Home Cinema Choice

Home Cinema Choice is the UK's best-selling home cinema enthusiasts magazine. Every issue features news and reviews of the latest home cinema equipment, from amplifiers, receivers, processors and power amps, to DVD recorders, speakers, projectors and flat panel TVs.

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BULLETIN • NEWS HIGHLIGHTS MONITOR AUDIO 5.1 MASS sub/sat system reborn SONY Five 4K LED TV ranges hit UK stores VIEWSONIC UHD PJs target home entertainment Q ACOUSTICS Concept speakers add standmount AT THE PLEX This month's cinema releases NEWS X10 Hot stories in bite-sized chunks AQUAMAN Making a splash in 4K? & MORE!

Massive attack? • Monitor Audio MASS → www.monitoraudio.com

Philips does Dolby Vision • HDR standard to be added to HDR10+ TVs, while B&W deal grows

Playlist… • Team HCC spins up its disc picks of the month

Sony's 4K TV invasion • XG LCD models cater to smallscreen buyers and megascreen ambitions

At the 'plex… • Heading out to see a flick? Catch these this month

4K projectors with the X-factor? • Duo of short-throw LED beamers adds Harman Kardon audio to 2,160p images

Waiting for God, oh… • The stars of American Gods' delayed second season spill the beans

Press play • Discs spinning your way in the coming month…

News x10 • This month's top 10 news stories in handy, bite-sized chunks…

Premiere… • What's happening in the world of TV and films…

We asked…

Fish n quips • Aquaman → Warner Bros. → Digital Download/DVD/Blu-ray/3D Blu-ray/UHD Blu-ray

Back of the 'net • Trailers, technology and more to check out on the web

Face to Face • Topics of discussion on the HCC Facebook page

Concept takes a stand • Q Acoustics Concept 300 → www.qacoustics.co.uk

Atmos and LFE shake up the Bristol Hi-Fi Show • The UK show has dropped 'Sound and Vision' from its name but Team HCC discovered it still has something to offer those with an interest beyond two-channel hi-fi

Samsung enters Quantum Realm • Samsung pushes the performance envelope with its 2019 QLED range, and urges buyers to think big. Steve May is fine with that

Game on? • Samsung's soundbar line targets console junkies

'I can completely change how this movie is going to feel' • Colourist Dado Valentic says movie lovers have never had it so good, thanks to Panasonic's professional approach to OLED TV. Mark Craven is all ears/eyes

Panasonic's OLED expansion • TV brand doubles down on options for 2019 buyers

From DVD to 4K UHD • Pana players for all in 2019

A brief history of CINEMA BASS • Martin Dew discovers the origins of LFE in movies – and traces its progression into home cinemas – via disaster flicks and Colonel Kurtz

Bass tips • AV professionals lift the lid on subwoofer setup…

LFE demo delights • HCC readers nominate their favourite subwoofer torture tests on Blu-ray

Cinema aims for the stars • This bespoke movie room mixes glamorous aesthetics with state-of-the-art projection. Mark Craven walks the red carpet

Everything but the kitchen sink • Daniel Sait discovers a smartly styled bigscreen theatre that's part of an award-winning multiroom project – and used to have a kitchen

REVIEWS • HARDWARE FYNE AUDIO Entry-level floorstanding 5.1 speaker system ECLIPSE Premium TD725SWMK2 dual-driver subwoofer BLUESOUND Pulse Mini 2i hi-res multiroom speaker GOLDENEAR Triton 5.2 pack with bass secret BT Complete Wi-Fi system HITACHI 2.1 soundbar ROUNDUP Four sub-£1,000 home cinema subwoofers go head-to-head & MORE!

Twin 10in for double the fun? • Eclipse's range-topping sub claims best-in-class speed and precision. Richard Stevenson feels the...