Home Cinema Choice - February 2022

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One part 4K OLED, one part high-performance Bowers & Wilkins sound system, and one part style icon, Philips’ new 65in OLED+986 is the brand’s most premium TV. We put this flagship flatscreen through its paces in our in-depth review. Also on the test bench this issue is Denon’s AVR-X1700H, an affordable Dolby Atmos/DTS:X receiver with futureproof connectivity and a bevy of features. Is this the best-value AVR you can buy? We also run the rule over Panasonic’s 50in JX850 Dolby Vision LED TV; Klipsch’s Cinema 600 soundbar; a floorstanding speaker package from Monitor Audio; Q Acoustics’ M20 active system; Sky Glass; Toshiba’s 50UK3163 TV; 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 No Time to Die, The Last Duel and Venom: Let There Be Carnage, plus a new ‘Deluxe Edition’ of Jackie Chan classic actioner Armour of God. We also look at the weird and wonderful world of Director’s Cuts movies, from James Cameron’s The Abyss: Special Edition to Zack Snyder’s Justice League.
Elsewhere, we report on CES 2022 and the new tech coming your way this year; check out a living room-turned-cinema room with the aid of a hidden projector; revisit an HCC reader to get the lowdown their system overhaul; and explain why loudspeakers are the heroes of any AV setup…
Plus all the usual opinions, news, disc reviews and competitions. Enjoy the show!