Category: Home cinema
Sony's new HMZ-T3W headset is like having a personal 750-inch OLED TV strapped to your head
They say that going to the cinema is all about the enriching communal experience of watching films with others, but when I'm surrounded by chatty cretins munching down on Pringles and chugging a bucket sized coke I can't suppress my…
Samsung launches 98-inch UHD display and 31.5-inch UHD monitor
Samsung are rolling out the big home cinema guns ahead of their IFA 2013 showcase, today annoucning the release of two ultra high definition display. First up is a 98-inch UHD large format display (LFD) screen. The giant set hits…
REVIEW: Orbitsound airSOUND Base
Orbitsound's march into your living room continues with the SB60 airSOUND Base system, a speaker box designed to accompany your flat screen TV. Neither surround sound system nor sound bar, can this intriguing speaker find its niche among home cinema enthusiasts? Read our full review to find out!
Onkyo aims to improve poor TV sound with Soundbar solutions
The slimmer TVs become, the more difficult it is to squeeze decent speakers inside them. The result is that while picture quality has improved in leaps and bounds, built-in TV sound quality has, if anything, probably got worse. Onkyo reckons…
Philips Fidelio Soundbar HTL9100 is a transforming 5.1 speaker system
Launching a little later than the originally stated May release date, Philips have today unleashed their interesting Fidelio Soundbar HTL9100 system. The company's first soundbar under their premium Fidelio branding, the soundbar is a modular system, with individual speakers that…
Logitech Ultimate Hub turns your smartphone into a universal remote for AV kit
One smartphone app to rule them all – that's the idea behind Logitech's new Ultimate Hub AV control unit. Taking its cues from the company's long line of universal remote controls (and a direct relation to the recent Harmony Ultimate…
Onkyo's new TX-NR929 and TX-NR828 AV receivers offer 4K, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth smarts
Onkyo have ticked pretty much every box with their latest line of home cinema AV receivers. From 4K support through to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, the new Onkyo TX-NR929 and TX-NR828 receivers look feature-rich. Each can take and accept pass…
Bang & Olufsen launch sci-fi BeoLab 14 5.1 surround sound system
High-end audio manufacturers Bang & Olufsen have launched their first dedicated 5.1 surround sound system, the BeoLab 14. Consisting of a subwoofer and five satellites, they're primarily made from aluminium, giving the round speakers (sitting on the end of aluminium…
LG releases Stage Fright – So Real It's Scary 2
Sponsored post All men at some point or other have experienced 'stage fright' – the fear of not being able to go for a wee in a urinal if other people are around. But what if above the urinals were…
Spotify music streaming coming to LG home cinema gear
LG are set to add Spotify music streaming to their connected home cinema systems. Plenty of LG's web connected Blu-ray players and speaker systems from 2013 will be getting the new Spotfy app, set to launch in April. No word…