Episode #025
Welcome to episode 025 of the AVexcel podcast
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This week Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are catching the home theater goodness
Warm 4K fuzzies
- Dearth, or not
- Not so much wide-color/HDR
Speaking of Netflix 4K
- Netflix finds DIY 4K content easier than buying
- Variety: Netflix 50% original content goal
- CanIStream.it
- The appeal of Netflix documentaries
- Or, Luke Cage
- New streaming shows for October
New 4K Rokus
- Verge article
- Roku Express $30
- $80 Premiere/$100 Premiere+
- $130 Roku Ultra adds USB input
OLED is looking good
- CNET: B6 OLED is the BEST
- Also likes Vizio’s M-Series
DisplayMate impressed with iPhone 7
- Brightest display tech
- Lowest reflectance
- Superb Rec. 709/DCI color accuracy
- "Visually Indistinguishable from Perfect"
Comcast X1 DVR getting Netflix
- Robert’s favorite cable DVR
- Beta roll-out has started
- Enable in Comcast Labs section of DVR
- Notifications to customers soon
The lack of UHD PC monitors w/HDR
Monoprice Monolith Line
PlayStation 4 Updates
- No UHD BD playback
- $300 PS4 Slim
- $400 PlayStation 4 Pro
- 1TB HDD
- Boosted GPU/CPU
- 4.0 firmware update brings HDR to all PS4s
- PS4 Ultimate FAQ
Michael NotMike asked via Facebook if we know why there aren't more UHD BD players
- A handful now...
- Samsung UBD-K8500
- Philips BDP7501
- Xbox One S
- Sony has one coming
We love Projector Central
seerpea asks about more HDR content
- Wants more classics
- Film has HDR potential
- Financial incentives
Robert’s Comcastic adventures
- @comcastcares on Twitter saves day
- Replaced modem/router - both were fine
- Line to house was culprit
What we're watching
- Classic Star Trek on Netflix
- Blu-ray goodness
- Marco Polo
- Captain America: Civil War
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Recorded September 26, 2016