AVexcel - Episode 195

January 10, 2023 by AVexcel

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 182

May 23, 2022 by AVexcel

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 181

May 18, 2022 by AVexcel

AVexcel - Episode 181
Recorded on May 14, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron

The rundown:
- Remembering Fred Ward
- Adios iPod
- Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones
- KEF LS60 Wireless R&D (PDF)
- SONOS Ray soundbar
- More Monolith amps by ATI
- Google I/O 2022
- Projectors: DLP vs LCD vs LCoS
- More microlens OLED tech
- Antenna Man on ATSC 3.0 DRM
- The love for vinyl
- LG OLED Pro monitor calibration
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 170

February 21, 2022 by AVexcel

AVexcel - Episode 170
Recorded on February 18, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron

The rundown:
- 2022 projector tech
- Epson Pro Cinema LS12000 laser
- LG HU715Q UST + HU710P long-throw
- Screen cleaning safely
- AnchorIt.gov
- Valve Steam Deck + iFixit
- JDS Labs Element III
- A superb soundbar roundup
- Living room to Home Cinema
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Joe's Classic Video Games
- Robert likes MotoGP
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 141

May 31, 2021 by AVexcel

AVexcel - Episode 141
Recorded on May 27, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron

The rundown:
- (Apologies for the audio glitches!)
- Spotify's Car Thing
- Dune 2021 this Fall
- Yamaha AVR 4K120 fix
- Amazon buying MGM Studios
- Reavon's premium UHD disc player
- Ambient light rejection
- LG HU85LA lust
- Screen Innovations and Elite Screens
- 3-chip DLP Cinema 4K RGB laser projector
- JDS Labs Atom DAC/DAC+
- HDR done right
- Lost and found
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 46

June 16, 2017 by AVexcel

Recorded on June 15, 2017

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are building the home theater goodness

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The tingly bits

More 4K projection

Optoma's $2000 4K wonder
Dell's 5000-lumen Laser
Christie Digital D13HD-HS
- Blue + red lasers can do wide color
- 11,500 ANSI lumen
- 4.5x the cost of the Dell
- Not 4K, but that color...

AV101 - a quiet base

Quiet rooms make for better listening

Sweet Q&A

Mike wants a UHD disc player w/Dolby Vision
- Oppo UDP-203/UDP-205 or bust
- Chance: Xbox One S future update
James considers a Definitive setup
Kevin's looks at OLED TV burn-in
- aka uneven pixel wear
- aka permanent image retention
- More robust than plasma
- Less than LCDs
- Modern projectors very burn-in resistant
- Mix up viewed content

OTA adventures

Upgraded flat antenna
WallTenna
Live channel goodness

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AVexcel - Episode 45

June 12, 2017 by AVexcel

Recorded on June 9, 2017

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are igniting the home theater goodness

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The tingly bits

Tired of 720p broadcasts
- In a 4K world...
- <1M video pixels on 8MP TVs
Oppo 203 gets Dolby Vision update
- Thank you, @Locobooff
- DV movies arrive
Apple's WWDC17
- Amazon (video) on Apple
- AirPods + tvOS 11 = automagic
NVIDIA SHIELD update loves NAS

Pat's Buffy-o-rama

Your awesome feedback

Jeff needs a 55-inch TV
- Budget ~$2k, then OLED
- Otherwise, go good 2017 LCD
Much love: Optoma 4K projectors
- UHD60
- UHD65
- Projector Central's 4K DLP article
@chrishoage reminds us that CableCARD + PLEX = OK

AV101

Geoffrey Morrison's HDMI explainer

Eyeballs on...

NBA Finals in glorious 720p
Civ 6
John Wick
Wonder Woman

Listening time

Amber Rubharth
- Sessions from the 17th Ward
Chesky Records
Vandersteen 2ci
Tekton Mini Lore

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