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Steve May  |  Oct 07, 2015  |  0 comments

The 55in KD-55X8505C is the honey trap for Sony’s 2015 4K UHD models. Priced considerably below the ultra-slim X90C and the hi-res audio-capable X93C/X94C behemoths, this is UHD for the brand-buying mainstream.

Adam Rayner  |  Oct 05, 2015  |  0 comments

Monitor Audio’s new Gold series is both big and clever. With voluminous cabinets showcasing ten years of evolution, it continues to uphold the brand's reputation as one of the true greats in British loudspeaker manufacturing.

John Archer  |  Oct 04, 2015  |  0 comments

If the current trend is to try and minimise the space the new generation of TVs take up by giving them incredibly slim frames, Sony’s KD-75X9405C is the untrendiest TV of the year. It's not just content with assaulting your living room space with a vast 75in screen; this monolithic beast adds sidebars down each side of that screen, making it look more like an 85in set.

Danny Phillips  |  Oct 03, 2015  |  0 comments

Dolby Atmos and the imminent DTS:X are shaking up the AV receiver market with their object-based antics, yet Cambridge Audio is having none of it. With its latest pair of audiophile receivers, the CXR120 and CXR200 – its first new models since 2013’s Azur 751R – the company has given these features the cold shoulder, opting instead to make pure sound quality the priority.

Team HCC  |  Oct 01, 2015  |  0 comments

Telly addicts with a first-gen Amazon Fire TV box can access ITV Player as of today, where it will join existing content options supported by the streaming gizmo including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, BBC iPlayer, Demand 5 and Curzon Home Cinema. 

Adrian Justins  |  Oct 01, 2015  |  0 comments

BT Sport Ultra HD has left me giddy. Ten years ago I wandered into the Tokyo equivalent of Currys and saw an HD broadcast for the first time. The clarity blew my mind and I’ve never forgotten the moment. Since then nothing that’s been broadcast has had the same impact. That all changed when the Humax DTR-T4000 turned up, the UK's first set-top box to cater for 4K TV owners, as part of the BT TV ecosystem.

Team HCC  |  Sep 30, 2015  |  0 comments

Denon has annoucned a new network AV receiver designed for 'the most demanding home cinema enthusiast'. Part of the company's 2015 AVR X Series, the AVR-X6200W will retail for £1,800 and comes peppered with tasty features.

Team HCC  |  Sep 30, 2015  |  0 comments

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation – the fifth movie in the stunt-packed Tom Cruise franchise – will launch on Blu-ray on December 7 and offer a Dolby Atmos soundmix. Considering how much we enjoyed the audio track on the previous flick ...Ghost Protocol, this is very good news indeed.

Team HCC  |  Sep 30, 2015  |  0 comments

HBO has confirmed that it will be re-releasing the first two seasons of the hit fantasy drama Game of Thrones in the UK as limited edition Blu-ray Steelbooks on October 26. In addition to all of the content included in the original boxsets, these new releases will also include upgraded Dolby Atmos soundtracks, making the show the first TV series to be released on Blu-ray with the next-gen sound format. The new Steelbooks also feature exclusive cover art designed by the company responsible for the show's iconic opening credits.

Anton van Beek  |  Sep 28, 2015  |  0 comments

After a series of duds stretching back several years, Will Smith rediscovers his mojo playing third-generation con artist Nicky Spurgeon in this likeable cinematic caper. Nicky's perfectly ordered life starts to get a little more tricky when he agrees to mentor inexperienced grifter Jess Barrett (Margot Robbie), only to start falling in love with her. But is their relationship real or just part of yet another con?

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