Monday April 30, 2007 Subwoofer of the year
Action movie fans and drum'n'bass aficionados alike will be lost without the deep, ominous rumblings of a quality subwoofer. They may annoy the neighbours, and rip up your floorboards, but these three subs have definitely got what it takes: the BK...
Best Speakers over £1,500
If money is no object, your wonderful world of home cinema can certainly benefit from the acquisition of a top notch speaker system and this award category has three of the very best that moolah can buy. The Tannoy Arena HighLine 500 system, Canton Vento...
Best Speakers under £1,500
The best video in the world would be lacking without quality speakers to go with it, and you needn't break the back to find a good match. Here's four nominees that HCC highly recommends: Duo Acoustics' 77A system, Wharfedale's Diamond 9 HCP, the Mission M33i...
Best Projector over £3k
This was a category jam-packed with quality projectors, all vying for the title. So much so that HCC could only narrow it down to four contenders: Sony's VPL-VW50 Pearl, Panasonic's PT-AE1000, the Sim2 Domino D80 and Japanese company JVC's first consumer...
Best Projector under £3k
A true home cinema couldn't be without a projector and screen, and many budget models really caught HCC 's eye over the last year, not least the three nominated for the ultimate accolade: The Infocus IN78, Optoma ThemeScene HD72i and Hitachi Illumina...
Best Projection TV
Only two nominees in a quiet year for projection TVs, but what a two... Sony's mammoth 70incher, the KDS-70R2000 and JVC's D-ILA-driven HD-56ZR7J thoroughly deserve their moment in the spotlight and prove that there's still life in the non-flatscreen format...
Best TV over 55in
When 50 inches just isn't enough, the monster screens step in. Now Panasonic has released its 103 inch plasma, surely there's no going back, although it was just a little too unwieldy to make it into this category. Instead, the company is represented with...
Best TV 55in and under
The bigger the screen size, the more cinematic the experience, and these big screens are sure to impress you like they did the judges. Up for honours are the excellent Sony Bravia KDL 46X2000 and the superlative Pioneer 50in duo; the PDP-507XD and the...
Best TV 42in and under
2007 will see the rise in screen sizes, with 37in and 42in becoming far more popular. These are the sets HCC recognises as the best currently on the market. Philip's 37PF9731D, Hitachi's 42PD9700 and Panasonic's TH-42PX600 are the contenders battling it...
Best TV 32in and under
With 32in TVs becoming the norm in British households over the last couple of years, this was a hotly contested category. Hitachi's 32LD9700, Panasonic's TX-32LXD600 and Toshiba's 32WLT68 were all in the running, but there can only be one...
