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Anton van Beek  |  Mar 11, 2013  |  0 comments

The year is 2047 and time travel hasn't been invented… yet. Three decades later it will be, and the outlawed technology is quickly leapt upon by criminal organisations. Now, whenever they want somebody to 'disappear', they simply send them back to a prearranged time and place in 2047 where an assassin called a 'looper' kills them and disposes of the body – completely eliminating them from the future and leaving no pesky evidence behind.

Anton van Beek  |  Mar 11, 2013  |  0 comments

Horror anthologies are tricky things to pull off, but this creepy collection of six shorts gets more right than wrong – and injects some new life into the 'found footage' genre in the process. Naturally, given the nature of the content (camcorder, VHS, etc) the issue of picture quality is fairly subjective – but from a technical standpoint it's hard to fault the disc's AVC 1.78:1 1080p encode for its faithfulness to the source material. Helping to raise the scare-quota is an atmospheric DTS-HD MA 5.1 soundtrack. Sadly the commentary from the US release is missing, but we still get a couple of interviews, an alternate ending for one short, and behind-the-scenes footage from another.

Richard Stevenson  |  Mar 11, 2013  |  0 comments

There is something right about using 
a BD player and AVR that have been designed together as an holistic partnership. One can expect not only matching cosmetics but a synergistic duo, like Bonnie and Clyde or Sooty and Sweep. And not only should their performance exceed the sum of the parts, they won’t look like a car-crash into a Richer Sounds shop-front on your kit rack, either.

Anton van Beek  |  Mar 09, 2013  |  0 comments

This 1930 tale of obsession is now mainly talked about for being the film that launched Marlene Dietrich on the path to stardom, but it remains a thrilling slice of German melodrama in its own right. Eureka's hi-def release boasts restored AVC 1.19:1 1080p presentations of the German- and English-language versions. Both display some print damage (especially the English version), but represent a huge step forward in quality from previous releases. Bonus features include a commentary, Dietrich's screen test and much more.

Team HCC  |  Mar 08, 2013  |  0 comments

Welcome to the second part in our roundup of awesome-sounding Blu-ray discs. If you're looking for multichannel platters that will test your system's mettle, look no further...

Anton van Beek  |  Mar 08, 2013  |  0 comments

Best approached with as little foreknowledge as possible, this fascinating, heartwarming documentary tells the story of two South African fans who set out to uncover the truth about '70s folk musician Sixto Rodriguez. While the nature of the source material dictates the quality of the AVC 1.78:1 1080p encode, the DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix excels with its treatment of Rodriguez's music. An audio commentary, 31-min Making of… and theatrical trailer make up the Blu-ray's platter's worthwhile extras.

Steve May  |  Mar 08, 2013  |  0 comments

It says much that JVC’s entry-level projector comes in where other brands' high-end offerings sign off. Priced at £2,900, it looks a veritable bargain when viewed alongside the company's £10,000 bespoke DLA-X95R flagship.

Anton van Beek  |  Mar 08, 2013  |  0 comments

Avoiding each and every mistake the 1995 Sylvester Stallone flick made, this $48m take on British comic book icon Judge Dredd is an absolute blast.

Team HCC  |  Mar 07, 2013  |  0 comments

On a mission to find the platters that both test your system's mettle and provide a treat for your ears, Team HCC rounds up its favourite multichannel mixes – be they sci-fi extravaganzas, raucous 'toons or old-school classics.

 |  Mar 07, 2013  |  0 comments

LG has today confirmed that wealthy AV enthusiasts in the UK only have to wait to July to finally get their mitts on its groundbreaking 55in OLED TV. Those with a spare £10,000 just need to pop down to Harrods Technology and put in a  pre-order.

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