AVexcel - Episode 58

September 30, 2017 by AVexcel

Recorded on September 28, 2017.
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron

The rundown:
- Dolby Vision vs HDR10 visuals
- Amazon grows Alexa family
- An OLED bargain
- HDMI splitters and switches
- Vinyl adventures
- Amp rating rabbit hole
- Your excellent feedback & questions

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Episode #023

September 07, 2016 by AVexcel

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

Robert is Olympic-ed out

Awaiting live 4K/UHD/WCG

Off the record

"Listened to your Olympics show. All the content is archived in full recorded resolution on Spectra Logic tape libraries. You didn't get this from me."
Other clients
- National Geographic
- NBC
Robots manage our growing archives
NAS = Networked Attached Storage
Backblaze hard drive stats

Intel Developer Forum

Kaby Lake CPUs 4K ready
- Native HDCP 2.2 support
- HEVC Main10/10-bit
- VP9 10-bit video decoding
Pat playing Overwatch on Intel graphics
Project Alloy VR platform

Best seat in the room

Southern Motion theater seating
- Power headrests
- Fold down drink tables
- USB charging
- “multimedia sofas”
What's your movie/TV seat of choice
Pat's spousal acceptance factor
Robert's 4K office chair

Enterprise Home Theater

CEpro via WSJ
Acoustic Innovations design
JBL Synthesis sound system
Kaleidescape media server
- 3,500 films digitized
- RIP
PRIMA Cinema systems
Turbolift doors and hydraulic floor
$1 million worth of 'Star Trek' stuff
D-Box motion tech
Fiber optic star field ceiling

Archiving Blu-rays

RedFox - for all your backup needs
Wait for sales

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HDMI cables for everyone

Start w/Amazon Basics
- Get the 2-pack
More great HDMI gear

Evan has pixel shift concerns

Interested in new Epson 5040UB
Art Feierman's review
Pixel shifting 1080p to 4K
4K Enhancement and HDR
Update to awesome 5030 series - now on sale
Sony still the best-priced 4K option
Digital Projection 4K is amazing
6040UBe cased in black
JVC RS400 = contrast king
Sony 4K VPLVW665ES

@ajsmith tweets, “Any network ever broadcast live in 1080P? Are we going to compressed 4K first?”

Neulion’s 4K60 UFC 200 fight was the best we've seen so far
Broadcasters use 1080i as it converts nicely into 1080p30
24p movies in 1080i film processed into original 1080p24
1080p60 live streaming is doable today
ATSC 3.0 before we see much 4K live action

New Blu-ray Movies

Tim's tl;dr

$325-400 in gift cards
Want 50"/55" TV
Not too concerned about 4K
Bright room
Magnolia at Best Buy
Great online deals

Talking to the TV

8 vs. 4 Ohm

Pete encourages more experimentation
Use a good amp
THD can go up as resistance drops
Run speakers "small"
LFE to the sub

Robert’s crazy calibration week

Pro monitor LUT generation
Pro-tip: reset display to widest color gamut before doing LUT
OLED’s separate calibration for HD/HDR10/Dolby Vision
The KS9800 leaves the building
- Impressed; yearning yet for more
- 2015 JS9500 still a great TV
FlatpanelsHD’s Dolby Vision FAQ

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Recorded August 26, 2016