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Team HCC  |  Jan 10, 2016  |  0 comments

In our annual Movie Awards we cast a critical eye over the Blu-ray and DVD releases of the past year, with headline categories such as Best Picture and Best Audio joined by accolades for Best Packaging, Best Remaster, Best Extra and many more. If you're keen to add experience the greatest that home cinema currently has to offer – and make sure there are no holes in your disc collection – you've come to the right place! So without further ado, let's get things started...

Anton van Beek  |  Jan 09, 2016  |  0 comments

Describing the plot of Pixar's 15th animated film is a tricky thing. At it's most basic Inside Out follows 11-year-old Riley (voiced by Kaitlyn Dias) as she comes to terms with moving to a new city.

Team HCC  |  Jan 08, 2016  |  0 comments

LG has announced it is continuing with its popular WebOS smart TV platform on its 2016 flatscreen range, but as a 3.0 version with new features to improve the user experience and content selection.

Steve May  |  Jan 07, 2016  |  0 comments

Yamaha's YSP-5600SW Dolby Atmos-enabled soundbar system has scrambled my mind. It sounds like a fully-fledged home theatre but clearly isn't; it looks like a soundbar but is something altogether more advanced. Could this be the future of home cinema?

Team HCC  |  Jan 07, 2016  |  0 comments

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) has teamed up with Dolby to bring Atmos audio mixes to its Ultra HD Blu-ray releases 'over the coming years', including its initial run that includes The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Salt, Hancock, Chappie, Pineapple Express, and The Smurfs 2.  It has previously released Atmos-encoded titles in the US (including Bram Stoker's Dracula), but none so far in the UK. It's first 3D audio title – the Adam Sandler comedy Pixels – unexpectedly sported an Auro-3D soundtrack in Blighty.

Team HCC  |  Jan 06, 2016  |  0 comments

'Ultra HD Premium' TVs arrive

The Ultra HD Alliance (UHDA) has launched a new consumer logo to help buyers know that the screen they're purchasing offers the state-of-the-art in current AV standards. TVs (and content services) carrying the 'Ultra HD Premium' logo are deemed by the UHDA to comply with 'performance metrics' for resolution, High Dynamic Range, peak luminance, black levels and wide colour gamut. These are the 'key characteristics of a robust next-generation experience' says the industry group.

Team HCC  |  Dec 23, 2015  |  0 comments

A new AV processor from US audiophile marque McIntosh is ready to rock high-end cinema rooms. The MX160 replaces the existing MX151 and flaunts a £14,000 price tag.

Team HCC  |  Dec 23, 2015  |  0 comments

Now TV is celebrating Christmas with a range of limited edition Now TV boxes featuring original designs that add a touch of festive fun to your kit rack, and we've got one to give away as well as a one-month Entertainment Pass.

Anton van Beek  |  Dec 22, 2015  |  0 comments

Shortly after the end of World War II, British army nurse Claire Randall (Catriona Balfe) holidays in Scotland with her husband Frank (Tobias Menzies). While gathering plants near some standing stones, Claire is thrust back in time to 1743. There she becomes embroiled in the Jacobite risings and starts to fall in love with Highland warrior Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) – and to complicate matters even further, she also runs afoul of her husband's ancestor, sadistic Redcoat Captain Jack Randall (Menzies, again).

Anton van Beek  |  Dec 21, 2015  |  0 comments

He may have been just as active as ever over the past decade, but forgettable dramas like The Lake House,  Henry's Crime and Generation Um… have seen Keanu Reeves fade from the minds of most action fans. Thankfully, this hyper-violent revenge thriller finds him back doing what he does best.

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