Home Cinema Choice - August 2022

In this issue

Our cover star this month is Philips 55OLED807, the latest step in the company’s evolution of the self-emissive tech. Does this TV’s mix of advanced processing, Ambilight illumination, and bright ‘EX’ OLED panel guarantee a best-in-class viewing experience? Read our review to find out…

Also on the test bench this issue is Trinnov’s Amplitude16, the French marque’s latest – and greatest – multichannel power amplifier. We also run the rule over Devialet’s high-end Dione soundbar; TCL’s 65in C835K Mini LED TV; the new HT/1510 Predator subwoofer from sub-bass specialist REL; laser projectors from Xgimi and Epson; Cabasse’s Pearl Keshi 2.1 system; the Klang soundbar/sub combi from reborn German brand Loewe; and more. Whatever your budget, we’ve got you covered.

On the software side, we check out new Blu-ray, 4K and streaming releases including The Batman, The Northman and Ambulance. We also guide your through the UK’s astonishing range of independent Blu-ray labels, and remember when Michael Caine and Mike Hodges rewrote the British crime flick rulebook with 1971 classic Get Carter.

Elsewhere, we check out a former dining room given a custom-install home cinema makeover; wonder why Paramount+ isn’t available in 4K; eye up Monitor Audio’s incoming Concept 50 loudspeakers; and plan how we’d spend a lottery win on some of the world’s most outrageous and most expensive AV hardware.

Plus all the usual opinions, news, disc reviews and more. Enjoy the show!

Room correction

Tackling unwanted acoustic issues in your home cinema isn't only about speaker positioning and physical treatments - your AVR or processor can help too, says Mark Craven

2 mins

AV objects of desire

Team HCC, fresh from a lottery win, goes shopping for the world's most exotic, most outrageous and most covetable items of home entertainment hardware

6 mins

A Journey of Discovery

The UK Blu-Ray Labels You Need to Know

10+ mins

Philips' OLED panel beater

As the eagerly awaited successor to the multi-award-winning Philips OLED806 series (see HCC #323), the new OLED807 arrives burdened with the heavy weight of expectation. Can the manufacturer effectively evolve its OLED technology yet again? The answer to that, it turns out, is yes - this range usurps its illustrious predecessor in at least three major ways. But we're getting ahead of ourselves...

6 mins

Hardcore home cinema thrills

The debut Dolby Atmos soundbar from French manufacturer Devialet is a sensational performer, says Steve May

5 mins

Maximum power, minimum space

Trinnov's new 16-channel Amplitude model is all the amplifier you'll ever need, argues Steve Withers

5 mins

Aura PJ makes movies glow

On the evidence of this UST PJ, John Archer feels newcomer Xgimi is ready to take on the AV big boys

5 mins

Predator 2: The Sequel, anyone?

REL's home cinema-centric subwoofer range returns, once again with a 'no-frills, all the spills' ethos. Richard Stevenson plays fast and deep with the 15in HT/1510

5 mins

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Home Cinema Choice Magazine Description:

Since 1995 Home Cinema Choice has been the must-buy magazine for AV enthusiasts. Published thirteen times a year, each issue provides in-depth, detailed reviews of the hardware products on your shortlist – from hi-def/4K televisions and projectors to AV receivers, speakers, Blu-ray players, soundbars and more. We also travel the world seeking out the latest tech and trends, provide advice and inspiration for your own cinema project and reveal the Blu-rays and DVDs you'll want to add to your collection.