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 190

AVexcel - Episode 190
Recorded on August 14, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Remembering Anne Heche
- /r/TVTooHigh subreddit
- HBO Max + Discovery+
- More Blu-ray player tricks
- More Ad-supported streaming
- Monolith M518HT THX 5.1 speaker kit
- AVR amp/wattage specs suck
- Floor-rising projection screens
- LG HU915QB 4K laser projector review
- Emotiva Airmotiv T3+ loudspeakers
- New art for Ikea Symphonisk speakers
- Value Electronics 2022 TV shootout results
- Color saturation and Pointer's gamut
- /r/AVexcel subreddit
- Sandman on Netflix
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 179

AVexcel - Episode 179
Recorded on April 30, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Samsung QD-OLED test quirks
- John Wick 4 in 2023
- Samsung The Serif 4K TV
- 1MORE EVO earbuds
- Hypex NCOREx amp tech
- Emotiva speaker sale
- The Film Foundation
- Moving big TVs
- Older speaker issues
- Ear and eye protection
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 110

AVexcel - Episode 110
Recorded on April 29, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Patrick is moving
- ARC and eARC
- Looking for a new NAS
- A novel 3D TV tech
- Sonos Radio
- SXSW Film Festival on Prime
- WiFi woes
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 74

Recorded on March 23, 2018. 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown: 
  - Bias lighting
  - Chuffing subs
  - New calibration gear
  - Tempting 2017 TVs
  - CanJam in Los Angeles
  - Universal content search
  - Projector setup
  - Your excellent feedback & questions 

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AVexcel - Episode 62

Recorded on November 18, 2017. 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown: 
  - Vandersteen Model 5A Carbon
  - Xbox One's HDR Fix
  - Black Friday picks
  - TVs, projectors, sound
  - The best OLED deals
  - More HDR streaming
  - Burning Amp
  - Atmos calibration
  - Your excellent feedback & questions 

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AVexcel - Episode 61

Recorded on November 9, 2017. 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown: 
  - Apologies for the 3D printer noise
  - Logitech Link Fix
  - DisplayMate's iPhone X report
  - Shopping for a new TV
  - Movies Anywhere
  - VR headset pricing
  - Sound meter setup
  - Your excellent feedback & questions 

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AVexcel - Episode 43

Recorded on May 25, 2017 

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are modding the home theater goodness 

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The tingly bits

• Sweet deal on KEF's T105
  • UltraThin 5.1 kit
• No-projection cinema
  • DCI says OK
• Samsung's new LCDs
  • MU9000 + MU8000
    • 1000-nits
    • Low-lag 240Hz
    • Anti-reflective
    • No quantum dot tech

Sweet Q&A

• @shana_tornado desires a smart-less display
• @Nat_The_Gooner wants the 4K box
• @bucketo searches for TV OS nirvana
• @SconnieTek seeks a soundbar
  • Sonos sounds great
  • More great soundbar options
  • Hsu Research = superb subs
  • Monoprice's amazing $100 sub

Headphone design redux

• Housing/earcup design
• Driver design
• Frame design
• Fostex T50RP Mods/Measurements
• InnerFidelity

Final words

• @mike_shay reminds us that YouTube TV includes Red Originals but not an ad-free experience
• @rgherrera's looking for TV's w/BT
  • Mid-to-premium TVs often have Bluetooth
  • Could add a Roku Ultra
• Vincent Teoh's YouTube channel
• Remembering John Hurt

Thank you

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Episode 36

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are eyeballing the home theater goodness

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2017 TV Pre-orders

• Samsung Q7 - 1500-nit + new quantum dots
• LG E7 OLED - Picture on Glass design
• LG C7 OLED - aluminum bezel/stand
• Sony 930E - superb UHD picture

Glorious sound

• Vandersteen Speakers
  • Model 5A Carbon
• KEF LS50/LS50 Wireless

Speaker positioning vs basic setup

• Pat's new SPL meter

Vizio settles w/FTC

Ultimate HTPC GPU

• Palit GeForce GTX 1050 Ti KalmX
• Fanless/passive cooling

AV101: High Frame Rate

• Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
  • Ang Lee directed
• Recorded at 120fps

Mike appreciates video calibration

• DIY vs hiring someone
• Easiest: use picture presets
• Robert's TV picture setup guide
• Test discs
  • Spears & Munsil
  • AVS HD 709
• X-Rite i1Display Pro
  • White balance setup

Alan clarifies Dolby Vision AVR support

• Great S&V article

HD/HDR streaming pics o' the week

• Arrival
• Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
• Xbox One S bundle = UHD player deal

Classic console doings

• Panasonic 3DO
• Super Nintendo

Google Play access coming

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Recorded on February 14, 2017

Episode #008

Welcome to episode 008 of the AVexcel podcast

Our show grows through audience support, and every bit helps

This week Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are enveloped in home theater goodness

HBO's Vinyl
 
Hosko's lens cleaning rules

• Don't touch the lens
• Use a blower
• Don't touch the lens

PC cleaning must-haves

• Metro Vacuum's DataVac 500
• Metro Vacuum's DataVac Pro

Protect your investment

• Ceiling mount a projector
• Wall mount a TV

1080p TV deals are vanishing

• 4K UHD TVs are the new 1080p
• The best 2016 UHD TVs excel at delivering
  • High dynamic range (HDR)
  • Wide color gamut (WCG)
• Ideal screen size for viewing distance

Get your 4K on (now)

• 4K UHD streaming options
• 4K UHD Blu-ray player

Keith's TV doesn't decode the VP9 codec

• Licensing codecs is expensive
• Roku 4 has 4K UHD 30fps VP9 playback
• NASA 4K video looks sublime
• Chrome supports VP9 (no surprise)

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Richard is curious about SiliconDust tuners

• Raspberry Pi + Kodi setup
• SiliconDust network tuner
• Synology network attached storage (NAS)
• Western Digital My Cloud NAS
• SiliconDust HDHomeRun DVR

AV calibration training

• AVS calibration forum
• THX training
• Imaging Science Foundation (ISF)
• Customer education is key
• Enjoy what you do

Tom asks if it's OK to copy calibration settings

• It's not ideal
• Plasma TVs were an interesting exception
• Basic TV picture setup is easy

Luxury headphones

• V-MODA Crossfade M100
• Bowers & Wilkins P7

A great week for new Blu-ray releases

• Bogart and Bacall
  • The Big Sleep
  • Key Largo
• The Graduate (The Criterion Collection)
• Pixar's The Good Dinosaur
• Deadpool preorder (spring 2016)
• Love on Netflix

Rotten Tomatoes purchased by Fandango

• Fandango picked up Flickster too

Ron wants the best streaming service

• Sony FMP-X10 4K Media Player
• Lots of 4K streaming options
• VUDU doing Dolby Vision + Atmos
• Netflix per-title encode optimization
• Can I Stream.it - find that streaming movie
• Interstellar: Blu-ray vs iTunes vs Amazon
• Benefits of ripping your CDs

Chris wonders why his gear freezes/crashes

• Simplify setup to one device
• Line conditioners for clean power
  • Tripp Lite LC1200
  • APC LE1200

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Recording date: February 22, 2016