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 
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  - What we're watching 

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AVexcel - Episode 204

AVexcel - Episode 204
Recorded on May 18, 2023
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
  - YouTube TV stream failures 
  - Sonos ending local file playback 
  - A "free" 4K HDR TV 
  - madVR Envy Extreme MK2 Video Processor 
  - XMax explained 
  - Elite Screen's portable UST screen options 
  - A terrific UST screen roundup 
  - Dynamic tone mapping and artistic intent 
  - Audio ports on Macs 
  - A sweet subwoofer upgrade 
  - Your excellent feedback & questions 
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  - What we're watching 

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AVexcel - Episode 203

AVexcel - Episode 203
Recorded on May 14, 2023
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
  - Connect a phonograph to anything 
  - Netflix's "secret" AV tests 
  - AVS HD 709 calibration tool 
  - Spears & Munsil UHD HDR Benchmark 
  - Ultimate Ears UE Premier in-ears 
  - Roku V12.0.0 is now available 
  - Sub-pixel rendering follow-up 
  - Streaming your audio collection 
  - Orian 3-way speaker kit 
 - Powered speaker recommendations 
  - Roku Plus Series TVs 
  - F1 MultiView App 
  - A polyglot in the wild 
  - Navajo version of Star Wars 
  - Sony MDR-7506 headphone comfort 
  - Brainwavz and Wicked Cushions ear pads 
  - Your excellent feedback & questions 
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  - What we're watching 

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AVexcel - Episode 202

AVexcel - Episode 202
Recorded on April 30, 2023
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- 2023 TV tech update
- Sony's Bravia Cam
- Samsung S95C QD-OLED review
- LG G3 OLED review
- Improving OLED subpixel text rendering
- Windows 11 HDR Calibration App
- Epson 5050ub's HDR Slider
- TV streaming app popularity
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us at ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 201

AVexcel - Episode 201
Recorded on April 25, 2023
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
  - Artistic intent 
  - Car speaker specs and calibration 
  - YouTube TV testing PQ improvements 
  - Fosi Audio BT20A Pro 
  - Topping PA7/PA7 Plus 
  - Sony A95K QD-OLED calibration 
  - Focal Theva speakers 
  - TAD Compact Evolution One speakers 
  - Dirac Live audio calibration 
  - To firmware update or not to update 
  - Hanwha Vision's XNP-6400R 40x PTZ IP camera 
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us at ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 198

AVexcel - Episode 198
Recorded on March 18, 2023
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- The Academy Awards, aka Oscars
- YouTube TV price increase/decrease
- John Wick: Chapter 4
- Roku retires old streaming hardware
- Roku TVs arrive at Best Buy
- LG OLED evo C3/G3 release date
- Sony's 2023 TV details
- Sonos Era 100 and Era 300 pre-orders
- CanJam NYC 2023
- Monoprice CL3 cables
- HDMI cable testing
- WiiM Mini and WiiM Pro AirPlay 2 receiver
- GPT-4 arrives
- The Criterion Channel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us at ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 169

AVexcel - Episode 169
Recorded on February 10, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Redoing AV gear placement
- Academy Awards notes
- AC Infinity AVR/amp coolers
- Calibrating the Sony A90J OLED TV
- ATSC 3.0 channel scanning
- 100Mbps 4K video streams
- Home Theater PC alternatives
- Value powered speakers
- JDS Labs Element III
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 165

AVexcel - Episode 165
Recorded on December 23, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Holiday Cheer
- HDMI 2.1a for gamers
- Asahi Kasei Microdevices
- Spider Man: No Way Home
- LG's Pre-CES news
- YouTube TV vs Disney+
- Emotiva's sweet 13.2 processor
- Managing music collections
- Personal espionage slab
- 3D audio plug-ins
- Marine traffic tracking
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 164

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 158

AVexcel - Episode 158
Recorded on October 21, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Holiday shopping mayhem
- LG 32-inch UltraFine OLED
- Hisense Dual Cell review
- Google VS Roku
- Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin
- 1MORE ComfoBuds 2
- Pick the perfect sized TV
- Sweet speakers and headphones
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 145

AVexcel - Episode 145
Recorded on June 29, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Budgeting your home theater
- Qualcomm's Snapdragon Sound tech
- 83-inch OLEDs arrive
- Sennheiser CX True Wireless
- 120Hz Dolby Vision is official
- YouTube TV goes 4K
- Robert's new 1440p monitor
- Best 4K Blu-ray player
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 42

Recorded on May 18, 2017 

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are rectifying the home theater goodness 

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The tingly bits

• Element's Amazon Fire (4K) TV
  • Arriving June 14, 2017
• YouTube TV adds more channels
• Mr. Rogers on Twitch
• MP3 is probably free
• Hearables
• Vizio's HDR update for E-Series
• Pioneer's UHD BD PC ODD

Direct input

• @scottphillips88 is in search of budget 4K projection
  • Look for news at CEDIA 2017
• @ruairi wonders what makes a good headphone
  • "It's everything"
  • Cool new magnets

Remembering

• Powers Boothe
• Bill Paxton

Calibration doings

• 2016 LG C6 OLED
  • Best 3D TV ever made
  • Terrible power plug
• 2015 Samsung JS8500 LCD
  • Best flat LCD of that year
• Both TVs: superb white balance/color after setup
• TIP: avoid adjusting WB controls higher - go lower

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