Blu-ray
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Home CinemaSony Mastered in 4K Blu-ray discs announced, better quality for 4K TV owners
24 April 2013 -
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Home CinemaPrometheus out on Blu-ray today, crew explain set tech design - second screen app available (video)
8 October 2012 -
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Home CinemaBlockbuster launches 3-week exclusive rental incentive to combat streaming services
19 January 2012 -
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Reviews & hands-on
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Home Cinema
Best Buy CinemaNow Disc to Digital pictures and hands-on
One of Rovi's major announcements at CES in Las Vegas this year was that DivX Plus Streaming digital rights management has been approved for UltraViolet use. This allows several of Rovi's back-end entertainment delivery services to add UV compatibility,...
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The Dark Knight Rises iPad companion app pictures and hands-on
The Dark Knight Rises should by now be happily spinning in the Blu-ray players of Batman fans the world over. Fire up the disc and you might spot that there is a second screen option. This isn't anything hugely new for the world of Blu-ray, as we discovered...
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Home Cinema 4 out of 5Bang & Olufsen BeoVision 7-40 review
Would you pay ten grand for a telly? Of course you wouldn't, but ask someone at Bang & Olufsen what brands they're up against and they're more likely to utter Jaguar, Swaroski and Rolex than Samsung, LG or Sony. The Danish brand operates in a very limited...
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Gaming 4 out of 5Toshiba QOSMIO X770 review
Toshiba's QOSMIO X770 is both big and clever, although it's the size, weight and design that strike you first. Under the textured two-tone case, this is a behemoth of a gaming and multimedia laptop: 17.3" 1080p HD active 3D screen, Sandy Bridge Core...
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Home Cinema 4 out of 5Samsung BD-D8900M review
Who cares about Blu-ray? Firmly ensconced in the PlayStation 3, standalone hi-def disc spinners regularly go for under £90 – small enough bean to set the alarm bells ringing in any gadget buyer’s ears. The trick, thinks Samsung, is to up the price...
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Home CinemaStar Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-ray box set pictures and hands-on
Yep, it's here! Literally. We have in our possession the Blu-ray box set of Star Wars: The Complete Saga, and we've been as giddy as a schoolchild on half a lager shandy. That's not to say it isn't flawed, of course - there's glaring omissions (the...
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Home CinemaStar Wars Blu-ray hands-on
Rarely have we been so excited about three 30-second video clips as we were at the Digital Entertainment Group Europe event held in Disney's offices last night. For the first time on UK soil, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment played actual footage of...
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Home Cinema 4 out of 5Panasonic DMP-B200 review
Panasonic is currently the only manufacturer to offer a portable Blu-ray player in the UK, and its latest model comes in the form of the DMP-B200, a logically named successor to the B100. Despite being a portable device, the DMP-200 felt fairly hefty...
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Home Cinema 4 out of 5Samsung HT-BD8200 soundbar speakers review
The Samsung HT-BD8200 offers a 2.1 home theatre experience, bringing with it the benefits of a Blu-ray drive and the convenience of a wireless subwoofer. Soundbars offer a simple out-of-the-box home cinema solution with minimal setup and configuration...
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Home Cinema 3 out of 5Angels and Demons - Blu-ray review
If there is one thing that Dan Brown should be familiar with it's criticism. It seems to come hand-in-hand with writing a best seller these days, as like it or love it, the Da Vinci Code was both adored and abhorred in the same breath. Angels and Demons...
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Laptops 4 out of 5Samsung R620 notebook review
Samsung is known for its range of well-priced and well-made laptops, and the R620 is an affordable 16-inch media centre that sits towards the top of the company’s range. Aimed at the budget end of the multimedia market, the R620 is one of the cheapest...
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Home Cinema 4 out of 5Philips BDP7300 Blu-ray player review
Philips hasn’t really made an impact in the high-def player market so far but the BDP7300 could put the Dutch manufacturer on the Blu-ray map. It’s a fully-fledged Profile 2.0 affair, which puts BD-Live downloads at your disposal (the quality of which...
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Home Cinema 4.5 out of 5LG HB354BS Blu-ray home cinema system review
We've been impressed with LG's Blu-ray offerings of late, offering good value for money and an impressive feature set. The HB354 is the little brother of the HB954, offering a 2.1 system playing off a similar central Blu-ray player. But what a Blu-ray...
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Home Cinema 4.5 out of 5LG BD370 Blu-ray player review
Over the past year we've seen many devices that offer some form of internet connectivity, stepping beyond the still rather youthful BD-Live services, to a more comprehensive offering. The LG BD370 is such a connected player, with YouTube getting a firm...
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Home Cinema 4 out of 5Panasonic SC-BT205 Blu-ray home cinema system review
History tells us that one-box home cinema bundles rarely match the quality of a decent separates system, but for sheer convenience they simply can’t be beaten. And when it comes to Blu-ray, convenience and set-up simplicity are even more vital, given...