Home Cinema
NEWS: Rumours abound of Bond on Blu-ray
It's Friday, so let's allow ourselves to be taken in by an exciting sounding rumour: six classic James Bond films are to get the Blu-ray treatment (if French film site filmsactu.com is to be believed). The website is ...
EXCLUSIVE REVIEW: Marantz unleashes the ES7001 home cinema Soundbar - UPDATED with price reduction
Fancy surround sound but not so keen on being surrounded by wires and speakers? There is another way... Marantz is the latest big name to try its hand at a Soundbar, with the ES7001. Want to know how good this one box solution is? ...
NEWS: VHS to PC via USB
Everyone's got something stuck on an old video that in an ideal world they'd have within easier watching reach. Whether it be a VHS of your wedding, a Hi8 from your honeymoon or perhaps a Betamax of the last time Liverpool won the ...
NEWS: TCI launches its Baby Constrictor
The latest product from True Colours Industries may sound like something likely to get you reported to the NSPCC, but in fact the £80 Baby Constrictor Power Block uses a metre of the cable of the same name plus a German-made six-way 13a ...
NEWS: Denon UK confirms five new AV receivers - due from August
Further to the recent US release news - reported here - Denon UK has confirmed its 2008 line-up of AV receivers, with five new models due between now and September. The company says its new multichannel models will excel for ...
NEWS: Three new Denon Blu-ray players due from July
Denon has confirmed UK specifications and release dates for its Blu-ray line-up, which includes the DVD-3800BD (£1600; due November; shown above), DVD-2500BT transport (£800; July), and entry-level DVD-1800BD (price TBC; November). Denon ...
NEWS: Batman Begins unfolds on Blu-ray
No doubt, like us, you're in something of a continual state of saving; that next piece of hi-fi, the latest DVD, that AV rack – there's always something looming around the corner that will demand you part with your hard-earned cash. ...
NEWS: Sky HD reinvents its on-screen programme guide
This is the new look for Sky HD's online electronic programme guide, due to be rolled out this Autumn. Presented in high definition and available to the company's 465,000 Sky HD users, it's packed with new features designed to ...
NEWS: van den Hul announces Ultimate HDMI, and can't hold back The Tide
Cable company van den Hul has launched a cable that's not only described as its Ultimate HDMI - that's what it's called, too! And the company has also introduced a new interconnect, aimed at the more affordable end of its range: ...
NEWS: 1080p DVD player from Sony
Proving it's not only Pioneer who can announce new home cinema kit this week, Sony has released details on a new DVD player. The slimline DVP-NS708H offers 1080p upscaling via its HDMI output, as well as support for Bravia Sync, PhotoTV ...




