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Linn celebrates the 24-bits of Christmas
Anton van Beek  |  Dec 01, 2014  |  0 comments

 

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Hi-Res Audio sales overtake standard formats
Richard Holliss  |  Nov 25, 2014  |  0 comments

Despite reports to the contrary, a survey of 2,000  ‘music lovers’ conducted by Sony Europe and music download service Qobuz, has found that album sales are performing strongly. Statistics show that where the Hi-Res Audio version of an album is available, 84 per cent of consumers will choose it rather than a compressed single.

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Home Cinema Choice 241 on sale now!
Anton van Beek  |  Nov 13, 2014  |  0 comments

Issue #241 of Home Cinema Choice is now on sale – and as usual it's packed with AV goodness.

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DALI launches high-end 'one-box' audio solution
Team HCC  |  Nov 11, 2014  |  0 comments

DALI has announced its new Kubik One, billing it as the 'ultimate one-box solution for audio lovers everywhere'.

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Queen guitarist Brian May takes 3D to Hell for Halloween
Steve May  |  Oct 31, 2014  |  0 comments

3D isn’t dead, it’s just gone to hell. So says Queen guitarist Brian May. His new 3D short One Night In Hell has used modern CG techniques to recreate the earliest form of 3D entertainment, and the result has the potential to be a new Halloween staple.

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Panasonic's house of 4K horrors
Steve May  |  Oct 31, 2014  |  0 comments

Panasonic got into the Halloween spirit this week by taking over Ham House, infamous as one of Britain’s most haunted locations. The reason? To demonstrate the frighteningly deep black level and shadow detail performance of its long awaited ZX902 series 4K UHD TVs.

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Are you ready for Avengers: Age of Ultron?
Anton van Beek  |  Oct 23, 2014  |  0 comments

On Monday Marvel announced that it would unveil the trailer for its next superhero blockbuster, Avengers: Age of Ultron, following next week's episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. However, all of the studio's careful planning went straight out of the window yesterday when a leaked version of the trailer started appearing online. Realising that it had to take action quickly, Marvel has responded by releasing the official version of the trailer (in all of is full-screen 1080p glory) earlier than planned. So sit back and enjoy...

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Home Cinema Choice 240 on sale now!
Anton van Beek  |  Oct 16, 2014  |  0 comments

Issue #240 of Home Cinema Choice is now on sale – and as usual it's packed with AV goodness.

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Netflix announces first original movie
Anton van Beek  |  Sep 30, 2014  |  0 comments

Netflix has confirmed that the sequel to Ang Lee's martial arts epic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon will premiere exclusively on Netflix and in selected IMAX cinemas on August 28, 2015.

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Bose launches Cinemate 15 soundbar and Solo 15 soundbase
Team HCC  |  Sep 25, 2014  |  0 comments

Bose is jumping back into the TV audio market with two new home entertainment products.

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KJ West One and Quad team up for audio showcase
Team HCC  |  Sep 24, 2014  |  0 comments

AV retailer KJ West One is throwing open its doors for an evening of high-end audio on October 16 in association with British brand Quad.

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Pioneer to release Dolby Atmos firmware update end of September
Team HCC  |  Sep 19, 2014  |  0 comments

Pioneer has announced that owners of its higher-end 9.2-channel AV receivers can expect Dolby Atmos functionality to be added by a firmware update at the end of September.

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Home Cinema Choice 239 on sale now!
Anton van Beek  |  Sep 18, 2014  |  0 comments

Issue #239 of Home Cinema Choice is now on sale – and as usual it's packed with AV goodness.

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Dolby Atmos Blu-rays begin with Transformers: Age of Extinction
Team HCC  |  Sep 08, 2014  |  0 comments

Dolby has today announced that Transformers: Age of Extinction will be the first Blu-ray to sport a Dolby Atmos soundtrack when it is released on September 30 by Paramount Pictures in the US.

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Bilko on parade at the BFI
Richard Holliss  |  Sep 01, 2014  |  0 comments

Cathy Silvers, the daughter of American comedy actor Phil Silvers, had moist eyes and a lump in her throat as she affectionately remembered her father during what was otherwise a hilarious night at the BFI South Bank to celebrate the first-ever DVD release of the entire Sgt. Bilko TV series. Why hilarious? Well the packed house rocked with laughter at the short extracts from the classic 1950s series selected by Michael Clews and Steve Everitt of The Phil Silvers Appreciation Society. Each showed master sergeant Ernest G. Bilko in fine form as he connived, bluffed and gambled his way through treasured snippets from a sampling of 140-plus episodes of television gold.

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