Home Cinema Choice Magazine April 2016 Zurück Ausgabe

In the latest issue of Home Cinema Choice we get goggle-eyed with Philips’ new Ultra HD Ambilight TV. Is this 55in HDR-ready flatscreen an essential home cinema upgrade or a case of style over substance?

Also in our hardware reviews is an exclusive audition of Denon’s X6200W AV receiver – with full 4K/HDR support and Atmos and DTS:X playback, this is as futureproofed as it gets! Joining it on the test bench are Sony’s VPL-HW65ES premium Full HD projector, Tannoy’s Revolution XT surround speaker pack, Samsung’s HW-J650 soundbar, multiroom audio from Yamaha, Bush’s bargain-priced 58in 4K TV, five affordable 1080p PJs and more. So if you’re looking for new kit – whatever your budget – then we’ve got you covered.

On the software side, we kick off our Playback section with the final instalment of the Hunger Games franchise and its thrilling Dolby Atmos soundtrack, plus Spectre, The Good Dinosaur, Mr. Robot and and more. We also chat to the boss of The Criterion Collection as it prepares to bring the legendary Blu-ray label to the UK.

Elsewhere, we go behind-the-scenes at Sony to discover what the Japanese giant has in store for 2016, reveal all the gossip from Sound & Vision: The Bristol Show and check out a professional cinema install that brings 3D audio to the bedroom too. We also take a tour of an HCC reader’s garage movie room, pick the 10 best Ridley Scott flicks on Blu-ray and discover the dangers of firmware updates that remove, rather than add, to your AV gear…

Plus all the usual opinions, advice, news and competitions. Enjoy the show!