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Sony Pictures' bumper release features all six live action Res Evil movies in 4K HDR with Dolby Atmos audio – plus never-before-seen bonus material

  A new YouGov study on the nation’s TV habits has revealed the 'optimal' price for Smart TVs, based on the average amount people intending to purchase a connected set are willing to pay.   The figure for a 32in Smart TV is £440, while the figure for a 42in model is £550.    The You Guv survey also reports that more than 50 per cent of Brits have connected their TV sets to the internet, and that sales of Smart TVs over the next year could reach around £2.5 billion.    Says YouGov's Media Consulting Director Dan Brilot: The good news for Smart TV manufacturers is that there is a huge appetite for accessing internet services on TV sets, whether that be on-demand TV, radio, news apps, or video calling services like Skype. The bad news is that there are a lot of competing technologies out there that can be confusing to the consumer.'    'The message for manufacturers and retailers is clear,' added Brilot. 'If they can set the right price the revenue potential in the short and mid-term from Smart TVs is huge, particularly as we enter the Christmas shopping period.'   HCC wonders if TV manufacturers would consider £550 for a 42in TV 'the right price'...     

Just as Pink Floyd helped redefined the live rock and roll live experience, Roger Waters Us + Them – in cinemas for two nights only in October – does much the same for concert movies in our new immersive entertainment age.

A tad more compact than its much lauded Hi-Fi stablemate, the R7 radiogram, Ruark Audio’s incoming R5 Music System has grand ambitions. It wants to own your living room. Not only is it a multi-function music system, it can also sit beneath your TV and double as a high-end soundbar. At least that’s the suggestion of Ruark’s Managing Director Alan O’Rourke. It’s an intriguing idea...

Samsung and Amazon Video have announced a new HDR format, called HDR10+ (also HDR10 Plus, seemingly), which updates the open standard to introduce dynamic metadata to improve image quality.

Samsung has taken the wraps off its first foray into the world of 8K TVs. Promising a host of 8K-ready enhancements, including Real 8K Resolution, Q HDR 8K, Quantum Processor 8K and advanced 8K AI Upscaling tech (based around 'machine learning'), the new Q900R QLED TV will be available in four 'ultra-large' screen sizes (65in, 75in, 82in and 85in) when it hits the UK in mid-October.