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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
Chloรฉ "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
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
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 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.
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#SonyUK #SonyEarbuds #TWSEarbuds
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 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-ยฃ200 choice for early 2026? www.avforums.com/reviews/majo...
#MajorityAudio #Soundbar #Review
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-...
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
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.
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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
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
It's easy to see what Sky is attempting to do with #SkyGlass and its second iteration of the all-in-one #streamingTV is a significant step up from the first. Is it the right approach for the way you watch TV? We reach for the Sky to find out.
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#SkyTV
The Shadow's Edge, #JackieChan's dark new action epic lands in 4K from @CineAsiaUK. Is this the best opportunity to find out whether the martial arts legend still has any gas left in the tank? www.avforums.com/reviews/the-...
#4KUHD #4KUltraHD #ActionMovie
#Bugonia has #EmmaStone's pharmaceutical CEO kidnapped by a paranoid conspiracy theorist who believes she is more than she seems and is determined to expose her. Which leads us to ask, is this #4KUHD real or an alien ploy to subvert humankind?
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#4KUltraHD
An image showing two groups of professionals on opposite sides of the apex of a concrete wall in an underground setting. Each group represents either cops or criminals and they are all ready for action with weapons drawn, ready to leap out and engage the other group.
#Win The Shadow's Edge on UK #iTunes Digital #TheShadowsEdge sees legend #JackieChan play a retired tracking expert who is drawn back into action to help locate a cyber-criminal gang which has disappeared with billions. www.avforums.com/competitions...
#Competition #Giveaway #Prize
The Straight Story, #DavidLynch's melancholy but inspirational twilight tale, is an unlikely family friendly road trip far removed from the more usual surrealist offerings the auteur is known for and is now available on #4KUHD from #Studiocanal.
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Arendal has announced its latest speaker lineup with the new 1610 series including four models to cater for movies as well as Hi-Fi with the inclusion of a centre channel and slimline wall mounted options. www.avforums.com/news/arendal...
#Arendal #Speakers #Loudspeakers
Shorn of any Bowers & Wilkins speakers or soundbar, the Philips OLED+950 TV can let the viewer supply their own sound system while it focuses entirely on image quality and performance-enhancing features.
Is it the #OLEDTV enthusiasts should be looking at?
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#philipstv
Horror legend #WesCraven was rightfully famous for his genre redefining hits but his filmography has some 'quality detours' too. Has time been kind to 1982's #SwampThing? 88 Films' 4K Blu-ray is here to help you decide.
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#4KUHD #4KUltraHD #88Films
We take a look at the second tier of the current #Hisense Mini LED TV line-up, the U7Q Pro, to see if it hits the perfect blend of performance and value.
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@hisensetv.bsky.social #HisenseTV #Review
Birth, #JonathanGlazer's haunting, slow burn treatise on grief, guilt and the impossible legacy of a life cut short now comes to 4K Blu-ray from @criterion.bsky.social
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#NicoleKidman #4KUHD #4KUltraHD
New from @hammerfilms, a film not by Hammer but given the Hammer treatment... #CryoftheBanshee jumps on the coattails of #WitchfinderGeneral with its casting of #VincentPrice; but can either of the 2 cuts on this new #4KUHD successfully challenge it?
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#4KUltraHD
#SamRaimi is back and wants you to #SendHelp. Two plane crash survivors on a deserted island - a mousy reality TV show fan and her toxic boss - find their roles reversed... a notion that Raimi explores fully in this caustic but glossy comedy/thriller.
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#MovieReview
Anniversary is Polish filmmaker Jan Komasa's second English-language feature, and first US-set production and it has picked up a modicum of attention with its slow burn politiacal tension and how it affects a family.
This dystopian fable is now on Netflix. www.avforums.com/reviews/anni...
#Movie
Neat Acoustics has announced an enhanced version of its IOTA Alpha speaker with the Alpha II on show at the 2026 Bristol Hi-Fi Show and due in April. www.avforums.com/news/neat-ac...
#neatacoustics #Speakers #Loudspeakers
Cover of the Season 1 DVD boxset of Santuary: A Witch's Tale featuring a mid shot of the main character dressed in black and casting a spell.
Win a copy of Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale - Season 1 on DVD.
Casting a supernatural spin on murder mystery tales, modern day witch Sarah Fenn's peaceful existence is shattered in the wake of a devastating tragedy. www.avforums.com/competitions...
#Competition #Giveaway #Prizes
Can Sony's 'entry-level' BRAVIA 5 Mini LED TV offer the image quality and processing smarts of its more advanced siblings further up the range to warrant its premium price tag? We find out. www.avforums.com/reviews/sony...
#Sony #SonyTV #MiniLED
#KevinSmith looks at religion and faith in the only way he knows how - a potty mouthed pop culture lens - and the result is one of his best films. The extravagantly cast #Dogma finally comes to 4K in the UK via Vertigo Releasing. www.avforums.com/reviews/dogm...
#4KUHD #4KUltraHD
