Home Cinema Choice - March 2018

Our cover star this issue is Sony’s VPL-VW760ES projector, which combines a native 4K resolution with HDR playback and a laser light engine. Read our review to find out why this premium PJ is a home cinema game-changer… Also on our test bench is Wharfedale’s DX-2, a compact 5.1 speaker package that’s an essential audition for a wallet-friendly setup. We also run the rule over Piega’s TMicro floorstanding array, a JBL soundbar system offering true 5.1 audio, BenQ’s bargain-priced W1050 projector, a 55in Bild 3 Loewe OLED TV, KEF’s Kube10b subwoofer, 1More headphones, an ultra-short-throw Epson projector, and more. Whatever your budget, we’ve got you covered. On the software side, we check out new Blu-ray and 4K releases including Kingsman 2: The Golden Circle, Paddington 2 and Criterion’s stunning remaster of Night of the Living Dead. We also reveal the go-to Blu-ray demo discs that’ll help you show off your system. Elsewhere, we head to Hollywood to get the inside info on Panasonic’s new OLED lineup, admire a stunning 7.2.4 professional install, check out a pair of readers’ AV rooms, and wonder whether Netflix is changing the way we watch movies. Plus all the usual opinions, news, disc reviews and competitions. Enjoy the show!