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Projectors
Epson EH-TW7200
Martin Pipe  |  Aug 11, 2014  |  0 comments

This year, projection specialist Epson has rejigged its product lineup to target the bigscreen movie fan who wants to step up from a £1,000 model but isn't ready to enter the competitive mid-range market where Sony and JVC are also trading blows. The result is the EH-TW7200, its 'entry-level' 3D model that retails for approximately £1,900 – a price point that other brands often ignore. 

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Pro-Install
Home cinema install: Award-winning eight-seat cinema with high-end AV
Mark Craven  |  Aug 10, 2014  |  0 comments

The award-winning project was undertaken by Midlands company The Big Picture, with the owner demanding a 'cutting-edge' cinema to match the modern-day tech of his new-build property. The installer was naturally responsible for AV, but also the interior décor, and the way both are mixed together is impressive.

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Blu-ray
Non-Stop review
Mark Craven  |  Aug 09, 2014  |  0 comments

Liam Neeson further cements his place as Hollywood's go-to guy for slightly over-the-top action thrillers with this taut, fast-paced, high-altitude adventure.

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Blu-ray
Muppets Most Wanted review
Anton van Beek  |  Aug 09, 2014  |  0 comments

While it never sinks quite as low as Muppets from Space, this sequel to the 2011 box office smash The Muppets represents a noticeable dip in quality for the reinvigorated franchise. To make things even worse, Disney has pulled the same trick it did with John Carter and Mary Poppins in the past and downgraded the film's 5.1 audio from fully-lossless DTS-HD Master Audio to DTS-HD High Resolution on this UK Blu-ray plater. On the other hand, the disc's 1.78:1-framed 1080p imagery looks superb with its robust palette and intricately resolved textures.

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Opinion
Taking a Zen approach to home cinema
Richard Stevenson  |  Aug 08, 2014  |  0 comments

As noted previously, complexity is the Achilles' heel of home cinema. In an era of one-touch instant results, faffing about with the likes of THX Boundary Gain Compensation is not turning anyone on these days. We need switch-on-and-go simplicity; a clean, crisp movie-watching experience. In other words, home cinema needs to be more Zen.

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Blu-ray
The LEGO Movie 3D review
Anton van Beek  |  Aug 08, 2014  |  0 comments

By all rights The LEGO Movie should be terrible. If Michael Bay can only manage to make one watchable flick based on a toy range featuring giant transforming robots, what hope did anybody have in making a film based on a famous range of interlocking plastic bricks?

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News
Sony announces curved 4K Bravia TV
Team HCC  |  Aug 07, 2014  |  0 comments

Sony is joining the curved TV party with new 75in and 65in BRAVIA TVs that the brand claims 'guarantees your entertainment is always in beautiful shape.'  The KD-75S9005B and KD-65S9005B, of the new S90 series, are 4K models – no sign yet of Full HD curved options.

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Soundbars/Soundbases
Q Acoustics Media 4
Adrian Justins  |  Aug 03, 2014  |  0 comments
Aesthetic flair was clearly not near the top of the priority list when Q Acoustics set about imagining its new Media 4 soundbar. Put bluntly, it is as attractive as Boris Johnson in a leotard, and at over 10cm high (including the feet) and 14cm deep, there’s no chance of simply sticking it in front of a contemporary screen slouching low on its stand. 
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Games
Watch_Dogs review
Anton van Beek  |  Aug 02, 2014  |  0 comments

Ever since it first broke cover in 2012, Ubisoft's ambitious open-world title has been touted as the game that would define the new generation of consoles, the game that would prove just what the PS4 and Xbox One were really capable of.

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News
Home Cinema Choice 237 on sale today!
Team HCC  |  Jul 24, 2014  |  0 comments

Issue #237 of Home Cinema Choice is on sale today – and as usual it's packed with AV goodness.

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