...to the website of the 13th annual Home Cinema Choice Awards, the UK's premiere celebration of the best in home cinema technology (and software) for 2008, as hosted by the seventh Doctor Who, Sylvester McCoy (ably assisted by an old chum).
If you’ve been looking for killer kit to buy you’ve come to the right place! Join us as we parade the finest home entertainment gear in the UK. For the past year, our experts have been evaluating high-performance hardware without fear or favour. Now we reveal the pick of the pack. Backed up by exacting lab tests and honed by hours of debate, this year’s techno-lust list trumpets the best AV products, discs and installers around.
You can also access last year's winners and nominees from the menu. Enjoy!
Best TV 37in and under 2008
It's incredible how much technology is being crammed into 37in and, even, 32in screens as our winner proves. But is it from Toshiba, Philips or Sharp? Read More
Best TV 52in and under 2008
The biggest rise in sales of flatscreens is between 37in and 52in and Samsung, Panasonic and Philips have sets nominated in this illustrious category...
The monster set sizes are dominated by plasmas this year. Behemoths from Pioneer, Panasonic and LG are in with a shout...Read More
Best Blu-ray Player 2008
The HD format war is over and Blu-ray has won. But the players are taking their time to come to these shores. Samsung, Panasonic and Pioneer have one apiece worthy of a nomination, but which is the outright winner?Read More
Best DVD Player 2008
With the HD players getting more press in the last year, let's not forget the humble, yet essential, DVD player. Nominees include decks from Oppo, Cambridge and Yamaha...Read More
Best Loudspeakers under £2k 2008
Small sub/sat speaker systems and big, beefy 5.1 set-ups alike, the under £2k category is a hotbed of activity. B&W, AiVN and KEF are all in the running...Read More
Best Loudspeakers over £2k 2008
The high-end 5.1 speaker market is extremely competitive, which of the systems from MartinLogan, Tannoy and Focal will nab the gong?
AV equipment today needs to look as good, aesthetically, as it performs and Samsung, Scandyna and Philips have all put extra effort in ensuring their respective products' design is up to scratch...Read More
Best Projector under £1.5k 2008
If you're looking for an entry-level projector, you need look no further than these award contenders from Epson, Sim2 and Panasonic. Of course, there can only be one winner... Read More
Best Projector £1.5k - £3k 2008
When it comes to mid-range projectors, these three companies know what they're doing, but only one of Optoma, Planar and InFocus can win...
The Hall of Fame award goes to a truly outstanding member of the home entertainment industry...Read More
Disc of the Year 2008
With Blu-ray, DVD and, for one last hurrah, HD DVD eligible, HCC's Disc of the Year 2008 is hotly contested. Transformers, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Blade Runner battle it out...
HCC's Special Reference Status Award is, essentially, the biggest accolade a home cinema product can win. MartinLogan, Denon and Pioneer are up for the honour...
