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...
