AVexcel - Episode 180

AVexcel - Episode 180
Recorded on May 5, 2022
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Laser at AMC
- Sony's new laser projectors
- Admiring the Optoma UHD55
- Bluesound HUB Network
- Roku gets Apple Music
- Vinyl sales are up
- Recoton RCA Cable Review
- Turf Design's Tremella
- Bookshelves vs Floorstanders
- OLED microlens tech
- Affordable vintage speakers
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 46

Recorded on June 15, 2017 

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are building the home theater goodness 

Our Patreon supporters make AVexcel possible, and we thank 'em all 

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
  • Definitive Technology
  • ProMonitor 1000
  • BP9060
• 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

Recorded on June 9, 2017 

Patrick Norton and Robert Heron are igniting the home theater goodness 

Our Patreon supporters make AVexcel possible, and we thank 'em all 

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
    • Despicable Me
    • Lego Batman
    • Fate of the Furious
    • Power Rangers
• Apple's WWDC17
  • Amazon (video) on Apple
  • AirPods + tvOS 11 = automagic
• NVIDIA SHIELD update loves NAS

Pat's Buffy-o-rama

• SD-to-HD or SDR-to-HDR
• Buffy is a butt
• Nerdist article
• Gizmodo's take
• The Verge details a mess

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

Thank you 

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