Thursday March 27, 2008 Sky HD Zulu aspect ratio puzzle
In a recent review of Sky HD's broadcast of Zulu, we questioned the aspect ratio the film was broadcast in. Originally shot in 2.20:1, the broadcast version appeared to be closer to 1.85:1.
Having now had the chance to compare and contrast the Sky HD...
Wednesday March 26, 2008 Meet the Godfather of Surround Sound
A starstruck Adam Rayner gets an audience with Tomlinson Holman, the TH of THX...
If you are a Trekker then you’ll recall an episode from the original series in which Captain Kirk is court-martialled. His title, decorations and qualifications are read...
Friday March 21, 2008 Zulu on Sky HD AV review
In an effort to make more British movies available in high-definition, Sky has begun its own re-mastering program, with spectacular results.
The first film to benefit from Sky’s valiant HD push is Zulu , shown as part of a season to celebrate Sir...
Wednesday March 19, 2008 KEF's egg-cellent new speaker
The Home Cinema Choice team had a pleasant surprise this morning when we took receipt of KEF’s latest Home Theatre 3000 Series mini-speaker, the brand-new Egg.
Arriving completely out of the blue, with no preview demonstrations or press releases to...
Tuesday March 18, 2008 Cloverfield hits Region 1 DVD
In a bit of surprisingly late-breaking news, Paramount Home Entertainment has revealed that low-fi blockbuster Cloverfield will be smashing its way onto DVD in America on 22 April, 2008.
Unfortunately there's been no word on a Blu-ray release yet (we had...
Panasonic announces sponsorship of Live From Abbey Road
Acclaimed music performance show Live From Abbey Road has joined forces with Panasonic in a remarkable agreement that sees the consumer electronics company providing not just sponsorship but supplying equipment for use in just about every aspect of the...
Lost: Via Domus Xbox 360 AV review
Your reaction to Lost: Via Domus will depend largely on your geek credentials.
Without a serious investment in either the characters or the concepts, Lost: Via Domus is likely to appear a rather old-school adventure puzzler. Fanboys though will...
Monday March 17, 2008 Blu-ray players going up in price...
Reports from the US have shown that, four weeks after Toshiba pulled the plug on the HD DVD format, prices of Blu-ray players have gone up in price, not down.
The average price in January of the top 10 Blu-ray players on PriceGrabber.com was $467. In...
Thursday March 13, 2008 Sony Concept Store Planned for Heathrow Terminal 5
Are you flying out of Heathrow's new Terminal 5, when it opens on 27th March? If so, you might want to check out the new Sony concept store that will open there on the same day. The company claims that the store will be unlike any other in the new Terminal,...
Tuesday March 11, 2008 Whoops!
It's not easy making sure every issue of Home Cinema Choice is error-free. In fact, it's really, really hard. That's our only excuse for the heinous misprint in HCC #154, on page 8, which says that Meridian's new, sexy, DSP7200 loudspeakers are available for...
Friday February 29, 2008 Turok Xbox 360 AV review
Until someone starts to turn Ray Harryhausen movies into videogames this will have to do!
Home theater gamers with a long memory will no doubt feel affection for Turok. Back in the day, the release of the original game was seen as a graphical watershed...
Wednesday February 27, 2008 The Lost Oddities of Home Cinema – Retro Kit Special
DVD, VHS, Dolby Digital, Freeview and Sky+. Success stories, each and every one. But for every winner, there are losers. Sometimes, it’s down to over-complex usability, rubbish marketing or poor performance. Or perhaps it’s being too ahead of your time in...
Sky announces three more hi-def channels
Sky has announced three more channels for its high definition platform. Over the next couple of months, Sky Sports HD 3, Sky Movies Premiere HD and FX HD will be added, taking the total number of HD channels available to 17.
Sky says, 'The launch of Sky...
Did the earthquake kill your home cinema?
There were sweaty palms at HCC this morning, as we checked whether anything in our home cinema room had fallen off, shattered or self-combusted following last night's Californian-style 5.3-on-the-scale earthquake. Thankfully, everything from the projector...
Tuesday February 19, 2008 HD DVD is dead, really
Following the rumours over the last couple of days, Toshiba has finally banged the last nail into the HD DVD coffin, flicked off the light switch, locked the door, and told the milkman to stop deliveries.
Here follows the company's announcement...
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