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DTS:X to arrive on AV receivers later this year
Team HCC  |  Apr 10, 2015  |  0 comments

DTS has finally unveiled further details about DTS:X, its object-based, 'multi-dimensional' audio technology that is following hot on the heels of Dolby Atmos. The company has indicated that DTS:X-capable AV receivers from Onkyo, Pioneer and Yamaha will be available by the Autumn of 2015 (as will high-end processors from Steinway Lyngdorf, Theta and Trinnov), and that Denon's AVR-X7200W (pictured below) and Marantz's AV8802 will be DTS:X'd via a firmware upgrade 'later' this year. More brands and model numbers will be announced in due course.

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Home Cinema Choice 246 on sale now!
Anton van Beek  |  Apr 09, 2015  |  0 comments

Issue #246 of Home Cinema Choice is now on sale – and as usual it's packed with AV goodness...

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Home Cinema Choice 245 on sale now!
Anton van Beek  |  Mar 12, 2015  |  0 comments

Issue #245 of Home Cinema Choice is now on sale – and as usual it's packed with AV goodness...

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Sky adds some Disney magic to its remote
Anton van Beek  |  Feb 19, 2015  |  0 comments

Sky has partnered with Disney to produce an official Frozen Sky+HD remote. Described as 'capturing the magic of Elsa' and 'the perfect accessory for every Frozen fan', the remotes are available to all Sky customers from sky.com/accessories, priced £24.99. Walt Disney's Frozen is available now on Sky Movies, and will be joined by the Frozen Sing-A-Long this Spring.

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Win a Fury Goody Bag!
Team HCC  |  Feb 18, 2015  |  0 comments

Grab the movie on Blu-ray, plus t-shirt, hip flask, mug and Sherman Tank manual!

Fury, the brilliant WW2 tank thriller starring Brad Pitt and directed by David Ayer, rumbles into shops on Blu-ray and DVD from Monday courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, and to celebrate we have a Fury goody bag up for grabs, featuring a Blu-ray copy of the film, Fury t-shirt, hip flask and mug, and a Sherman Tank manual from Haynes Manuals.

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Home Cinema Choice 244 on sale now!
Anton van Beek  |  Feb 12, 2015  |  0 comments

Issue #244 of Home Cinema Choice is now on sale – and as usual it's packed with AV goodness.

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Epson announces laser projector for high-end home cinemas
Team HCC  |  Feb 10, 2015  |  0 comments

Epson has confirmed its new upper-tier home cinema projector – featuring what it describes as '4K enhancement technology' and employing a dual laser light source – will arrive in the UK this April.

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Onkyo launches hi-res music store in the UK
Team HCC  |  Feb 09, 2015  |  0 comments

Onkyo has today announced that its e-Onkyo hi-res music download store has opened for business in the UK, fully ten years after it launched in its native Japan.

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LG's 105in curved 4K TV to go on sale in Harrods
Team HCC  |  Feb 04, 2015  |  0 comments

LG has announced that its super-sized 105UC9 TV – a 105in curved 4K/Ultra HD model using a 21:9 aspect ratio – will be made available to the well-heeled customers of Harrods, provided they can part with £60,000.

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Interstellar to touch down on Blu-ray on March 30
Anton van Beek  |  Jan 30, 2015  |  0 comments

The UK branch of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has revealed that Christopher Nolan's science-fiction masterpiece Interstellar will be available on Digital HD from March 17, with DVD, Blu-ray and On Demand following on March 30. The film stars Matthew McConaughey as a former-pilot-turned-farmer who must leave his family behind to lead an expedition beyond this galaxy to disocover if humanity has a future among the stars.

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Monitor Audio revamps high-end Gold speaker range
Team HCC  |  Jan 22, 2015  |  0 comments

Monitor Audio has taken its HCC award-winning Gold Series speaker line back to the drawing board, made 'significant design upgrades', and is prepping for a February launch of a new eight-strong range.

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Pioneer enters soundbase market with SBX-B30
Team HCC  |  Jan 20, 2015  |  0 comments

Soundbase speakers are, in the words of Zoolander's Mugatu, 'so hot right now'. So it's no surprise to see AV corp Pioneer getting in on the act with the launch of the SBX-B30, a £230, Bluetooth-enabled model.

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Home Cinema Choice 243 on sale now!
Anton van Beek  |  Jan 15, 2015  |  0 comments

Issue #243 of Home Cinema Choice is now on sale – and as usual it's packed with AV goodness.

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B&O welcomes new addition to 4K TV family
Anton van Beek  |  Jan 08, 2015  |  0 comments

Bang & Olufsen has revealed that it will be adding a third model to its BeoVision Avant range of 4K/Ultra HD TVs this year. "When we launched [BeoVision Avant] last year we saw unprecedented demand and unsurpassed feedback from consumers around the globe that agreed with out vision of the future of television" stated B&O's Vice President Brand, Design and Marketing Marie Kristine Schmidt. "With this family of Avants, we hope to offer consumers the choice they crave to make sure the TV can fit with their lifestyles and complement their homes. We not only wish to make sure the TV can blend into the bckground when not in use, but also add the wow factor with a show-stopping piece of technology".

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LG announces seven-strong OLED lineup at CES 2015
Mark Craven  |  Jan 05, 2015  |  0 comments

LG has announced today at CES 2015 that it is revamping its OLED TV lineup with seven models, all sporting 4K resolution.

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