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EISA Awards
EISA Home Theatre Audio & Video Awards 2021-2022
HCC News Team  |  Aug 14, 2021  |  0 comments
EISA, or the Expert Imaging and Sound Association, is an organisation representing 60 of the most respected special interest publications and websites from 29 countries that cover Hi-Fi, Home Theatre Video, Home Theatre Audio, Photography, Mobile Devices, and In-Car Electronics. Every year EISA's Expert Group members, including editors from this publication, test a very wide range of new products from their field of expertise before comparing results and voting to decide the cream of every product category.
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Soundbars/Soundbases
Philips Fidelio B97 Soundbar Review
Steve May  |  Aug 13, 2021  |  0 comments
hcc_recommendedPhilips' transforming Fidelio soundbar offers old-school home cinema thrills, says Steve May

The Philips Fidelio B97 soundbar drops deeper than James Cameron chasing the Titanic. You might think the fancy detachable speaker modules that double as wireless rears would be the star of this high-end soundbar, but it's actually the subwoofer in this twin set that's the pearl. It delivers profound, subterranean bass, the kind that slams you in the chest. Even The Rock would stagger under the weight of its output.

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AV Receivers
Anthem MRX 740 AV Receiver Review
Steve Withers  |  Aug 06, 2021  |  0 comments
hccbestbuybadgev3Anthem has given its MRX AV receivers a long-overdue upgrade. Steve Withers takes the new seven-channel model for a spin

Anthem's range of AV processors and receivers finally get an update, and at some point in the past five years it looks like the Canadian manufacturer drew inspiration from the Scandinavians. The new models are elegant, minimalist, and a definite step up from the dated appearance of the previous generation. But are they just surface charm, or is more going on underneath?

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News
Sky Q to gain Paramount+ streaming service next year
HCC News Team  |  Aug 05, 2021  |  0 comments
Sky Cinema subscribers will get access to the film and TV video-on-demand platform, while other customers will be able to subscribe through their Sky account
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Amazon confirms its Lord of the Rings series will debut on Prime Video September 2 ...2022
HCC News Team  |  Aug 03, 2021  |  0 comments
First image released as Amazon Studios' mega-budget Tolkien adaptation wraps filming on Season One
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Buy a Samsung smart TV, blag £200 worth of premium app access
HCC News Team  |  Aug 03, 2021  |  0 comments
New Smart Start scheme partners with Rakuten TV, Britbox, Tidal, YouTube Premium and Fiit to give free content and passes to buyers of Samsung's 2020/2021 smart TV range
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Sony adds to flagship X95J 4K TV range with 65in model
HCC News Team  |  Aug 02, 2021  |  0 comments
Sony XR-65X95J joins 75in and 85in XR Series models at retailers this August, priced £2,200.
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Peacock streaming platform to be available free to Sky TV and Now TV subscribers later this year
HCC News Team  |  Jul 29, 2021  |  0 comments
Service launched in 2020 in the US combines original content with NBCUniversal's film and TV catalogue
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V for Vendetta exhibition looks behind the mask
Anton van Beek  |  Jul 29, 2021  |  0 comments
London's Cartoon Museum reopens with an exhibition charting the rise of V for Vendetta from graphic novel to hit film to symbol of protest…
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NewsSoftware Features
Sexy Beasts: Making the game-changing Netflix dating show with Hollywood production values
Steve May  |  Jul 28, 2021  |  0 comments
We talk to series director Sam Campbell and Julian Nelson, Head of Picture at Fifty-Fifty Post, about shooting in 4K Dolby Vision to bring a bigscreen aesthetic to a smallscreen reality format.
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