SOUND & VISION
Indulge your senses (or those of the person you’re buying for) with a sleigh-full of awesome-sounding TV and audio tech
AMAZON ECHO STUDIO
Apple HomePod? Google Home Max? Three can play at that game! Amazon’s high-end everywhere-firing 3D audio speaker uses Dolby Atmos tech to really dial up the hi-fi immersion, with all the convenience and smarts of the usual Echo line. £189, amazon.co.uk
SAMSUNG Q900R QLED 8K TV
This Christmas, grab a next-gen 8K TV for the price of a high-end 4K set. Tech includes a full array backlight, rated to go around 50% brighter for HDR highlights, with impressive black levels. An AI processor handles upscaling brilliantly from 4K to 8K. £1,949, amazon.co.uk
PHILIPS OLED+ 984
Time to salivate. Philips claims its top-end telly has ‘the most advanced sound system ever offered on a TV’, and with the TV’s floating soundbar and unique centrally mounted tweeter delivering exceptional high-frequency performance, it’s hard to argue. £4,500, philips.co.uk
BENQ W2700
Texas Instruments’ 2019 4K DLP chip is quite the mover: it’s brought true 4K down to a reasonable price, and BenQ takes full advantage of it here. Impeccable contrast, HDR-Pro support and even a decent set of speakers mean this is a do-anything projector. £1,398, benq.eu
SAMSUNG QE65Q90R
Want to really see the future? It’s an extravagant gift, sure, but nobody will complain about getting Samsung’s stunning telly. With a few small tweaks, it offers much of Samsung’s advanced tech from its 8K TVs, but with a 4K panel instead. £2,499, samsung.com
PANASONIC DP-UB9000
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