Home Cinema Choice Magazine September 2016 Vorige editie

With Sky's 4K service starting this month and Ultra HD Blu-ray going from strength to strength, many of you will be looking to give your home cinema system a 4K boost. And it's a good time to do so, with plenty of affordable hardware options hitting shop shelves.

In the new issue of Home Cinema Choice we kick off our reviews with Philips’ 65in PUS7601 – a bigscreen HDR TV that promises improved visuals via its direct LED backlighting tech but at a tantalising price point. Also on the test bench is Panasonic’s gorgeous 58in DX802 designer TV, Denon’s £500 Dolby Atmos/4K AV receiver, an innovative 5.1.4 soundbar system from Samsung, Lumagen’s high-end 4K scaler, speakers from Dynaudio and Spendor and much more. Whatever your budget, we’ve got you covered.

On the software side, our Playback section checks out new Blu-ray releases including Divergent: Allegiant, The X-Files: The Event Series, London Has Fallen, Highlander: 30th Anniversary Edition and the hi-def debuts of Jaws 2, Jaws 3-D and Jaws: The Revenge. We also roundup the best of Sean Connery and report on RealD’s new Ultimate Screen projection technology.

Elsewhere, the annual CEDIA Awards give you inspiration when it comes to planning your home cinema, from snug movie dens to premium picture palaces. We also take a tour of an HCC reader’s cinema room, reveal the AV plans of Denon and Marantz, show you how to embrace your inner hi-fi buff and explain why it may be time to move your sofa closer to your screen….

Plus all the usual opinions, advice, news and more. Enjoy the show!