Episode #018
Welcome to episode 018 of the AVexcel podcast
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This week Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are related to the home theater goodness
HDR madness is afoot
- Dolby Vision vs HDR10
- Dynamic metadata
- LG OLED oddness w/HDR10 playback
- Samsung demos HDR10 w/dynamic metadata
- Firmware update later this year
seerpea wants a TV w/a light sensor
- Available on many mid-to-premium models
- Good for auto eye-friendly viewing
- Setting often buried in the menus
- Turn off during picture setup
Sound values
- Monoprice 5.1 kit = super bargain
- Energy 5.1 Take Classic kit
- Pair w/decent AV receiver
- Monoprice Pro Audio + Musical Instruments
- Monoprice 8323 headphones
For the love of 3.5mm
- Via The Verge: "Vote with your dollars."
- DRM-free content = more options
- MFi Program certification headaches
- Audeze's SINE Series headphones
- Cypher Labs's Lightning Cable
- Long live the dongle
- Long live IR ports
Tom's going outdoor projection
- Any flat-ish surface = potential screen
- Tape a white sheet to a wall
- Epson Duet 80-inch portable screen
- Gemmy's 12-foot outdoor inflatable
- Camp Chef's 120-inch portable screen
- Stretchy Screens Spandex screens
- Carl'sPlace
Calibration time
- More E6 OLEDs
- Return of HDFury
- Integral 4K60 4:4:4 600MHz
- "In-te-gral"
Pat's head-related functions
- San Francisco Head-Fi Meet
- Saturday, July 16, 2016
- $15/$20
- InnerFidelity - headphone testing hq
- CanJam 2016 thoughts
- Ossic X 3D Headphone
- HRTF - Wikipedia
- PC Gamer's sweet test platform
- Comply Foam - tips for ear buds
Sounds from Robert
- 1More Headphones
- Placement was key
- Tips galore
- Riva S Bluetooth Speaker
- Riva Turbo X Bluetooth Speaker
- Shure's disposable foam tips rock
- Favorite earplugs
Be there for your friends
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Recorded June 23, 2016