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This month's cover star is Samsung's eye-opening UE65JS9500 curved TV. This super-bright £6,000 stunner sets a new standard for 4K/Ultra HD performance and claims compatibility for incoming High Dynamic Range content, which will bring unprecedented contrast and colour finesse to your movies.

We also reveal the 10 Commandments that all home cinema fans are asked to obey - and when and why it's okay to break them! 

If the thought of shelling out thousands on AV separates is too nerve-wracking, let NAD's Master Series M17 processor and M27 power amp calm your nerves with their modular design and sublime sound.

Also in the issue: Affordable and feature-packed Full HD flatscreens from Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and Toshiba duke it out in our TV Temptations grouptest; Panasonic reveals how it draws on its Hollywood heritage to create its latest UHD displays; Pioneer's BDP-LX88 universal disc player reminds us how good the Blu-ray format can be; Acoustic Energy's affordable 1-Series floorstanding speaker array; REL's quad-driver 212SE subwoofer.

Plus all the usual opinion, news, disc reviews and competitions. Enjoy the show.

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