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 195

AVexcel - Episode 195
Recorded on January 7, 2023
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Favorite displays at CES 2023 
  - Bias lighting and a $130 app 
  - A new universal disc player 
  - Shipping rates way down 
  - Front projector shootout 
  - Dolby Vision discs and game consoles 
  - Update: Bathys BT headphones by Focal
  - YouTube favs: Marco Reps, Great Scott, and Big Clive 
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us at ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 194 →

AVexcel - Episode 194
Recorded on November 25, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Next Patreon hangout on Dec 22nd
- Projector lamp sources
- Calculators are your (projection) friend
- Comcast + FIFA + Dolby Vision
- Business/commercial display options
- New Disney+ plans/prices
- Dolby Vision picture presets
- The best 4K and 8K LCD TVs
- Equal Loudness curve/contour
- CTA-2010 subwoofer benchmark
- Bill Burr's podcast on YouTube
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 189

AVexcel - Episode 189
Recorded on July 30, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Value Electronics TV Shootout
- Color saturation
- Folding 4K LED display
- maXTouch Knob on Display
- QD-OLED quirks
- Pacific Audio Fest
- Patreon Hangout on August 14th
- The best Blu-ray players
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 187

AVexcel - Episode 187
Recorded on July 14, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Netflix liberates Immersive Audio
- HDTVTest's QD-OLED comparison
- Sony VPL-XW5000ES Laser Projector
- Sonos de-chuffed the Ray
- Bryston's amp restoration services
- How to Shop for a TV
- Antenna Man's latest review
- Emmy nomination battle royale
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 186

AVexcel - Episode 186
Recorded on June 28, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- DVD’s dominance among discs
- HDTVTest's Sony A95K QD-OLED review
- RTINGS reviews the LG B2 OLED TV
- Soundbar audio quality tips
- Samsung QN900B calibration session
- McIntosh MR89 AM/FM Tuner
- LG's 16x18 DualUp Monitor
- Netflix to offer ad-supported tier
- 1MORE earbud deal
- Auro-3D vs Dolby Atmos
- Subwoofer crossover settings
- Robert's PC monitor after a year
- Hacks renewed for 3rd season
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 182

AVexcel - Episode 182
Recorded on May 19, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- The Fifth Element in theaters
- Gary Oldman in Slow Horses
- 2022 Roku Ultra
- Munich HIGH END 2022
- ifi Audio’s GO Bar
- Denon PMA-1700NE integrated amp
- Masimo acquires Sound United
- Remembering Onkyo
- How projectors make color
- Sizing your screen to perfection
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 176

AVexcel - Episode 176
Recorded on April 8, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Big screen Samsung 4K calibration
- Samsung’s best 2022 4K QLED
- Xbox HDMI-CEC update
- Audio calibration mic vs SPL meter
- 5.1 upgrade options
- Dolby Atmos installation/setup guides
- Balanced mode radiators
- LG Display's personalized algorithms
- In Deep Geek
- Cyberpunk 2077 updates and audio options
- Gravity Falls
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 166

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 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 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 157

AVexcel - Episode 157
Recorded on October 7, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Blackout restrictions suck
- HBO Max has the classics
- Sony Z9J Master Series review
- Flanders Scientific 5000-nit+ monitor
- New mics and headphones
- Denon Home gets Alexa
- Kestrel Tab-Tension 3 Series screen
- Don't use OLED TVs for PC displays
- Stress test your PC
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 154

AVexcel - Episode 154
Recorded on September 16, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Value Electronics TV/UST Deathmatch
- Ascendo SMSG50 50-inch subwoofer
- No Prime HBO Max for you
- Thiele/Small parameters
- Wire your own speakers
- Treat yourself
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 153

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 152

AVexcel - Episode 152
Recorded on September 2, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Sony CI Live Virtual Event
- Hisense L9G RGB laser short-throw
- JVC laser 8K eShift projectors
- B&W 800 Series Diamond speakers
- Samsung @ CEDIA
- ATSC 3.0 aka NEXTGEN TV update
- Philips Hue Filament collection
- The Harmon Target Curve
- AKG K371 studio headphones
- Thankful for ANC
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 149

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 147

AVexcel - Episode 147
Recorded on July 22, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Sony High Performance HT System
- Hisense U7G looking good
- Definitive Decend DN12/DN15 subs
- Olympics in HDR + Dolby Atmos
- Optimizing Your Projector for HDR
- LG's 8K QNED 99-Series
- Elac Solano speakers
- In search of SACD players
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 137

AVexcel - Episode 137
Recorded on April 29, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- 4K120 fix for Denon/Marantz AVRs
- Xbox audio passthrough beta
- More OLED rumors and great deals
- Apple TV's Color Balance tested
- HDR vs screen life
- Projecting HFR
- Amazon + LOTR = $$$$
- OLED temperature check
- Update your graphics drivers
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 128

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

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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