Home Cinema Choice Summer 2022

It wasn’t long ago that a 42in TV was considered big. But, even though the size of our living rooms hasn’t changed much, image quality and display technology have, to the point where Samsung’s monster-sized 75in QN900B TV (p48) isn’t actually the largest model in the range. Can’t accommodate the 85-incher? Then this stunning 8K HDR flatscreen is for you. Unless, of course, you want to go really large. Home cinema projection has moved on a lot from the days of bulky CRT models that threatened to bring down your ceiling. Today’s beamers are far easier to live with, not to mention light years ahead in terms of performance. This issue we check out a pair of models with different approaches to bigscreen viewing – LG’s ultra-short-throw HU715Q (p60), and…

It wasn’t long ago that a 42in TV was considered big. But, even though the size of our living rooms hasn’t changed much, image quality and display technology have, to the point where Samsung’s monster-sized 75in QN900B TV (p48) isn’t actually the largest model in the range. Can’t accommodate the 85-incher? Then this stunning 8K HDR flatscreen is for you. Unless, of course, you want to go really large. Home cinema projection has moved on a lot from the days of bulky CRT models that threatened to bring down your ceiling. Today’s beamers are far easier to live with, not to mention light years ahead in terms of performance. This issue we check out a pair of models with different approaches to bigscreen viewing – LG’s ultra-short-throw HU715Q (p60), and BenQ’s…

John Archer: The experienced TV tester cut his teeth as an early HCC staffer Jon Thompson: Film producer and post-production expert delves into Hollywood and AV Steve May: HCC’s former Ed. is one of the UK’s most respected AV journos Anton van Beek: Our avid movie watcher and disc collector cut his teeth on Total DVD Richard Stevenson: Former Editor of the UK CE trade journal ERT Ed Selley: Audiophile Ed mixes his home cinema passion with a love of vinyl Steve Withers: Movie fan, display calibrator and object-based audio obsessive…

John Archer: The experienced TV tester cut his teeth as an early HCC staffer Jon Thompson: Film producer and post-production expert delves into Hollywood and AV Steve May: HCC’s former Ed. is one of the UK’s most respected AV journos Anton van Beek: Our avid movie watcher and disc collector cut his teeth on Total DVD Richard Stevenson: Former Editor of the UK CE trade journal ERT Ed Selley: Audiophile Ed mixes his home cinema passion with a love of vinyl Steve Withers: Movie fan, display calibrator and object-based audio obsessive…

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For the new LS60 Wireless, KEF has adapted the overlapping voice coil tech (UniCore) of its KC62 subwoofer (HCC #320) to side-mount four 5.25in bass drivers in a floorstanding cabinet measuring just 15cm wide (excluding plinth). These are positioned in push-pull pairs above and below the front-facing Uni-Q mid/tweeter array to create a ‘single point source’ speaker, with all drivers fed by a mix of Class D and Class AB amps rated at 1,400W. Playback through this premium £6,000 system is via Wi-Fi/Ethernet, Bluetooth, or analogue/digital ins. Control is via remote handset or app, the latter allowing ‘expert’ sound tuning.…