AVexcel - Episode 205

AVexcel - Episode 205
Recorded on May 24, 2023
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown: 
  - HBO is Max 
  - Netflix account sharing 
  - ESPN as a streaming service 
  - Apple tvOS 16.5 now available 
  - TCL QM8 4K TV has arrived 
  - Cambridge Audio Evo CD transport 
  - DRM and ATSC 3.0/NextGen 
  - DAC differences 
  - Your excellent feedback & questions 
  - Email us at ask@avexcel.com 
  - What we're watching 

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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 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 153

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AVexcel - Episode 153
Recorded on September 9, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- The Matrix returns
- Matrix Explained
- Amazon's Fire TV Omni Series
- TCL 8K 6-Series
- RGB laser projetors
- 2000-nit outdoor TV
- Burning-in speakers
- McIntosh 8K AV Processor
- HDMI CEC revisited
- #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 139

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AVexcel - Episode 139
Recorded on May 13, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Sennheiser sold
- TCL's XL 85-inchers
- Sonos ARC software update
- Belated May the 4th
- Roku OS turns 10.0.0
- "HDR-compatible" TVs
- Backyard projection pitfalls
- Trade shows return
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 134

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AVexcel - Episode 134
Recorded on March 26, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- More 2021 TV reviews
- Christie disinfection tech
- TRN 15BA Flagship earbud
- Pat's Justice League experience
- This Old House on Roku
- Robert's best meter
- Audio testing and tips
- #askavexcel
- Great home theater gear
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 131

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AVexcel - Episode 131
Recorded on January 29, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- LG OLED sale
- Wonder Woman has left the building
- Video noise reduction redux
- Free TCL TV calibration app
- Classic game consoles w/4K TVs
- Less burn-in w/2021 OLEDs?!?
- Surveillance cameras
- 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 123

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AVexcel - Episode 123
Recorded on November 20, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Turkeys and joysticks
- Broken 8K AVRs
- Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
- TCL TV backdoor
- microLED for the masses
- HiFiMan HE-R10 Planar
- Nest Audio home theater
- HBO Max for all
- More Dolby Vision disc info
- 8K AVR firmware updates
- Great TV deals
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 120

AVexcel - Episode 120
Recorded on October 1, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- LG/Nvidia updates
- Nanorod LEDs
- Stream watching w/friends
- TVs with Ads
- Roku v9.4 + new Ultra
- KEF LS50 Meta + Wireless II
- Audeze Penrose Wireless Headset
- TCL soundbars
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 119

AVexcel - Episode 119
Recorded on September 26, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- New KEF LS50 Meta speaker
- Reset a glitching TV
- TCL + QD-OLED
- Epson LS500 projector
- Denon at 110
- Peacock basics
- MLB ranting
- 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 114

AVexcel - Episode 114
Recorded on July 30, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- CES 2021 goes digital only
- Netflix/HBO grabbing Emmys
- App & service gatekeepers
- Clean your knob
- TCL 8-Series on sale
- Robert's PC build update
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 103

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AVexcel - Episode 103
Recorded on November 2, 2019. 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown: 
- Life is funny
- Content wars
- Dan Clark Audio
- Aeon 2 headphones
- The TCL 8-Series TV
- Kickstarter projector
- Schiit Fulla 3 and Hel
- What we're watching
- Your excellent feedback & questions

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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 78

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Recorded on April 26, 2018. 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown: 
  - Proof of life
  - JVC RS540 first impressions
  - 2018 TCL P-Series arrives
  - Subwoofer positioning
  - Dedicated music streamers
  - Film restorations
  - ATSC 3.0 privacy concerns
  - Knowing when to upgrade
  - Your excellent feedback & questions 

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AVexcel - Episode 47

Recorded on June 22, 2017 

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are embracing the home theater goodness 

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The tingly bits

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Pat soaks in Focal

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Christian's archiving discs

Tyler needs a good headphone cable

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@cousin_dave's Pioneer Home AV sighting

Robert's LUT adventures

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