AVexcel - Episode 49

Recorded on July 7, 2017 - Patrick and Robert celebrate Disney’s first UHD Blu-ray release, pit QLED vs. OLED, witness vinyl's resurgence, consider exotic speaker components, prepare themselves for Cord Cutting Day, and so much more! 

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Episode #004

Robert and Patrick have returned from the 2016 CES in Las Vegas brimming with juicy details about the favorite gear they saw.

In this episode, the guys fondly recall:

• Much love for The D
• ELAC's Uni-FI B5 speakers
• Pricing-disbelief: KEF LS50 speakers
• Hail to the JDS Labs crew
• RIVA Audio's WAND 300 speaker
• The "birth of 4K" and the UHD Alliance
• Samsung's UBD-8500 UHD Blu-ray player
• HDFURY's UHD 'splitter'
• LG's 2016 OLED tech
• Netflix around the world
• Next-gen broadcasting: ATSC 3.0
• Amazon Video coming to Apple TV
• Dish's monster 16-tuner mega DVR
• Sharp TVs looking good for 2016
• Lots of quantum dot goodness
• Sony's super-bright HDR demos
• SAVANT's sweet remote control
• Neeo: Kickstarted simple/smart remote
• Samsung improves universal control
• What are they watching

And viewer questions about alternatives to Blue Headphones, a solid 4K AV receiver, and a great 5.1 speaker kit value.

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Recording date: January 12, 2016

Corrections (minor or otherwise)

• LG didn't mention the use of "moth's eye" technology (it was Samsung), but LG is incorporating a triple-layer of anti-reflective/anti-glare film on its best 2016 TVs
• Quantum dots emit light when stimulated by electrons or photons