AVexcel - Episode 162

AVexcel - Episode 162
Recorded on November 29, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Cyber Monday
- The 2022 LG 2-Series OLED TVs
- First Dolby Vision projector
- World-class quiet amp bargain
- Low-frequency effects
- OLED or LCD
- Power cables replacements
- Speaker wire gauge guide
- USB 3.2 Gen2
- AVexcel Patreon Meetup
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 65

Recorded on December 14, 2017. 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown: 
  - Jedi doings
  - Disney absorbs 20th Century Fox
  - Fight for Net Neutrality
  - Live sports on Twitch
  - T-Mobile delivering TV
  - 2018 CES preview
  - HDR NHL from DirecTV
  - AACS 2.0 cracks
  - Phase error redux
  - Headphone amp/DACs
  - Holiday viewings
  - Your excellent feedback & questions 

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AVexcel - Episode 59

Recorded on October 5, 2017. 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron  

The rundown: 
  - New Roku gear/updates
  - Google's best phone
  - Schiit's sweet tone control
  - Line level output redux
  - Bias in AV testing
  - Your excellent feedback & questions

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AVexcel - Episode 58

Recorded on September 28, 2017. 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron  

The rundown: 
  - Dolby Vision vs HDR10 visuals
  - Amazon grows Alexa family
  - An OLED bargain
  - HDMI splitters and switches
  - Vinyl adventures
  - Amp rating rabbit hole
  - Your excellent feedback & questions 

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Episode 32

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are celebrating the home theater goodness

Our Patreon supporters make AVexcel possible, and we thank 'em all

So many good things

• Happy Birthday: Steven Spielberg
  • This list...

Robert's regular eye exam

• Zeiss online eye exam
• TopCon 3D OCT-1 Maestro eye scanner

Listen for life

• Love your ears
• Samsung's Adapt Sound
  • Equalize w/hearing test
• Binaural recording
• "Everybody hears differently"
• Limit kids' volume intake
• Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
• 33dB reduction ear plugs

ELAC Element Series EA101EQ-G

• Integrated amp
• DSP room correction

Tying it up

• Velcro™ cable ties
• Mounted head cable ties
• Cable tie mounting base
• The Universal Cable Tie

Panasonic doing UHD Blu-ray right

• HDTVtest: few do correct color decoding
  • Xbox One S incorrect RGB decoding
  • Samsung K8500 undefeatable NR
• Awaiting UHD test material

New LG laser projector

• ProBeam smart projector
• 2000 lumens, 1080p
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, apps, sim design
• Price/details at CES
• Looking for an ATSC tuner

HDMI 2.1 at CES 2017

• Adds HDR10 dynamic metadata
• Many unknowns
• DisplayPort FTW

Sling AirTV Player

• Cnet preview
• Sleuthing by Dave Zatz
• Adds OTA tuning
• Built-in antenna
• Netflix/Google support

Value graphics card upgrade

• Asus GTX 1060 6GB
• ~2x faster than GTX 680 it replaced
• Asus GPU Tweak app is nice

4K UHD HDMI Switch in-hand

• Sewell 5x1 Switch Deck
• Seems to work just dandy
• Tested w/1080p + UHD devices
  • Chromecast Ultra
  • Samsung UBD-K8500
• In search of 4K Matrix switch

What we're watchin'

• Happy 20th Mars Attacks
  • $9 Blu-ray
• Die Hard forever
• Zero Effect
• Steven Spielberg movies

Audience Q&A

• Great low-cost HDMI cables
• tl;dr AmazonBasics HDMI Cables

@Kido1986 needs a Blu-ray to show off new gear

• Ron Fricke directed
  • Samsara
  • Baraka
• Star Trek XI
• The Revenant
• Max Max: Fury Road
• Inception
• The Martian
• Wizard of Oz
• Planet Earth II
• ...

One last thought

• @kelli217 Tweets the desire for a vodcast
  • Totally doable
  • Patreon goals
  • Patreon Hangouts

Thank you

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Connect with us

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Recorded on December 21, 2016

Episode #025

Welcome to episode 025 of the AVexcel podcast

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This week Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are catching the home theater goodness

Warm 4K fuzzies

• Dearth, or not
• Not so much wide-color/HDR

Speaking of Netflix 4K

• Netflix finds DIY 4K content easier than buying
• Variety: Netflix 50% original content goal
• CanIStream.it
• The appeal of Netflix documentaries
• Or, Luke Cage
• New streaming shows for October

New 4K Rokus

• Verge article
• Roku Express $30
• $80 Premiere/$100 Premiere+
• $130 Roku Ultra adds USB input

OLED is looking good

• CNET: B6 OLED is the BEST
• Also likes Vizio’s M-Series

DisplayMate impressed with iPhone 7

• Brightest display tech
• Lowest reflectance
• Superb Rec. 709/DCI color accuracy
• "Visually Indistinguishable from Perfect"

Comcast X1 DVR getting Netflix

• Robert’s favorite cable DVR
• Beta roll-out has started
• Enable in Comcast Labs section of DVR
• Notifications to customers soon

The lack of UHD PC monitors w/HDR

CEDIA Expo

• LG 77-Inch $20K OLED

Monoprice Monolith Line

• Amps, speakers, planar magnetics...
• 7x200 Watts Home Theater Power Amp
• M560 Planar Headphones

PlayStation 4 Updates

• No UHD BD playback
• $300 PS4 Slim
• $400 PlayStation 4 Pro
  • 1TB HDD
  • Boosted GPU/CPU
• 4.0 firmware update brings HDR to all PS4s
• PS4 Ultimate FAQ

Michael NotMike asked via Facebook if we know why there aren't more UHD BD players

• A handful now...
• Samsung UBD-K8500
• Philips BDP7501
• Xbox One S
• Sony has one coming

We love Projector Central

• Find Projector by Feature
• Projection Calculator Pro

seerpea asks about more HDR content

• Wants more classics
• Film has HDR potential
• Financial incentives

Robert’s Comcastic adventures

• @comcastcares on Twitter saves day
• Replaced modem/router - both were fine
• Line to house was culprit

What we're watching

• Classic Star Trek on Netflix
• Blu-ray goodness
• Marco Polo
• Captain America: Civil War

Thank you

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Connect with us

• Tweet
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  • @patricknorton
  • @robertheron
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Recorded September 26, 2016