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A Guide to 3D TV – Frequently asked questions answered

A Guide to 3D TV – Frequently asked questions answered

AVForums.com has produced what is probably the most comprehensive guide to 3DTV and the technology behind it yet. This video explains the two most common systems coming to the UK market just in time for 3DTVs hitting store shelves. You can view the video here… … Continue Reading

Bristol Sound and Vision 2010 Video Reports

Bristol Sound and Vision 2010 Video Reports

AVForums have published three reports from this year’s Bristol Sound and Vision show 2010. The show was held over the weekend of the 26th to 28th February 2010. … Continue Reading

Video: Inside THX

Video: Inside THX

In a recent series of 10 videos, Phil Hinton explored THX and how the certification process is carried out. … Continue Reading

In Video: Introduction to THX

In Video: Introduction to THX

We spent some time with THX at their San Rafael offices in mid January … Continue Reading

Blog: Pixel Blur – Cinematic Games or Interactive Movies?

Blog: Pixel Blur – Cinematic Games or Interactive Movies?

Mark Botright looks at the changing face of cinema and games…

As is the case with most AV enthusiasts, I have whiled away many an hour tweaking and fiddling with equipment in order to wring out every last ounce of enjoyment from my kit. … Continue Reading

Discover how Blu-ray discs are made…

Discover how Blu-ray discs are made…

Panasonic Hollywood Labs (PHL) are one of the premier Blu-ray authoring houses in Hollywood with many award winning … Continue Reading

CES 2010 round up Videos

January 10, 2010 Blogs & Articles No Comments
CES 2010 round up Videos

AVForums have completed their CES 2010 reports by providing the most comprehensive video coverage to be found anywhere. … Continue Reading

Reference or Preference Part 2 – Calibration gets the best from your TV – Fact!

Reference or Preference Part 2 – Calibration gets the best from your TV – Fact!

Why do some question Calibration to the industry standards?  Phil Hinton gives us his musings on the subject… … Continue Reading

Exclusive Hands-on with the JVC DLA-HD990

Exclusive Hands-on with the JVC DLA-HD990

Phil Hinton reports on the first AVForums HD World event held at JVC UK. … Continue Reading

Blog: Report from the Inaugural National Audio Show

Blog: Report from the Inaugural National Audio Show

Russell Williams reports on the recent Inaugural National Audio Show – Whittlebury Hall, Northampton.

The spiritual successor to the Hi-fi News show at the Heathrow Park Inn,  Chester Group upped sticks and plonked it in the sprawling Whittlebury Hall Hotel & Spa next to Silverstone.  This new venue has the simultaneous benefit of being more central to the country as a whole and offering up considerably larger rooms for the exhibitors.  … Continue Reading

Full hands-on with the JVC DLA-HD950 Projector

Full hands-on with the JVC DLA-HD950 Projector

We have just received the first full production sample of the new JVC DLA-HD950 DILA projector and are prepping the review room as we write.  … Continue Reading

Blog: Reference or Preference – Why should we calibrate?

Blog: Reference or Preference – Why should we calibrate?

AVForums Editorial Manager and reviewer Phil Hinton asks some questions of the  industry, journalists and consumers when it comes to display calibration.

Why should we calibrate? … Continue Reading

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Review: LG 15EL9500 OLED HDTV

July 22, 2010

Review: LG 15EL9500 OLED HDTV

OLED TV, it’s the future. Well that is what we’ve been told for the last 5 years, at least. However, it seems to have taken longer than anticipated for the technology to mature and develop and yet, even now, large screen sizes are still technically difficult to manufacture, with an acceptable lifespan and failure rate. [...]

Review: Philips 37PFL7605 LED LCD HDTV

July 22, 2010

Review: Philips 37PFL7605 LED LCD HDTV

Philips has had a habit of doing things their own way and releasing TVs with features not seen from any other manufacturer. Just look at their 21:9 LCD TV, for example. But doing things your own way can sometimes fly in the face of how things should be done. So with that in mind we [...]

Review: Sony KDL-40EX703 LED LCD TV

July 22, 2010

Review: Sony KDL-40EX703 LED LCD TV

Having looked at the very impressive budget CCFL based EX403 a few weeks ago we turn our attention to the EDGE LED KDL-40EX703 model.

Review: Onkyo TX-SR608 AV Receiver

July 22, 2010

Review: Onkyo TX-SR608 AV Receiver

Everybody wants everything these days. Each year the consumer electronics industry feeds us with new reasons to render our latest pride and joy obsolete, which gives us ever-lengthening lists of features that (we think) we need. The problem is that expectations are so high we get upset when we don’t get it. Receivers seem to [...]

Review: Sharp LC-40CT2E LCD HDTV

July 22, 2010

Review: Sharp LC-40CT2E LCD HDTV

With all the ‘Quattron’ advertising in the press and online, and with Sulu on the TV, you could be forgiven for thinking that Sharp were repositioning themselves as a high-end, high price, brand. But as you can see from the model we have here for review, the Aquos range of TVs for 2010 also includes [...]

Review: LG 47LX9900 3D LED HDTV review

July 7, 2010

Review: LG 47LX9900 3D LED HDTV review

Phil Hinton tests the flagship 3D LED LCD from LG and is pleasantly surprised at the results…

Review: LG LE8900 (47LE8900) LED LCD HDTV Review

June 28, 2010

Review: LG LE8900 (47LE8900) LED LCD HDTV Review

Over the last few years I have been impressed by LG’s attempts to both produce more accurate displays and include comprehensive calibration controls. Obviously LG has had no choice but to jump on the same band wagons as the other manufacturers and this has seen them

Review: Paradigm Signature Sub 1

June 11, 2010

Review: Paradigm Signature Sub 1

At the inaugural National Hi-fi Show, in 2009, there were some impressive demonstrations, in what was a stereo hi-fi dominated show. It wasn’t without its AV highlights with several traditional hi-fi, plus some more naturally AV focused manufacturers, demoing full multi-channel systems to varying degrees of success. As I wrote on the AV Enthusiast Blog, [...]

Review: Apple iPad

June 11, 2010

Review: Apple iPad

With so much fuss made about the launch of Apple’s latest gadget, Andrew Mogford sat back for a week with his own iPad to give us his in-depth thoughts; so what was the outcome?

Review: Panasonic V20 (TX-L37V20B) LED LCD HDTV

June 5, 2010

Review: Panasonic V20 (TX-L37V20B) LED LCD HDTV

Panasonic, like many other manufacturers, has begun to roll out their 2010 lineup in anticipation of this month’s World Cup and the TX-L37V20B is one of the most anticipated. The TX-L37V20B represents the apex of current LCD display design incorporating as it does an IPS panel for improved off-axis performance, LED Edge backlighting, Internet TV, [...]

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