu-ray Standard
DVD Widescreen
DVD Fullscreen
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The power of Blu-ray.com and the My Movies app. You can do so much from tracking your collection, recently watched, ratings, wishlist, deals/price drops, while also getting some cool stats about your specific collection.
Movie Watching & Reviews
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When Will rates a movie he considers the following:
Release Year
Genre
Overall Enjoyment
Because Letterboxd allows half stars it is really on a 10 point scale. A 3.5 star movie = 7/10.
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See About page.
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Usually at least a few a week. Will tries to host movie nights a couple times a month for his friends as well.
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Typically only a few times a year. A lot of times Will prefers the experience he has built at home with friends.
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Of course, it just doesn't happen often. If there is going to be a physical media release Will often waits for it on disc.
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Not everyone knows this, but Xbox and PlayStation do not support Dolby Vision for Blu-rays. Will prefers watching his 4K movies with Dolby Vision so he uses a separate 4K player that supports it.
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Watching movies :-)
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Surprisingly, Gemini Man is one of the best. It's absolutely stunning to see the detail.
Note: This answer is not referring to the high frame rate of the movie, simply the image quality itself.
AV & Hardware
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See Home Theater page for a full list of hardware.
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You can find Will’s settings on this Google Sheet. You will be prompted to save a copy in your Google Drive. Edit to your preferences and enjoy!
Note: These settings may not be ideal for your room, screen, and lighting conditions.
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You can find Will’s settings on this Google Sheet. You will be prompted to save a copy in your Google Drive. Edit to your preferences and enjoy!
Note: These settings may not be ideal for your room, screen, and lighting conditions.
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Will has lifted the projector and screen 12 inches off the ground. He raised them off the ground for two primary purposes.
So that the acoustically transparent section of the screen would align with the center channel speaker.
For proper viewing height from the second row.
The projector is on this stand found on Amazon here.
The screen is on this shelf found on Amazon here.
Will is unsure if these will be used long term. They meet the functionality he needs, but may transition to something with a little more style in the future.
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No. Will still puts each disc into his Blu-ray player when he wants to watch a movie.
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Often times the side TVs have static images on them (PC, security cameras, etc.) and OLED is susceptible to screen burn. It is intentional and strategic that they are not OLED.
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Please be aware that the Philips Hue HDMI Play Sync 4K (pre 2024 model) box reduces video quality when viewing Dolby Vision content through it. This is not an issue on the new 8K sync box.
There is a unique solution that works for that maintains high quality video feed and Dolby Vision light sync for our 4K Blu-ray player.
Depending on the way you have you components hooked up this may or may not work for you. We have tested numerous HDMI 2.1 splitters and have found one that works best for our setup. Results could vary based on your specific hardware as it varied between our LG C9 and LG G4 TV's during testing.
The Solution: Use an HDMI 2.1 splitter to pass a high quality video feed directly to your display and the second output to your Play Sync Box.
We use the OREI BK-102. OREI also makes a more expensive BK-102a but this one did not work nearly as well with Dolby Vision content in our testing. To add further confusion there are pictures of the BK-102 with different colors and with and without EDID switches.
We chose this splitter as it allows 120Hz gaming and allows the Xbox Series X to check every video compatibility box. The only thing we are unable to do with this splitter is use the light sync from an Apple TV in Dolby Vision. However, Dolby Vision from our 4K Blu-ray player works perfectly. We rarely sync lights from the Apple TV so this was not a deal breaker in our setup. We have no problem switching the Apple TV to HDR if we want to use the light sync with it.
The specific BK-102 we have is black/blue WITHOUT EDID switches.
If 120Hz or gaming features do not matter to you then try the EZCOOTECH HDMI 2.1 splitter. This splitter works with the light sync for all video modes that we tested, including Dolby Vision from the Apple TV. However, it was only able to use 60Hz gaming with the EDID settings.
Note: Since we use our HDMI splitter between our AVR and our TV we did not test any audio passthrough with these splitters. We were only concerned with video functionality.
General Configuration:
Source >> AVR >> OREI BK-102 >> TV/Display (HDMI Out 1) & Play Sync Box (HDMI Out 2)
We do not use the HDMI output on the Play Sync Box.
Use HDMI 2 on your Play Sync Box (only HDMI 2 and 4 work with the next setting)
Enable Dolby Vision Enhanced Compatibility on your Play Sync Box
Room Dimensions
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The theater area is roughly 16.5ft wide and 23ft deep. It is about 378 square feet.
The ceiling height is roughly 8.8ft tall.
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The main collection area is roughly 24ft wide and 12ft deep. It is about 282 square feet.
The smaller movie room through the double doors is 14ft wide and 14.5ft deep. It is about 204 square feet.
The ceiling height is roughly 8.8feet tall.
The total collection area is 486 square feet.
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The rooms are roughly 864 square feet split between the theater and collection areas.
Seating
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We can fit 11 comfortably, or we can squeeze 15 in with our overflow barstools.
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RowOne Revolution. We have 5 seats setup in a row, 3 individual seats and a loveseat on the end. Please note that these seats are no longer available.
You can find out more information about them here.
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Jackson Furniture / Catnapper - Italian Leather from American Furniture Warehouse
You can find out more information about them here.
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14 1/2" Octane Seating Riser Platforms.
You can find out more information about them here.
Gaming
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See Gaming page.
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See Gaming page.
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Not at this time. Maybe someday in the future.
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Will’s favorite controller is the Xbox Elite Series 2 controller.
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One of Will’s biggest regrets is selling many of his retro consoles and games when he was a kid. He typically did this to get whatever the newest console was at the time. He is working on regrowing the retro console and game collection. He does still have all of his Nintendo 64 boxes which are proudly on display.
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See Gaming page.
Decor
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From ProSignsCo - found on Etsy here.
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From LonestarWallArtCo- fount on Etsy here.
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Several are from Blockbuster Video. (Batman The Dark Knight, Ironman, 007 Quantum of Solace)
Some are custom fabric prints that have been framed. (Tron, The Last of Us, Breaking Bad, Dexter)
And others are from Displate - found here. (Top Gun Maverick, Jurassic Park, The Rock)
Other
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Yes you can! Instructions are found at the bottom of our Events page!
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Wedow is pronounced wee-doe.
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Will is the Vice President of Information Technology and Project Management for a nonprofit in Colorado and is a member of the executive team. Simply put, he runs the IT department, IT strategy, security, project management, and general operations of his company.
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iPhone, though Will loved Android back when HTC was king.
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Will uses both, but he prefers Mac. All of his Apple products work seamlessly together and you can't beat the reliability and ease of use. He also runs Parallels on his Mac to keep a virtual Windows machine handy at all times.
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Squarespace
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No, Will designed and built everything himself. He even learned a little CSS coding to help with some things behind the scenes. Future updates may contain AI assisted CSS coding.
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-Batman