AVexcel - Episode 183

AVexcel - Episode 183
Recorded on May 26, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Remembering Ray Liotta
- Plex returns to the HTPC
- LG's flagship HU915QE tri-laser projector
- Sonarworks SoundID Reference for Multichannel
- Onkyo bankruptcy follow up
- SVS Outlet sale
- Roku w/Bluetooth headphones
- Clipping and crushing detail
- Two Minute Papers on MuZero
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- Email us ask@avexcel.com
- What we're watching

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Episode 31

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are welcoming the home theater goodness

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Making us smile

• AirPods have dropped
• The Netflix Tech Blog
  • VP9 codec FTW
  • Top grossing iOS app
  • Needs greater selection
• UHD Blu-ray PC playback
  • Early 2017
  • CES Quest
• Apple's single sign-on
• Hulu gets 4K
• DVD-only clasics
  • Zero Effect
  • Hudson Hawk
• Plex pulls from the cloud
• YouTube paid $1B in 2016 for music

Question: 4K projection screens

• Wirecutter's screen pick
• More about projector than screen
• Stewart Filmscreen
• Acoustic considerations
• More great projection options

Coltran's looking for an AVR miracle

• Sub-$400
• 6+ HDMI ports
• All HDMI 2.0/HDCP 2.2
• Denon AVR-S720W
• Denon AVR-S510BT
• Sony STR-DN1070
• Yamaha RX-V681BL
• Yamaha RX-V679BL
• Yamaha RX-V481BL
• Good 4K HDR HDMI switch

Pat & Rob's quality viewing picks

• The Man In the High Castle
• Black Mirror on Netflix
• The Park is Mine
• GoodFellas in 4K HDR
• Prime Members: Recent Added Movies

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Recorded on December 13, 2016

Episode 30

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are preloading the home theater goodness

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Stimulating the senses

• The 'week' of 'deals'
• Formula 1 going 4K
• Chromecast Ultra

Chinese OLEDs

• LG has competition
• BOE unveils it’s own OLED creation
• Many unknowns

The new stuff: CES 2017

• TekThing meetup
  • Atomic Liquors

Netflix Offline

• Easy to use
• For the mobile user
• Tip: set to Wi-Fi xfer only

DirecTV Now

• No CBS (yet)
• Steady improvements or die
• CNET’s Super STB Chart

Bright Room Viewing

• Optimize 'Standard' TV preset
• Reduce contrast/sharpness
• Noise reduction can help
• Check picture size/processing
• Eye-savers
  • f.lux
  • ClickMonitorDDC
• Display Data Channel (DDC)

Donovan's curious about Pat's sound

• Plex Media Server
• Kodi Home Theater Software
• ELAC Uni-Fi UB5 vs Debut B6
• Volumio
• Roon Labs
• ELAC DS-S101G Music Server
• Tidal
• My Movies

Blu-ray movies for less than $10

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Recorded December 1, 2016