Home Cinema Choice Magazine August 2017 Back Issue

Sony enters the bigscreen OLED arena with its Bravia A1, our cover star this issue. Boasting an innovative design, unique ‘invisible’ speaker system and fine-tuned picture performance, this might just be the best TV the brand has ever made… Also auditioned is ATC’s on-wall HTS7 speaker pack, which brings the company’s sonic know-how to a space-saving design; Samsung’s MU9000 4K TV and M9500 Ultra HD Blu-ray player; short-throw projection and Dolby Atmos systems from Sony; Tangent’s floorstanding Spectrum 5.1 array; an affordable 55in LED 4K flatscreen from TCL; and a roundup of mid-range soundbars from LG, Monitor Audio, Philips and Samsung. Whatever your budget, we’ve got you covered. On the software side, we chat to Logan director James Mangold before digging into the film’s Ultra HD Blu-ray release. We also check out new Blu-ray/4K discs including Kong: Skull Island; Get Out; John Wick: Chapter Two and Universal’s Mummy trilogy. And, inspired by Elle, we round up 10 of the best Paul Verhoeven movies for your collection. On the software side, we chat to Logan director James Mangold before digging into the film’s Ultra HD Blu-ray release. We also check out new Blu-ray/4K discs including Kong: Skull Island; Get Out; John Wick: Chapter Two and Universal’s Mummy trilogy. And, inspired by Elle, we round up 10 of the best Paul Verhoeven movies for your collection. Plus all the usual opinions, advice, news and more. Enjoy the show!