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Opinion
Double the bass, double the trouble
Richard Stevenson  |  Jun 15, 2013  |  0 comments

I have yet another subwoofer-induced headache, and it's not from playing the opening sequence to The Expendables 2. Rather, it's from trying to get my noodle around a mind-bogglingly complex setup. You see, my period of single subwoofer purity has come to an end, with a second Velodyne DD18+ joining my system to capitalise on the new breed of 11.2-channel AV hardware.

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Software Features
Video on Demand grouptest
Adrian Justins  |  Jun 14, 2013  |  0 comments

Few Aces up its sleeve

Acetrax offers new movies to both rent and buy, but in use it's somewhat frustrating

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Games
BioShock Infinite review
Anton van Beek  |  Jun 14, 2013  |  0 comments

It's safe to say that not many people pick up a Triple-A first-person shooter in the hopes of being treated to a storyline concerning metaphysics and the nature of choice. But that's just what Irrational Games has delivered with this blockbuster sequel.

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Accessories
Rdio review
Mark Craven  |  Jun 13, 2013  |  0 comments

It's hard to find an AVR these days that doesn't feature the Spotify music-on-demand platform. Yet it has its rivals, notably Deezer and, in the UK as of this year, Rdio.

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News
Thar be HD dragons on Blinkbox this Summer!
Anton van Beek  |  Jun 12, 2013  |  0 comments

Tesco and HBO have announced that fans of the award-winning fantasy series Game of Thrones who weren't able to watch the latest run on Sky Atlantic will be able to buy the show's third season on Blinkbox from July 15th.

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Blu-ray
Quartet review
Jean Nightingale  |  Jun 12, 2013  |  0 comments

Considering that the first time I ever encountered Quartet was seeing it mentioned on the back pages of the daily newspapers, where the main actors were advertising chair lifts and retirement complexes, I had to wonder if this latest film aimed at an older audience was really for me (while I may be a grandmother, I like to think there's still a very long way to go before I even contemplate the need for mechanical assistance in getting up a flight of stairs).

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Blu-ray
Texas Chainsaw 3D review
Anton van Beek  |  Jun 11, 2013  |  0 comments

Tobe Hooper's legendary Texas Chain Saw Massacre has spawned some pretty dreadful sequels and spin-offs in its time – but none quite as bad as this.

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Pro-Install
Superhero cinema
Mark Craven  |  Jun 10, 2013  |  0 comments

There are many things you could do with a 'disused' room in your house. Install a gym, house a collection of rare snakes, set up a tiny restaurant... Or you could opt for your very own high-end cinema room. To us, and the owner of this four-seat movie den, that's the obvious option.

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Blu-ray
David Lynch Boxset
Anton van Beek  |  Jun 08, 2013  |  0 comments

The surrealist movies of filmmaker David Lynch are an acquired taste, but one that I took to decades ago. As such, I was thrilled when this six-disc boxset was announced. After all, what self-respecting fan would relish the opportunity to savour almost two-thirds of Lynch’s cinematic output (Eraserhead, Dune, Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me and Lost Highway) on Blu-ray in one fell swoop?

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Blu-ray
Billy Liar: 50th Anniversary Edition review
Anton van Beek  |  Jun 06, 2013  |  0 comments

Tom Courtenay gives one of the defining performances in British cinema as the titular dreamer in Schlesinger's brilliant 1963 satire. This celebratory hi-def release is a rather more modest success than the film itself, with the monochrome AVC 2.35:1 1080p imagery lacking the sharpness and detailing that you might expect from a high-profile remaster of this type. Also present on the Blu-ray platter is a reasonable batch of extras including various interviews and a look at some early written material by Billy Liar author Keith Waterhouse.

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