AVexcel - Episode 148

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AVexcel - Episode 148
Recorded on July 29, 2021
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Samsung's OLED TV
- LG's roll-up OLED
- Nothing Ear-1 earbuds
- SYMFONISK Picture Frame
- Tokyo Olympics
- Flight sim fun
- #askavexcel
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 124

AVexcel - Episode 124
Recorded on November 25, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Patrick's speaker cable
- Subs in stock
- Bandcamp
- Best Buy doing OK
- Xbox Series X/PS5 demand
- Next-gen console HDMI bandwidth
- Battery-powered sats
- Great TV deals
- In search of a neutral headphone
- Comparing streaming bitrates
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

AVexcel is 100% powered by our awesome crew of Patreon supporters - thank you! 

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AVexcel - Episode 122

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AVexcel - Episode 122
Recorded on November 12, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- An LG 2021 OLED is named
- Reduce holiday shopping madness
- Great TV deals
- Epic YouTube hiccup
- Xbox LOL
- Emotiva Airmotiv GR1
- Remembering Alex & Sean
- A good extinguisher
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

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AVexcel - Episode 118

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AVexcel - Episode 118
Recorded on September 10, 2020 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown:
- Moving a giant TV
- New Sony projectors
- Netflix encoding upgrade
- Xbox Series X does 4K Blu-ray
- Sony OLED deals
- New Bose earbuds
- Apple TV app on Vizio
- Amazon Music HD
- Your excellent feedback & questions
- What we're watching

AVexcel is 100% powered by our awesome crew of Patreon supporters - thank you! 

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AVexcel - Episode 62

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Recorded on November 18, 2017. 
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Robert Heron 

The rundown: 
  - Vandersteen Model 5A Carbon
  - Xbox One's HDR Fix
  - Black Friday picks
  - TVs, projectors, sound
  - The best OLED deals
  - More HDR streaming
  - Burning Amp
  - Atmos calibration
  - Your excellent feedback & questions 

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Episode #016

Welcome to episode 016 of the AVexcel podcast

Our Patreon supporters make AVexcel possible, and every bit helps

This week Patrick Norton and Robert Heron assist with the home theater goodness

E3 Expo and WWDC went down this week

Robert appreciating the glory of DOOM

New Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray releases

Checking the top torrents (tor)

The death of the Xbox One DVR

Apple's WWDC coverage via The Verge

  • New Apple TV/tvOS apps & updates
  • Sling TV
  • Fox Sports Go
  • NBA 2K
  • Minecraft Story Mode
  • Sketch Party
  • tvOS has 6,000 apps - 1300 video related
  • App to feature-match Siri Remote
  • YouTube voice search
  • Single Sign-on
  • Live channels

Apple's Home for iOS 10

Robert doings

AVexcel doings

  • Play Store coming soon
  • We grow on the support of our audience
  • Thanks to everyone who has sent us an email, tweet, Reddit, and/or positive thought

Dave wants to know if he can enjoy UHD Blu-ray on his PC

@josefabres0600 wants to optimize TV's contrast setting

  • Using DVD/BD player as source device
  • Quick contrast setup
    • Reduce contrast to 50%
    • Increase until peak white levels disappear/change color
    • Reduce contrast to return detail/minimize color shifting

Matt in North Carolina asked about adding Bluetooth audio support

Francois is looking for a 46" 4K TV recommendation

XBox One S

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We thrive with our audience's participation - thank you

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Recording date: June 13, 2016