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As I write, Avengers: Endgame still ranks behind the other three Avengers movies in box office takings. By the time you read this, however, it will surely have raced past them on its way to challenging Avatar as the biggest movie of all time. Cinema is very much alive and kicking. Hollywood, facing competition from streaming TV platforms, has tweaked its model, jettisoning mid-budget flicks in favour of projects that either cost little, or cost a lot. And commercial cinemas have regrouped, realising that if effort is made on viewer comfort and the AV experience, audiences don't mind paying more for a ticket. Home cinema hardware is evolving too. This issue we look at LG's C9 OLED, which introduces HDMI 2.1 connectivity; sample the first of a new breed of DLP projectors…
