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 TCL Multi-HDR Mini LED TV ready to roll this Summer APPLE Upgraded 4K TV box LG New soundbar lineup breaks cover SONY VPL-VW290ES and VPL-VW890ES projectors added to 4K range NEWS X10 The hottest news stories in bite-sized chunks GODZILLA VS KONG The battle of the bulge is coming to 4K Blu-ray & MORE!

Mini LED lights the way • After dipping into the UK market in recent years with a succession of well-priced mid-tier TVs, Chinese marque TCL is now aiming higher with the C82, a 4K QLED model with Mini LED backlight promising 'incredible brightness, dramatic highlights and a richer, more lifelike HDR performance.' HDR10+ and Dolby Vision-capable, with 48Gbps HDMI 2.1 connectivity, Android smarts and integrated Dolby Atmos sound system designed by Onkyo, the set will arrive this Summer in 55in and 65in variants, price TBC.

Apple TV 4K upgraded • New-generation streamer supercharged by advanced A12 Bionic chipset

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

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

Sony expands 4K PJ fleet • New entry-level and flagship models focus on films, not gaming…

Velodyne's new depth charge • Subwoofer specialist's DB range goes big on drivers, small on price

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

Soundbar sweet treat? • LG's 2021 range includes compact Atmos-capable Eclair model

Sony parties hard with X-Series • Portable, wireless speakers designed for those who 'live life loud'

New X10 • This month’s top 10 news stories in handy, bite-sized chunks…

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

'Let's have a clean fight' • Godzilla vs Kong → Warner Bros. → Ultra HD Blu-ray

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

Sound United HDMI 2.1 fix • Free external adapter now shipping for Denon and Marantz AV receivers

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Game on for home cinema • The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S consoles introduce a range of awesome new AV features – but can your home cinema support them all? John Archer wraps his head around VRR, ALLM and more

Surround Sound • Knowing where to put your loudspeakers is the first step towards thrilling home cinema sound, even if you have to make some compromises. Team HCC digs into the basics

A-list Atmos • Team HCC picks its objectbased audio classics

Saddle up! • Since the dawn of cinema, filmmakers have been drawn to tales of the American West. Anton van Beek hits the trail for a ride through the genre’s ups and downs…

Smallscreen shootouts… • TV Western shows on disc

Down under! • Ned Kelly looms large in Australian Westerns…

Bring on the wall • A mid-room partition in this lengthy loft-based cinema enables an optimum throw distance for its 4K projector and creates space behind for discs and hardware. Daniel Sait reports

Out with the old, in with the new • Mark Craven reports on an install project that overhauled a previous setup with fresh hardware and a luxurious aesthetic

SVS's box of tricks • HARDWARE ANTHEM MRX 740 seven-channel receiver with ARC Genesis room EQ CAMBRIDGE AUDIO Affordable 5.1 floorstanding speaker system LG 65in C1 OLED TV HUAWEI Sound speaker with Devialet tech SAMSUNG 3.1.2-channel...