Thursday November 22, 2007 HCC #150 Out Now!!!
Home Cinema Choice #150 is on sale now and jam packed full of AV goodness.
Featuring:
In depth reviews of the Samsung LE52F96BD – the company's cutting edge, LED-backlit LCD TV; the Sharp BD-HP20H – a Blu-ray player for those on a budget;...
Wednesday November 21, 2007 Is SD dead?
Has standard-definition lost its place in your home cinema setup? That's what we'd like to know. Should the software section of HCC (Playback) focus solely on HD content, be it Blu-ray, HD DVD, HDTV shows and HD games? Or does good, old-fashioned DVD still...
Tuesday November 20, 2007 £100 is the magic HD price point
A study in the US conducted by HD DVD-backer Toshiba has revealed that $200 (£100) is the price point at which buying into HD becomes a 'no-brainer', according to Toshiba HD DVD expert Oliver Van Wynendaele.
'More than 60 per cent of the consumers that...
Thursday November 15, 2007 Free THX disc! Have you got yours yet?
If you’ve not picked up your copy of the new-look Home Cinema Choice with free THX disc, time is running out! Issue 149 goes OFF sale on Thursday 22 November (to be replaced by the brand spanking new HCC issue 150!). Even though our print run was increased...
Monday October 29, 2007 HCC #149 – new look and FREE THX DEMO DISC II
The new-look HCC goes on sale this week with a world-exclusive demo DVD from the masters of high quality sound reproduction, THX.
The brand-new THX Demo Disc II is sure to be highly sought-after, and we're giving it away FREE!
THX DEMO DISC II includes...
Tuesday October 23, 2007 Transformers becomes biggest-selling HD disc ever
Paramount announced this morning that the newly-released Transformers movie has sold more HD discs in its first week on sale than any previous HD release, with 190,000 copies sold in North America.
The Hollywood studio also said that in the first week...
I Am Legend: Coming Soon
Will Smith hasn't made a good movie in a while, but judging from the trailer for I Am Legend, that could all be about to change.
Based on Richard Matheson's sci-fi novel, the film stars Smith as Robert Neville, a scientist left stranded as the last man...
Monday October 22, 2007 Built-in HD DVD to be added to Xbox 360 spec?
Technology website Smarthouse is reporting that Microsoft is collaborating with Toshiba to build an Xbox 360 console with an internal HD DVD drive. According to the report, the new console might also come with a bumper-sized hard drive and revamped Media...
Tuesday October 16, 2007 The rise and rise of Onkyo
Onkyo may not be the best-known of the specialist AV brands, but there’s a good chance you already own a piece of its kit. If you have a Nintendo DS or Wii games console, you’ll have Onkyo speakers in both the Wiimote and the handheld; owners of higher-end...
Monday October 15, 2007 Blu-ray-only manufacturer backs Blu-ray to win format war
TDK, the only recordable media company to be a founding member of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), has said that Blu-ray is a sure-fire winner of the format war and that HD DVD will fail.
Speaking to tech.co.uk , TDK, which currently makes 25GB and...
Tuesday September 25, 2007 HCC, best-selling magazine in Middle Earth?
Hobbits love Home Cinema Choice, it's official!
According to a survey conducted across Middle Earth by marketing company Rivendell-360, Hobbits are particularly fond of the UK's best home entertainment mag. As are Elfin folk, rangers, wizards and dwarves....
Saturday September 22, 2007 HD DVD and Blu-ray steal London Sound And Vision Show
A spectacular demonstration of Blu-ray and HD DVD kicked off the London Sound and Vision Show 07, which runs over the weekend (September 22-23) at the Park Inn Hotel, Bath Road, near London’s Heathrow Airport. The demonstration, in the Home Cinema Choice...
Friday September 21, 2007 Warner drops Total HD plan
Warner Home Video's Total HD Blu-ray and HD DVD hybrid discs have been shelved indefinitely, according to WHV president Ron Sanders in an interview with twice.com.
Total HD discs consist of a Blu-ray disc and an HD DVD disc glued together back-to-back....
Thursday September 20, 2007 Sharp and Pioneer join forces
LCD leader Sharp and arch rival Pioneer, proud producer of plasma TVs, have buried the hatchet. News coming out of Japan suggests the pair have decided to join forces, with Sharp buying a 14.28 per cent stake in Pioneer. The pairing makes sense for both...
Tuesday September 18, 2007 Visit London Sound & Vision 07 and win a cutting-edge Onkyo receiver!
Visit the London Sound & Vision Show 07 at the Heathrow Park Inn this weekend and you could own the award winning Onkyo TX-SR605 7.1 channel receiver (pictured) by Monday!
As part of a special show promotion, visitors who subscribe to Home Cinema Choice at...
