AVexcel - Episode 102

AVexcel - Episode 102
Recorded on May 2, 2019. 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown: 
- GoT exposes contrast woes
- GOOG and AMZN playing nicer
- Disney+ is coming
- Qobuz brings hi-rez audio
- HDMI best practices
- For those who rent discs...
- Shade vs Hue
- In search of 4K PiP
- What we're watching
- Your excellent feedback & questions

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Episode #019

Welcome to episode 019 of the AVexcel podcast

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This week Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are honing the home theater goodness

Epic late night enjoyment

• GoT Season 6 Finale
• Showtime's Roadies
• DOOM's great audio
• The Man in the High Castle
• Marco Polo in HDR via Netflix
• Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
• Pride & Prejudice
• Orange Is The New Black

HDR10 Update

• Twitter update from Vizio CTO
  • '"HDR10 is coming for P Series, in test now" says me."'
• Vizio TVs coming to CANADA
• HDTVTest OLED HDR10 update

Amplifications

• Sonos PlayBar not an HDMI device
• 1More Earphones are mobile-ready

New flix

• Kung Fu Panda 3
• Dr. Strangelove via Criterion
• Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
• Rams
• Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

4K Integral

• HDR10 metadata injector
• 2x2 matrix switch on steroids
• Stylish dip switches

4K Roku TVs arrive

• TCL
• Insignia 4K Ultra HD TV
• 4K Roku TVs
• 43- to 65-inch screens
• Some w/premium voice remote + headphone jack

The randoms

• Xfinity X1 voice remote
• Deadpool 4K UHD
• RedFox
• More calibrations
• OLED thoughts
• More quantum dot-ery
• 4K projectors starting at $8K
• 12000-lumen lust
• No Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD MA w/Xbox One
  • Can decode to LPCM instead
  • PS3 says 'what?!'
• Homeworx tuner + great 720p projector
• Don't buy a GeForce 1070 or 1080
• Nvidia Experience App
• More Marco Polo distractions

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Recorded June 27, 2016