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Win! One of two Orbitsound BAR A60 soundbars up for grabs!
Team HCC  |  Oct 31, 2016  |  0 comments

We've teamed up with British sound specialist Orbitsound to give away two BAR A60 soundbars, worth £400 each. This newly-released BAR, available exclusively through Currys PC World, brings the brand's innovative airSOUND™ technology to a sleek enclosure and promises real home cinema thrills. Enter our competition to be in with a chance of winning one.

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Panasonic to bundle Ghostbusters 4K Blu-ray with UHD disc players
Mark Craven  |  Oct 31, 2016  |  0 comments

Panasonic has tied up a deal with Sony Pictures to offer an Ultra HD Blu-ray copy of the new Ghostbusters movie to buyers of its new DMP-UB700 4K Blu-ray player in advance of the disc's general release. From November 3, those buying the UB700 will receive the spooktastic sequel flick on UHD BD, just under three weeks before the title hits shops on November 21.

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Bluesound adds high-end Pulse Soundbar to multiroom range
Mark Craven  |  Oct 28, 2016  |  0 comments

Bluesound is expanding its multiroom range to include a soundbar model that supports networked hi-res audio streaming with MQA compatability. The Bluesound Pulse Soundbar will sell for £1,000 when it arrives in November, placing it in the high-end 'bar bracket alongside the likes of Samsung's HW-K950, DALI's Kubik One and Yamaha's top-line YSP models. Able to turn a TV setup into another multiroom zone, the Pulse Soundbar uses a six-strong driver array (arranged in a stereo config), with each custom-designed unit supported by a dedicated amplifier channel. There are also two additional passive radiators. While natively two-channel, the onboard Dolby decoding chip that handles downmixing will, HCC has discovered, by enabled by a future firmware to allow the 'bar to decode surround sound signals and output to linked Pulse speakers. 

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Home Cinema Choice 266 on sale now!
Team HCC  |  Oct 27, 2016  |  0 comments

Issue #266 of Home Cinema Choice is on sale today – and as usual it's packed with AV goodness...

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Home Cinema Choice 265 on sale now!
Team HCC  |  Sep 29, 2016  |  0 comments

Issue #265 of Home Cinema Choice is on sale today – and as usual it's packed with AV goodness...

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The Hi-Fi Show Live returns this October
Team HCC  |  Sep 28, 2016  |  0 comments

The Hi-Fi Show Live returns October 29th and October 30th for another weekend of high-end audio demonstrations and a chance to get up close and personal to some stunning sonic hardware.

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James Cameron's Aliens to screen in 70mm at Widescreen Weekend
Mark Craven  |  Sep 27, 2016  |  0 comments

James Camerson's action/sci-fi smash Aliens will screen in 70mm as part of the National Media Museum's Widescreen Weekend.

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Hisense launches new line of affordable 4K HDR TVs
Team HCC  |  Sep 26, 2016  |  0 comments

Hisense has expanded its 4K HDR TV range to include a new 65in set retailing for a tempting £900.

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Cambridge Audio updates TV2 and TV5 soundbase speakers
Team HCC  |  Sep 23, 2016  |  0 comments

Sonic guru Cambridge Audio has revamped its TV2 and TV5 Bluetooth soundbase speaker line to bolster both performance and ease of use.

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Oppo announces UDP-203 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player
Mark Craven  |  Sep 22, 2016  |  0 comments

Oppo has joined the Ultra HD Blu-ray player party with a debut model, the UDP-203, that will be available later this year tentatively priced at £599.

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Epson announces LS10500, second-generation laser projector
Mark Craven  |  Sep 16, 2016  |  0 comments

Epson has announced its EH-LS10500 projector, a sequel to its EH-LS10000 laser model that introduces HDR and Ultra HD Blu-ray playback to the spec sheet.

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Sony's first 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player announced
Mark Craven  |  Sep 16, 2016  |  0 comments

After appearing at the recent IFA show in prototype form, Sony's debut 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player has now been confirmed during the CEDIA Expo taking place in the US. The deck, dubbed the UBP-X1000ES, adds Super Audio CD and DVD Audio playback to the usual UHD BD and HDR mix, and will be available in Spring 2017.

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Home Cinema Choice 264 on sale now!
Team HCC  |  Sep 01, 2016  |  0 comments

Issue #264 of Home Cinema Choice is on sale today – and as usual it's packed with AV goodness...

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Panasonic launches second Ultra HD Blu-ray player
Mark Craven  |  Aug 31, 2016  |  0 comments

Panasonic has announced a new DMP-UB700 Ultra HD Blu-ray player that will slot into to its lineup alongside the existing DMP-UB900, giving 4K home cinema fans a greater choice when it comes to a new deck.

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Orbitsound adds to soundbar lineup with BAR A60
Team HCC  |  Aug 25, 2016  |  0 comments

British audio brand Orbitsound has added another soundbar to its product lineup in the shape of the Orbitsound BAR A60. Selling for £400, it will be available exclusively from Currys PC World.

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