Wednesday April 02, 2008 Announcing the Home Cinema Choice Best Buy Awards 2008
The 2008 Home Cinema Choice Best Buy Awards will be announced at a
prestigious industry-only event in London this Friday, April 4.
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Thursday May 03, 2007 Welcome...
...to the website of the 12th annual Home Cinema Choice awards, the
So how did we decide on the winners? Choosing them is a demanding process which starts with careful consideration of the categories. As technology evolves, some categories became obsolete, and new ones suggested themselves – for example, they had to reflect the emergence of Blu-ray and HD.
Then a shortlist for each category was drawn up, and the arguments began, as our hard-boiled team of reviewers debated the merits of their favourite models until they’re blue in the face. It was a difficult process, as both objective testing and subjective opinion had to be taken into account, but finally the winners were thrashed out.
So please feel free to wade through the entire awards site, or choose your favourite categories from those below (or from the category menu on the left). You can even check out pictures of the event, hosted by Red Dwarf and The Brittas Empire funnyman, Chris Barrie, here, here and here, and find out more about our sponsor, Dolby, here and here. Most of all, though, remember, all of the products listed are the best of the best: Best TV 32in and under; Best TV 42in and under; Best TV 55in and under; Best TV over 55in; Best Projection TV; Best Projector under £3k; Best Projector over £3k; Best Speakers under £1,500; Best Speakers over £1,500; Subwoofer of the year; Best High-def player; Best DVD player £300 and under; Best DVD player over £300; Best Digital recorder; Best Receiver under £1k; Best Receiver over £1k; Accessory of the year; Innovation of the year; Installer of the year; Honorary Mention: International Install; Disc of the year; Hall of Fame; Reference Product of the year
The Awards 2007: After...
So the winners knew who they were, as did the runners-up, but there was no time for moping, the bar was open. After a hard afternoon being entertained by Red Dwarf and The Brittas Empire's Chris Barrie there's nothing better than unwinding over a few ales...
The Awards 2007: During...
The award giving ceremony was held in one of the Soho-based Curzon Cinema's screens and this year it was full to the brim. So much so that a large number of attendees had to stand at the back while Chris Barrie joshed, japed and announced the winners and...
Wednesday May 02, 2007 The Awards 2007: Before...
Although it is impossible to invite each and every reader of HCC to the Awards ceremony, here's the entire event in pictures to give you an idea of what happened when the consumer electronics industry descended upon the Curzon cinema in London's trendy Soho....
A quick guide to Dolby audio
As Home Cinema Choice readers may know, Dolby sound technologies are present in a wide range of consumer electronics products, as well as in PCs, video games consoles, and even some in-car entertainment systems. They come in a variety of forms and flavours,...
Dolby - Why should your eyes have all the fun?
HD Ready displays are more affordable than ever. Today even more people can enjoy high-definition entertainment in their daily lives. Whether you experience high-definition via Sky’s HD channels or through next-generation HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs, the picture...
Reference Product of the year
Very few products get the Home Cinema Choice Reference Status badge; it guarantees that they set a standard of performance or design against which other products can be measured. Therefore, this can be seen as the prize of all prizes: Nad, Naim and...
Hall of Fame
The HCC Hall of Fame Award celebrates the work of an individual whose contribution to the home cinema arena has been outstanding in every respect. This year it goes to Laurie Fincham, who brings to THX a wealth of knowledge and expertise in consumer...
Disc of the year
In previous years, this category was simply DVD of the year. However, the advent of Blu-ray and HD DVD has expanded its remit and, thus, has made it an even harder award to win. Nominees include Universal's excellent Extended Edition DVD of King...
Honorary Mention: International Install
Although it's not, strictly, a Starman award, HCC 's Honorary Mention goes, each year, to a home cinema install abroad that goes above and beyond what is generally expected in both cost and theme. This year there could be only one winner of such an...
Tuesday May 01, 2007 Installer of the year
While there's something rewarding in doing it yourself, the idea of dedicated install teams coming in and building your dream home cinema from the ground up is so appealing. Here's HCC 's run-down of the best in the business: DSE Digital, Musical Images,...
Innovation of the year
To qualify as innovative, each product tested must either bring something new to a traditional sector of consumer electronics or wow with ideas and aspirations otherwise untouched. The three nominees here are of the former, but boy did Logitech, Sky and...
Accessory of the year
As a category, Accessory of the year rewards the gadgets, gizmos and doohickies that are often overlooked but remain an essential part of a home entertainment set-up: Alphason's plasma and LCD stand, the APX50/4-B, PixelMagic's MB100 HD Mediabox, Microsoft's...
Best Receiver over £1k
There's an unwritten rule that the more you invest on a receiver, the more power it will allow you to wield. The three nominees in this category, by that token, should bestow all the Grayskull has to offer. Yamaha's RX-V2700, Marantz's SR7001 and Arcam's...
