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What's a smart and simple way to run an Ethernet cable outdoors?

This #discussion looks to help a relative novice choose the right Ethernet cable and create an #internet connection to a garden out-building that's simple to follow and ideally long-lasting. www.avforums.com/threads/whic...

Pro-Ject Audio announces the Debut Reference 10 turntable News that its latest model promises to the best in the Debut series yet, with a new 10-inch tonearm coupled with upgrades seen on the older EVO models.

Pro-Ject has announced a March launch for its Debut Reference #turntable which promises to be the pinnacle of the Debut series by featuring a new 10-inch tonearm and combining some of the more recent EVO upgrades. www.avforums.com/news/pro-jec...

#ProJectAudio #Turntables #HiFi

YouTube video by AVForums Panasonic Z90B Review: Is This the Best Mid Price OLED TV Right Now?

If you're ready to buy an #OLEDTV right now and are wondering if you should wait for a 2026 model, then check out this video on the Panasonic Z90B; one of the best mid priced #OLEDs that 2025 had to offer.
Could it prove a smarter buy than a 2026 flagship?
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Majority Auto Turntable Review Review of the Majority Auto Turntable which may just feature enough functionality and affordability to encourage shy, vinyl first-timers to jump on board

Majority's breadth of products is already eye opening but, with the Auto, the company has gone and released a #turntable with functionality we've never seen here before.
Is it an... automatic... purchase for #vinyl fans at the affordable end of the scale? www.avforums.com/reviews/majo...

All the President's Men 4K Blu-ray Review pakula, Redford and Hoffman deliver a brutally dense forensic retelling of the Watergate scandal in one of cinematic journalisms greatest moments

#AllthePresidentsMen delivers a forensic retelling of the Watergate scandal, and this acclaimed political thriller gets a lovely new 4K restoration to remind us that films about men-talking-in-rooms can be absolutely riveting when done properly. www.avforums.com/reviews/all-...

#4KUltraHD #4KUHD

Montage image showing a PC, a monitor with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle game showing, a gaming laptop and an Nvidia RTX Series 50 graphics card - all against a vibrant green and black patterned background

#Gamers! What's your advice to someone who is asking whether they should wait at least a year or two for the delayed, next-gen #Nvidia RTX 60 graphics card, or splash out now on a current RTX 50 model. www.avforums.com/threads/rtx5...

#Discussion #Gaming #PCGaming

Peking Opera Blues 4K Blu-ray Review Tsui Hark walked so Stephen Chow could run and Peking Opera Blues is a riot of tones, genres and pacing that gave clear inspiration to Kung Fu Hustle

Quentin Tarantino once claimed Tsui Hark's #PekingOperaBlues to be one of the greatest films ever made... and you know what? He's not far wrong. @arrowvideo.bsky.social brings this uproarious action comedy to our 4K screens courtesy of a handsome new restoration. www.avforums.com/reviews/peki...

Crime 101 Movie Review Old school crime thriller for the new generation, Bart Layton's entertaining thriller reminds us all that whether it pays or not, crime is just fun...

#Crime101 is an old school thriller for the new generation. But whether Bart Layton's entertaining & tense drama reaches the heights of the Heat benchmark or not, it reminds us all that, regardless of if it pays or not, crime can still be fun. www.avforums.com/reviews/crim...

#MovieReview #Movie

Redux Redux Movie Review Multiverse on a budget? The McManus trio deliver a grungy, punishing indie sci-fi revenger that demands your attention.

#ReduxRedux is the multiverse on a budget as the McManus siblings deliver a grungy, punishing indie #scifi revenger that demands your attention. www.avforums.com/reviews/redu...

#Movie #MovieReview

Tim Hancock gives a quick 3-minute review of the Chord Mojo 2 Portable DAC. Everything about Mojo 2 (2026) in 3 mins! #hifi #chord #dac

The Chord Mojo 2 has had a mid season refresh and Tim Hancock is here to explain the improvements in this quick #videoreview.
www.youtube.com/shorts/dGt5b...

#ChordElectronics #HeadphoneAmp #dac

Cover of the Blu-ray of Only Two Can Play featuring a cartoon style image of Peter Sellers in a bed with two women.

#Win a copy of Only Two Can Play on Blu-ray

#PeterSellers stars as a frustrated librarian who catches the eye of a councillor's wife and embarks on a flirtatious & chaotic affair as escape from his dull family life.
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#Competition #Giveaway #Studiocanal

Chord Mojo 2 4.4 (2026) Portable DAC/Headphone Amplifier Review Review of the Chord Mojo 2 4.4 portable DAC/headphone amplifier which adds small improvements to the original Mojo 2 without any major changes

Chord's Mojo 2 DAC/headphone amplifier has had a 'mid-season' rejig with the addition of a couple of modest improvements. We take a look at the Mojo 2 4.4 to see if the latest polish has added any more sparkle. www.avforums.com/reviews/chor...

@chordelectronics.bsky.social #HiFi #HeadphoneAmp

Lifestyle image in a well lit living space of a TV with white speakers for left, right and centre channels.

Looking to build a surround system complete with an AVR, speakers and subwoofer suited to a smaller room used for movies, music, and gaming? This #discussion throws up plenty of great recommendations and advice. www.avforums.com/threads/what...

#HomeCinema #HomeTheatre #HomeTheater

The Visitor 4K Blu-ray Review Infamously baffling sci-fi/horror religious treatise that made no sense to even its stars now gets a new 4K restoration and release from Arrow Video...

#TheVisitor is a baffling sci-fi/horror/theological exploration that shamelessly steals parts from other films and rearranges them in an order known only to the supreme being. @ArrowFilmsVideo polishes up this cult not-so-classic with a new 4K restoration.
www.avforums.com/reviews/visi... #4KUltraHD

Leema Acoustics unveils new 100 Series with four integrated amplifiers News that the new line-up will debut at the Bristol Hi-Fi Show with the i85 and i150 amps, along with the iD85 and iD150 variants adding a built-in DAC.

Leema Acoustics has unveiled its new 100 Series amplifiers with four models included in the lineup and all on show at the #BristolHiFiShow this month. www.avforums.com/news/leema-a...

#LeemaAcoustics #amplifiers #HiFi

Save the Green Planet! 4K Blu-ray Review Sick of mainstream cinema? Check out something more inspired: Save the Green Planet! will have you all over the place; and is infinitely better than its remake.

Want to try something different from mainstream cinema? Something more inspired? #SavetheGreenPlanet! is completely bonkers but still strangely relatable and will have you all over the place. It's now available in #4KUHD from @arrowvideo.bsky.social.
www.avforums.com/reviews/save...

#4UltraHD

With new LG #OLEDTVs arriving soon, one enthusiast asks whether it's worth spending the same budget on a larger 65 inch G5 from last year or going for a new 55 inch G6; essentially pitching a larger screen against the latest upgrades.
What would your advice be?
www.avforums.com/threads/lg-g...

YouTube video by AVForums A Reference Level DAC - Topping D900 DAC Review

Topping is a company with an absolute mastery of the affordable - now, it's thrown off the budget shackles for the D900 DAC/preamp and we see what it can deliver when there are far fewer restraints. Check out Ed Selley's #videoreview. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0H0...

#HiFi #HiFiAudio

Hamnet Movie Review Chloe "Nomadland" Zhao's post-Eternals return-to-form gifts us a striking and emotive interpretative framing of Hamlet.

Chloé "Nomadland" Zhao's post-Eternals return-to-form gifts us a striking and emotive interpretative framing of Hamlet. Is all the award buzz warranted? www.avforums.com/reviews/hamn...

#Movie #MovieReview #MovieNight

Topping D900 Digital to Analogue Convertor Review AVForums review of the Topping D900 Digital to Analogue Convertor

What happens when a company with an absolute mastery of the affordable goes and builds something rather more serious? The D900 DAC is Topping throwing off the budget restraints and we see if it's a step up. www.avforums.com/reviews/topp...

#HiFi #Review #HiFiAudio

Stolen Face 4K Blu-ray Review Hammer are at it again, lavishing glory on one of their lesser known films, and boy is it worth it!

Hammer are at it again, lavishing 4K glory on #Stolenface, one of its lesser known films - a cautionary 'be careful what you wish for' chiller - and boy is it worth it! www.avforums.com/reviews/stol...

#hammerfilms #4KUHD #4KUltraHD

Image of the Black Phone 2 4K Blu-ray cover showing a close up of the villains devil mask in the snow.

AVForums Patrons Competition! Blumhouse's bone chilling sequel #BlackPhone2 is up for grabs in 4K and sees Ethan Hawke's The Grabber return to terrify Mason Thames' Finn. Sign up here patreon.com/avforums and enter below.
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#Competition #Giveaway #Prize

Sony launches WF-1000XM6 wireless earphones News that its new-generation earbuds boast improved processing power to offer enhanced noise-cancellation tech and improved DAC performance over the XM5.

Sony has announced that its newly launched WF-1000XM6 #earbuds boast improved processing power to offer enhanced noise-cancellation tech, a redesigned driver unit and improved DAC performance over the XM5.
www.avforums.com/news/sony-la...

#SonyUK #SonyEarbuds #TWSEarbuds

The Housemaid Movie Review Sexy, twisty, trash? Who said the erotic thriller is dead?

Sexy, twisty, trashy? Who said the erotic thriller was dead? #TheHousemaid, Paul "A Simple Favour" Feig's modern throwback is a slick slice of psycho-sexual head-messery with #SydneySweeney in the titular role. www.avforums.com/reviews/the-...

#Movie #MovieReview

Majority Bowfell Halo Atmos 5.1 Soundbar System Review Review of the Majority Bowfell Halo Atmos 5.1 Soundbar with Dolby Atmos and Bluetooth 5.3

Majority has just released its Bowfell 2 lineup. They're super-compact budget #soundbars with healthy feature sets and the Bowfell Halo Atmos is the range topper. But will it be our under-£200 choice for early 2026? www.avforums.com/reviews/majo...

#MajorityAudio #Soundbar #Review

Top 10 Blu-rays (UK) for February 2026 Another month - is it February already? - another packed release schedule in 1080p blu-ray land. Lets see which ones are worth picking up, shall we?

UK movie fans get Blu-ray treats this month from @radiancefilms.bsky.social with an epic Japanese crime trilogy; one of the best in the V/H/S horror anthology series from @shudder.bsky.social; and a haunting Holocaust story from #EurekaVideo
There's more here: www.avforums.com/reviews/top-...

Cross (Amazon Prime Video) Season 2 Premiere TV Show Review Aldis Hodge continues to do for Alex Cross what Alan Ritchson did for Jack Reacher, with another solid, bingeable slice of prime Amazon TV.

Aldis Hodge continues to do for #AlexCross what Alan Ritchson did for Jack Reacher, with another solid, bingeable slice of #primevideo procedural action.
www.avforums.com/reviews/cros...

#StreamingTV #TVSeries #TVShow

Top 10 Blu-rays (UK) for February 2026 Another month - is it February already? - another packed release schedule in 1080p blu-ray land. Lets see which ones are worth picking up, shall we?

This month, UK Blu-ray fans can experience a zombie apocalypse from @signatureuk.bsky.social, supernatural wuxia from @88films.bsky.social, psychological noir from #thirdwindow and J-horror from @arrowvideo.bsky.social.
See what else makes our February rundown.
www.avforums.com/reviews/top-...

Humax set to launch new Aura EZ 4K TV recorder News that its latest 4K HDR model comes with Freely built-in, adding to its roster of on-demand content along with up to 1,000 hours of live recordings.

Humax is set to launch its Aura EZ 4K set top box. This latest 4K HDR model comes with #Freely built-in, over 75,000 hours of on demand content, HDR10+ support and up to 1,000 hours of recording space. www.avforums.com/news/humax-s...
#Humax #PVR #CordCutting

Sky bundles HBO Max, Disney+, Netflix & Hayu in new Ultimate package News that Sky has announced its Sky Ultimate TV package which bundles HBO Max alongside Disney+, Netflix and Hayu

With #HBOMax now launching in the UK as a standalone streaming option, Sky has announced its Sky Ultimate TV package which bundles the new service alongside #DisneyPlus, #Netflix and #Hayu; starting from 24GBP per month. www.avforums.com/news/sky-bun...

#SkyTV #StreamingTV