1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,200 So I got completely dismantled the other day 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:05,760 because I thought that even though there's so many ways 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:08,780 to watch TV these days, from Hulu to HBO Now 4 00:00:08,780 --> 00:00:12,480 to like soon there's gonna be a Disney one for kids. 5 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,280 And even though most of these are about 10 bucks a month, 6 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:18,440 I still figured that most people 7 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:22,920 would probably only really use like one or two of them. 8 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,800 Netflix and YouTube, Prime Video and Showtime 9 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:27,960 or Plex and maybe some kind of thing 10 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,060 that's useful for watching sports. 11 00:00:30,060 --> 00:00:33,140 But then I found out that there are a lot of people out there 12 00:00:33,140 --> 00:00:35,400 who use way more than that. 13 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:39,280 Like even our cameraman Dave who pays for Netflix, 14 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:44,670 Amazon Prime, Crave and YouTube Premium. 15 00:00:44,670 --> 00:00:46,530 And those are just apps. 16 00:00:46,530 --> 00:00:48,810 These days even the hardware 17 00:00:48,810 --> 00:00:50,670 is starting to get original series 18 00:00:50,670 --> 00:00:53,720 like Apple TV's Carpool Karaoke. 19 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:58,720 Now the problem is that as these services get more unique 20 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,100 and non-overlapping content, 21 00:01:01,100 --> 00:01:03,180 it starts to get hard to remember 22 00:01:03,180 --> 00:01:06,140 not only which service has what shows, 23 00:01:06,140 --> 00:01:09,540 but even just to find the content that you wanna watch. 24 00:01:09,540 --> 00:01:14,600 Well, enter the sponsor of today's showcase, Kavo. 25 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,600 The Kavo Control Center is one device 26 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:19,760 that can manage all of your content. 27 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:24,580 And one extra bonus is that you cannot lose the remote. 28 00:01:24,580 --> 00:01:35,070 They're intrigued, I can tell. 29 00:01:35,070 --> 00:01:37,330 Allow me to demonstrate the core value proposition 30 00:01:37,330 --> 00:01:39,810 of the Kavo Control Center. 31 00:01:39,810 --> 00:01:42,600 Watch the man in the high castle. 32 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,850 And boom, it brings it up. 33 00:01:45,850 --> 00:01:47,570 You can see in the fine print there 34 00:01:47,570 --> 00:01:50,790 that it's prompting us to watch on Amazon Prime. 35 00:01:50,790 --> 00:01:53,510 But that show is an Amazon original series. 36 00:01:53,510 --> 00:01:57,520 So what about a show that's available on multiple services? 37 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:02,080 Watch Friends season four, episode seven. 38 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,600 Don't critique my taste. 39 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,200 Now, first of all, 40 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,040 being able to search episode by episode is pretty awesome 41 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:10,360 because you can't do that yet 42 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,420 with your Google Home, so that's a bonus. 43 00:02:12,420 --> 00:02:15,860 And if I click on it, it actually gives me the option 44 00:02:15,860 --> 00:02:19,760 of watching on any one of my three installed platforms here. 45 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,570 Boop, neat, right? 46 00:02:22,570 --> 00:02:25,510 Now, a lot of you are probably thinking by this point, 47 00:02:25,510 --> 00:02:28,810 yeah, I don't really have any trouble remembering 48 00:02:28,810 --> 00:02:31,670 which media service my various content is on. 49 00:02:31,670 --> 00:02:34,850 But to me, the big selling point here 50 00:02:34,850 --> 00:02:37,650 is the wife and kids factor. 51 00:02:37,650 --> 00:02:41,150 So it's a hundred bucks upfront, and then $2 a month. 52 00:02:41,190 --> 00:02:42,430 For the service. 53 00:02:42,430 --> 00:02:44,610 But it makes it much less likely 54 00:02:44,610 --> 00:02:47,430 that you'll have to run over and open a show for someone 55 00:02:47,430 --> 00:02:49,990 when you're in the middle of making dinner or whatever. 56 00:02:49,990 --> 00:02:51,990 Now, of course, when you have so much content 57 00:02:51,990 --> 00:02:53,090 at your fingertips, 58 00:02:53,090 --> 00:02:55,370 targeted searching isn't your only problem. 59 00:02:55,370 --> 00:02:57,770 You also have to decide what to watch in the first place, 60 00:02:57,770 --> 00:03:02,010 which in my house is definitely like a key part 61 00:03:02,010 --> 00:03:02,950 of movie night. 62 00:03:02,950 --> 00:03:05,010 Like there's like half of it is figuring out 63 00:03:05,010 --> 00:03:05,850 what movie to watch, 64 00:03:05,850 --> 00:03:07,950 and the other half is actually watching half of the movie 65 00:03:07,950 --> 00:03:09,210 because then it's time to put the kids to bed. 66 00:03:09,210 --> 00:03:11,110 Anyway, that's neither here nor there. 67 00:03:11,250 --> 00:03:15,310 And that's why Kaavo has this dashboard 68 00:03:15,310 --> 00:03:17,870 of curated lists that are made by editors, 69 00:03:17,870 --> 00:03:20,690 taste makers, and other Kaavo users. 70 00:03:20,690 --> 00:03:23,430 Kind of like how you can share playlists on Spotify, 71 00:03:23,430 --> 00:03:26,590 except you can make your list out of any combination 72 00:03:26,590 --> 00:03:28,950 of TV shows, movies, live TV. 73 00:03:28,950 --> 00:03:31,270 It doesn't matter where the content comes from 74 00:03:31,270 --> 00:03:32,490 or what it is. 75 00:03:32,490 --> 00:03:34,550 And then you can either keep your lists private 76 00:03:34,550 --> 00:03:36,170 or you can share them with the community 77 00:03:36,170 --> 00:03:40,570 and be like an influencer or something. 78 00:03:40,570 --> 00:03:41,870 Now at the core of all this functionality 79 00:03:41,870 --> 00:03:44,850 is that little box. 80 00:03:44,850 --> 00:03:45,690 You know what? 81 00:03:45,690 --> 00:03:46,850 Let's bring the box over here. 82 00:03:46,850 --> 00:03:47,810 Wonderful, there we go. 83 00:03:47,810 --> 00:03:52,290 This little box, which is basically an HDMI 2.0 hub, 84 00:03:52,290 --> 00:03:54,710 meaning 4K at 60 Hertz. 85 00:03:54,710 --> 00:03:58,090 It's got HDR pass-through and support for Dolby Atmos, 86 00:03:58,090 --> 00:04:01,310 and it can support four connected devices at once. 87 00:04:01,310 --> 00:04:04,910 Now Kaavo had an original product before this, 88 00:04:04,910 --> 00:04:06,870 one that had more IO, 89 00:04:06,870 --> 00:04:08,970 but was also quite a bit more expensive. 90 00:04:08,970 --> 00:04:11,610 And what they found was this was kind of the sweet spot 91 00:04:11,610 --> 00:04:14,790 in terms of what most people want connected to their TV. 92 00:04:14,790 --> 00:04:16,310 So guys, leave a comment below. 93 00:04:16,310 --> 00:04:18,650 Let us know how many devices you have connected to your TV. 94 00:04:18,650 --> 00:04:20,350 Actually, I'd love to know what they are too. 95 00:04:20,350 --> 00:04:23,390 Just some interesting stuff for my own bathroom reading. 96 00:04:23,390 --> 00:04:25,950 Now, setup is one of the areas that in my opinion, 97 00:04:25,950 --> 00:04:27,950 they seem to have spent a lot of time on 98 00:04:27,950 --> 00:04:29,470 because it's really easy. 99 00:04:29,470 --> 00:04:30,830 And by the time you're done, 100 00:04:30,830 --> 00:04:33,130 the control center will have recognized 101 00:04:33,130 --> 00:04:35,010 all of your connected devices 102 00:04:35,010 --> 00:04:37,730 and made them compatible with the included remote. 103 00:04:37,730 --> 00:04:40,830 So you don't need, oof, all of, ugh. 104 00:04:41,710 --> 00:04:43,050 These anymore, 105 00:04:43,050 --> 00:04:45,470 since the Kaavo remote can control your game console 106 00:04:45,470 --> 00:04:46,670 and even your soundbar, 107 00:04:46,670 --> 00:04:49,050 as long as it connects via HDMI. 108 00:04:49,050 --> 00:04:52,550 Or you can connect the Kaavo to your TV via HDMI 109 00:04:52,550 --> 00:04:56,250 and then connect the TV to your soundbar or AVR 110 00:04:56,250 --> 00:04:58,730 via RCA or an optical cable. 111 00:04:58,730 --> 00:05:02,230 Okay, so then this remote's very powerful and important. 112 00:05:02,230 --> 00:05:03,870 What happens if you lose it? 113 00:05:03,870 --> 00:05:04,830 Well, if you're one of those people 114 00:05:04,830 --> 00:05:07,210 who spends their evenings talking to an Amazon Echo 115 00:05:07,210 --> 00:05:08,330 or a Google Home, 116 00:05:08,330 --> 00:05:09,590 then you might not even notice 117 00:05:09,590 --> 00:05:11,710 since the control center supports integration 118 00:05:11,710 --> 00:05:13,630 from both voice assistants. 119 00:05:13,630 --> 00:05:15,170 So you can do things like, 120 00:05:15,170 --> 00:05:16,710 okay, G-O-O-G-L-E. 121 00:05:16,710 --> 00:05:17,690 Sorry, I'm not gonna do that 122 00:05:17,690 --> 00:05:18,890 and activate all your guys' stuff. 123 00:05:18,890 --> 00:05:22,150 Okay, Google, raise the volume or A-L-E-X-A, 124 00:05:22,150 --> 00:05:24,910 switch to Roku or whatever the case may be. 125 00:05:24,910 --> 00:05:27,690 And it even has a function where you can ask Google 126 00:05:27,690 --> 00:05:28,970 to find your remote. 127 00:05:28,970 --> 00:05:30,670 It'll beep and stuff. 128 00:05:30,670 --> 00:05:33,370 Or, I mean, if you're a Luddite like me, 129 00:05:33,370 --> 00:05:34,630 and I don't actually have a Google Home, 130 00:05:34,630 --> 00:05:37,360 then you can press this button and it'll also do that. 131 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:38,600 So thanks for watching, guys. 132 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:41,320 And thanks to Kaavo for sponsoring this video. 133 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,920 Their control center is available for Americans 134 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,860 starting October 1st from Best Buy, Amazon, 135 00:05:46,860 --> 00:05:49,720 and their own website, kaavo.com, 136 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,440 with no ETA yet for other regions. 137 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:54,720 But personally, I'm pretty hopeful. 138 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:57,100 If this video sucked, you guys know what to do. 139 00:05:57,100 --> 00:05:58,740 But if it was awesome, get subscribed, 140 00:05:58,740 --> 00:05:59,580 hit that like button, 141 00:05:59,580 --> 00:06:00,880 or check out the link to where to buy the stuff 142 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:02,660 we featured in the video description. 143 00:06:02,660 --> 00:06:04,480 Also linked in the description is our merch store, 144 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:05,820 which has cool shirts like this one, 145 00:06:05,820 --> 00:06:08,820 and our community forum, which you should totally join. 146 00:06:08,820 --> 00:06:10,880 Thanks again to Kaavo for sponsoring this video. 147 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:13,640 And we will see you guys tomorrow.