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Team HCC  |  Dec 17, 2015  |  0 comments

Issue #255 of Home Cinema Choice is now on sale – and as usual it's packed with AV goodness...

Team HCC  |  Dec 16, 2015  |  0 comments

With the World Darts Championships starting tomorrow, online streaming service Now TV has teamed up with some of the sport's best players to create the Now TV Men of Darts pin-up calendar. Inspired by some of the most iconic movie moments, the limited edition calendar sees the likes of Phil 'The Power' Taylor doing his best impression of The Godfather's Vito Corleone and James 'The Machine' Wade being given a Terminator-style makeover.

Mark Craven  |  Dec 16, 2015  |  0 comments

An early Christmas present for owners of DTS:X-ready Denon AV receivers – the company has confirmed that the long-awaited firmware update bringing DTS:X decoding capability to (some of) its AVRs is finally arriving in late January/February.

Team HCC  |  Nov 19, 2015  |  0 comments

Issue #254 of Home Cinema Choice is now on sale – and as usual it's packed with AV goodness...

Mark Craven  |  Nov 19, 2015  |  0 comments

Sky has launched a new system of products that looks set to appeal to devoted telly addicts and 4K enthusiasts. Dubbed Sky Q, it includes two flavours of main set-top box, multiroom box and hub. Hardware is scheduled to surface early next year, where it will sit alongside Sky+ and Now TV products in the satcaster's stable.

Team HCC  |  Nov 19, 2015  |  0 comments

Had he still been with us, Frank Sinatra would have been celebrating his 100th birthday this December, and we can't think of a better way of marking Ol' Blue Eyes' centennial than by kicking back and watching some of his classic movies on Blu-ray. Thankfully, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment clearly had the same idea and has just released a new Frank Sinatra: 3-Film Collection Blu-ray triple-pack.

Team HCC  |  Nov 05, 2015  |  0 comments

Independent AV retailer Crampton & Moore has announced it will be holding a TV shootout event on Nov 7 (this Saturday), featuring Panasonic's new CZ952 (pictured below) and LG's EF950V 4K OLED TVs, as well as a blast-from-the-past Panasonic ZT65, the brand's final, triumphant limited-edition plasma.

Team HCC  |  Oct 30, 2015  |  0 comments

Sci-fi smash Terminator Genisys makes its eagerly-awaited debut on Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray and DVD on November 2. But if you can't wait until then to get a taste of this action-packed blockbuster sequel, then you'll be glad to know that Paramount Home Media Distribution has released a new video looking at the making of the astonishing Future War sequence that starts the film to help tide you over...

Team HCC  |  Oct 22, 2015  |  0 comments

Issue #253 of Home Cinema Choice is now on sale – and as usual it's packed with AV goodness...

Team HCC  |  Oct 09, 2015  |  0 comments

Alfonso Cuaron's modern sci-fi masterpiece Gravity returns to Blu-ray on October 12 in a new two-disc Special Edition, courtesy of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. In addition to all of the features from the original Blu-ray platter, the new Special Edition release adds a Dolby Atmos soundtrack, as well as a Gravity: Silent Space viewing option that allows you to experience the film without music, a Looking to the Stars: The Evolution of Space featurette exploring the depiction of space in movies and a Sandra's Birthday Wish on-set video.

Anton van Beek  |  Oct 08, 2015  |  0 comments

Humax has launched the first set-top box to deliver the new Freeview Play HD connected TV service, which combines catch-up TV, on-demand services and live television in one subscription-free package.

Team HCC  |  Oct 01, 2015  |  0 comments

Telly addicts with a first-gen Amazon Fire TV box can access ITV Player as of today, where it will join existing content options supported by the streaming gizmo including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, BBC iPlayer, Demand 5 and Curzon Home Cinema. 

Team HCC  |  Sep 30, 2015  |  0 comments

Denon has annoucned a new network AV receiver designed for 'the most demanding home cinema enthusiast'. Part of the company's 2015 AVR X Series, the AVR-X6200W will retail for £1,800 and comes peppered with tasty features.

Team HCC  |  Sep 30, 2015  |  0 comments

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation – the fifth movie in the stunt-packed Tom Cruise franchise – will launch on Blu-ray on December 7 and offer a Dolby Atmos soundmix. Considering how much we enjoyed the audio track on the previous flick ...Ghost Protocol, this is very good news indeed.

Team HCC  |  Sep 30, 2015  |  0 comments

HBO has confirmed that it will be re-releasing the first two seasons of the hit fantasy drama Game of Thrones in the UK as limited edition Blu-ray Steelbooks on October 26. In addition to all of the content included in the original boxsets, these new releases will also include upgraded Dolby Atmos soundtracks, making the show the first TV series to be released on Blu-ray with the next-gen sound format. The new Steelbooks also feature exclusive cover art designed by the company responsible for the show's iconic opening credits.

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