AVexcel - Episode 133

AVexcel - Episode 133
Recorded on March 18, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- New LG, Samsung, and Sony TVs
- Sonos Roam portable speaker
- Justice League arrives
- Netflix and password sharing
- Great speaker wire
- Rip and verify CD Audio
- #askavexcel
- Great home theater gear
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 52

Recorded on July 21, 2017 

Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron

The rundown:

• A Tidal rant
• Traveling with good AV
• CEDIA - a favorite trade show
• Answering your awesome questions
  • Video compression
  • Searching for great OLED deals
  • TV speaker upgrade on a budget
  • Bigger screen TVs
  • Rear-channel speaker options
  • Your first Blu-ray movie
  • Headphones for everyone

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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