AVexcel - Episode 196

AVexcel - Episode 196
Recorded on February 12, 2023
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Dolby Vision HDR Football
- Make your TV look its best
- 2023 OLED PC monitor list lust
- Mini LED is the new LCD hotness
- Micro LED TVs are impressive/expensive
- Soundbars and Hisense P1 Sonic Screen
- Dolby Vision 4K UHD Blu-ray disc players
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us at ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 192

AVexcel - Episode 192
Recorded on November 6, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Holiday TV deals
- Roon 2.0 update
- Modulus M2 4K Movie Server
- 3rd gen Apple TV 4K
- NAD's 50th anniversary
- Sonos fixed its sub
- Nifty mount for Sonos One speakers
- Regulating TV power consumption
- Verifying Netflix viewing figures
- Netflix profile transfer is available
- Netflix Basic with ads arrives
- YouTube Premium Family Plan price hike
- Judging Amazon reviews
- The Film Foundation screening event
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 191

AVexcel - Episode 191
Recorded on October 6, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- House of the Dragon and artistic intent
- Great 75-inch TVs for ~$1500
- Windows 11 HDR Calibration Tool
- Calibrite powered by X-Rite
- Supersized LCD and OLED TVs arrive
- 77-inch QD-OLEDs coming soon
- Domain name snafu and recovery
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 177

AVexcel - Episode 177
Recorded on April 14, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Sonos buys a transducer company
- Mayht's Heartmotion driver
- 2021 TV bargains
- RSL Speedwoofer 10S MKII
- Monoprice's Monolith Encore T6
- Polk's React Sound System
- Devialet's Dione all-in-one
- Hisense PX1-PRO laser projector
- DIY screen calibration
- Ken Watanabe interview
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 166

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AVexcel - Episode 166
Recorded on January 13, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- CES 2022 favorites
- Hisense 8K RGB laser projector
- LG Display's next-gen OLED.EX tech
- Samsung's QD-OLED tech
- Samsung Freestyle projector
- Sony A95K and Z9K Master Series TVs
- TCL 8K OD Zero TV
- Noveto N1 beamforming speaker
- SVS's new in-wall subwoofer
- Shure Aonic 40 wireless headphones
- HyperX Cloud Alpha wireless headset
- Cambridge Audio Alva TT V2/ST turntables
- JBL 4305P bookshelf loudspeaker
- Pantone's 2022 color of the year
- Follow the JWST
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 164

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AVexcel - Episode 164
Recorded on December 9, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Criterion Channel love
- The Matrix 4 coming for Xmas
- Looper 4K re-release
- Roku and Google work it out
- LG adds Stadia to newer TVs
- Hisense's new 8K 75-incher
- Half-sized CES 2022
- ADS-B Exchange
- AVexcel Patreon Meetup
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 152

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AVexcel - Episode 152
Recorded on September 2, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Sony CI Live Virtual Event
- Hisense L9G RGB laser short-throw
- JVC laser 8K eShift projectors
- B&W 800 Series Diamond speakers
- Samsung @ CEDIA
- ATSC 3.0 aka NEXTGEN TV update
- Philips Hue Filament collection
- The Harmon Target Curve
- AKG K371 studio headphones
- Thankful for ANC
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 149

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AVexcel - Episode 149
Recorded on August 5, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Sony Pro Displays
- Free audio test tools
- TCL 8K 6-Series reviews
- Value Electronics Shootout
- Hisense Dual Cell TV
- Calibrate your computer
- Amazon's LOTR
- Secure your NAS
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 138

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AVexcel - Episode 138
Recorded on May 6, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- The Mitchells vs. The Machines
- Hisense 2021 TV launch event
- 1400-nit Asus gaming monitor
- Too many streaming services
- HDMI fiber optic cables
- Monoprice Monolith Amps
- Atmos and sub-optimal ceilings
- Epson 4010 vs. 5050UB
- Calibrating streaming sources
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 132

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AVexcel - Episode 132
Recorded on March 3, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- 2021 TVs in sight
- Brightest OLED of them all
- Paramount+ has arisen
- Classic Simpsons look classic
- HBOMax doings
- Lossless listening tests
- #askavexcel
- Great home theater gear
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 128

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AVexcel - Episode 128
Recorded on December 28, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- 2021 TV rumors...
- Panasonic OLED in the USA
- Mini-LED vs Micro-LED
- Netflix speed button
- Video subscription annoyances
- AirPods Max impressions
- Aeon 2 Noire
- KFConsole w/Chicken Chamber
- Great home theater gear
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 115

AVexcel - Episode 115
Recorded on August 12, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- CES 2021 goes digital only
- Joy of being under warranty
- The 2020 TCL 6-Series
- Pro monitor calibration
- Sony's new wireless headphones
- Display uniformity discussion
- Mulan remake coming to Disney+
- Hisense H9G looks good
- Solar-powered Raspberry Pi
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 83

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Recorded on June 15, 2018. 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown: 
  - CES 2019 countdown
  - TCL 6-Series update
  - World Cup 2018 in 4K
  - Hisense's new LCD
  - IMDB's tech specs
  - Waiting for HDMI 2.1
  - 4K HDMI cables/switches
  - What we're watching
  - Your excellent feedback & questions 

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AVexcel - Episode 69

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Recorded on February 5, 2018. 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown: 
  - Super Bowl LII not in 4K
  - Olympics in 4K HDR
  - Apple's HomePod
  - OLED's videophile feature
  - Hisense's dual-laser projector
  - Projection screen quests
  - More CES highlights
  - Your excellent feedback & questions 

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Episode 34

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are compiling the home theater goodness

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Post CES 2017

  • Plague
  • Eye candy
  • Sweet sounds

TVs

  • LG Wallpaper OLED
    • Ribbon cable for power+AV
  • Samsung QLED
    • Quantum color volume
    • AutoCal via CalMAN
    • HLG DirecTV demo
  • Sony
  • Panasonic
    • EZ1000 OLED
    • Superb picture quality

Projectors

  • Panasonic holographic projection film
  • LG ProBeam 1080p laser projector
    • Smart apps + ATSC tuner
  • JVC 4K HDR laser projector
    • DLA-RS4500 ~$35K
    • DCI color and beyond
    • Blue-laser light engine
    • 6-banks of 8-diodes
    • Fixed phosphor design
  • Hisense 4K Laser Cast soon
  • EVP/Elite Screens light-rejecting demos
  • Sony 4K HDR short throw projector

TV tech doings

High-resolution audio

All the sound

Dolby Cinema

Tips, tricks, and help

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Recorded on January 12, 2017

Episode #027

 

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron have returned for more home theater goodness

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The guys are (finally) back

  • Adventures and shoveling dirt
  • More Patreon Hangouts

Shop smarter every day

  • Black/Cyber/<insert name> <insert day(s)>
  • @snubs shopping laws
    • Know what you want
    • Know what it's priced at
    • Know what a real sale is

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest

Adventures in China + Hong Kong

  • 14,700+ miles/14 days
  • Planes, trains, cars, buses, foot
  • Hisense in Qingdao
    • Traffic automation masters
    • R&D facility
    • Assembly
    • (Destructive) testing
    • Subjective/objective analysis
    • RF/Anechoic chamber
    • Laser Cast TV
      • 4K DLP short throw laser
      • Screen is the key
      • See it in action at CES
      • ~$10K retail price
  • H8C Series TV out now
  • HDR H10C soon
  • Watching cell phones being born
  • Nantong...Shenzhen...Beijing
  • Kowloon/Hong Kong
    • Great public transit
    • No VPN needed
  • Powerplug adapter to rule them all
  • USB power pack
  • Travel more
  • Air quality concerns
  • N95 and P95 filtering recommended

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Recorded on November 14, 2016