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12/12/2024

Forum Discussion - How easy is it to warm up your home with a smart radiator system?
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How easy is it to warm up your home with a smart radiator system?

https://www.avforums.com/threads/smart-trvs-for-radiators-and-how-they-work-tado-x.2514603/

The at the link above covers some of the key considerations when it cones to integrating a largely automated smart Thermostatic Radiator Valve (TRV) set-up around the house as the cold winter nights draw in.

12/12/2024

Juror #2 Movie Review
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Eastwood's latest - and possibly final - film Juror #2 is a solid slice of old-school courtroom drama. Is it the right swansong to go out on?

Read our review here: https://www.avforums.com/reviews/juror-2-movie-review.22353

Eastwood's latest - and possibly final - film is a solid slice of old-school courtroom drama.

12/12/2024

Roku Streaming Stick 4K Review
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Roku is a streaming device stalwart, but can it still compete with its Streaming Stick 4K device from a few years ago against increasing numbers of rivals?

We put the veteran device through its paces to find out: https://www.avforums.com/reviews/roku-streaming-stick-4k-review.22345

Review of Roku's 2021 Streaming Stick 4K. It may be a few years old now but we see if it still holds its own in the mass market

11/12/2024

Secret Level (Amazon) TV Show Review
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is 's answer to Netflix's adult-animation anthology Love, Death + Robots and this 15-mini-episode run boasts the USP of being directly based on popular videogame productions, launching with an impressive 8-episode first half.

https://www.avforums.com/reviews/secret-level-amazon-tv-show-review.22350/

Review of the first 8 episodes of Prime Video's animated anthology, Secret Level

10/12/2024

Lioness: Season 2 (Paramount+) Full Season TV Show Review
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With season 2 now completing its run, we go back to 's tough-ass spec-ops led show to see if the cracking opening couple of episodes set the pace for the rest of the season. https://www.avforums.com/reviews/lioness-season-2-paramount-premiere-tv-show-review.22235/

Lioness returns with Zoe Saldana's tough-ass spec ops lead, and it looks like it has learnt from the mistakes of Season 1 - Updated for Full Season.

10/12/2024

Future Trends in Hi-Fi Audio: What's Next for Audiophiles?
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In this video, we look back at some of the two-channel audio predictions we made last year along with a gaze at the Hi-Fi tea leaves to speculate what the industry may hold for enthusiasts in 2025.

Why not watch and leave a comment if you think we've got it right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEuBlBMcN60

Join Ed Selley, HiFi Editor, and Phil Hinton, AVForums Editor, as they discuss the future trends in Hi-Fi audio. Did predictions for 2024 come to pass and wh...

10/12/2024

Forum Discussion - What's a sensible upgrade path for a recent turntable/amp setup?
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What’s a sensible and affordable upgrade path to expand and improve upon a relatively low-cost turntable, amp and speaker setup? Streamer? DAC? Multiroom?

https://www.avforums.com/threads/seperates-upgrade-path.2516134/

Check out the above to see what reommendations AVForums enthusiasts would make.

09/12/2024

The Good The Bad The Weird 4K Blu-ray Review
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Kimchi Western does not do justice; bonkers in the nut might be more apt for this slick, comedic and un-pigeonhole-able remake/homage to Sergio Leone’s classic which is now avaiable on 4K disc from .

Here's our review: https://www.avforums.com/reviews/the-good-the-bad-the-weird-4k-blu-ray-review.22313

Kimchi Western does not do The Good The Bad The Weird justice; bonkers in the nut might be more apt

09/12/2024

Forum Discussion - Can £250 get you a decent 40-inch TV for standard viewing?
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Looking to save some cash and don't need the latest features for a new TV?
https://www.avforums.com/threads/40-full-hd-or-43-4k-under-%C2%A3250.2516029/

The thread above looks at some of the lower-cost 4K & Full HD options, weighs up what you might miss out on and suggests some of the better options if you really need to save some money.

09/12/2024

Zidoo UHD8000 Network Video and Audio Streamer Review
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Looking for a swiss-army knife of a universal media player? Zidoo has got you covered with its latest range including the top-end UHD8000, which we put through its paces in our review. https://www.avforums.com/reviews/zidoo-uhd8000-network-video-and-audio-streamer-review.22336/

Review of Zidoo's UHD8000 network video and audio streamer which combines built in HD-Audio streaming services with high quality ESS audio DAC

08/12/2024

Forum Discussion - What upgrade/addition to your home cinema setup made the biggest or best difference?
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What's been the single best upgrade to your set-up? It can be a big-ticket item or a smaller touch that made a huge difference.

Check out what fellow AV enthusiasts have voted as their best addition in the thread here. https://www.avforums.com/threads/1-what-single-purchase-made-the-best-difference-to-your-room-system-2-what-was-the-best-pound-for-pound-upgrade-you-made.2515101/

07/12/2024

Hellboy: The Crooked Man 4K Blu-ray Review
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returns for a fourth time (and second attempted reboot) at the hands of Crank director Brian Taylor's which brings something a little grittier, a little scarier and whole lot less fun to the table…

Now on 4K disc from Icon. https://www.avforums.com/reviews/hellboy-crooked-man-2024-4k-blu-ray-review.22347

Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment

Big Red returns as a younger, angrier and certainly much less fun agent of smaller scale chaos, now tackling a local Apalachian folk horror legend.

07/12/2024

Auralic Vega S1 Streaming DAC Review
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AURALiC has been hard at work making sure that its first rung on the ladder stays within touching distance of terrestrial and the Vega S1 streaming DAC has an impressive spec - does it do enough to win you over?

Find out here: https://www.avforums.com/reviews/auralic-vega-s1-streaming-dac-review.22248

Review of the Vega S1 Streaming DAC from Auralic - a former streaming sector disruptor that now has to face up to new kids on the block such as WiiM

07/12/2024

The Boxtrolls 4K Blu-ray Review
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comes to 4K in the UK in a wave of Laika steelbook releases that looks strikingly similar to Shout's US steels from early 2023.

Here's our disc review: https://www.avforums.com/reviews/boxtrolls-4k-blu-ray-review.22326/

Boxtrolls comes to 4K in the UK in a wave of Laika steelbook releases that looks strikingly similar to Shout's US steels from early 2023.

06/12/2024

Black Doves (Netflix) TV Show Review
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's steely spy and 's absolutely delightful assassin team up for , a superbly offbeat and utterly bingeworthy thriller that's pleasantly reminiscent of Disney's unsung gem, Culprits.

Here's our review: https://www.avforums.com/reviews/black-doves-netflix-tv-show-review.22330/

Review of Season 1 of Black Doves which brings together leads Keira Knightly and Ben Whishaw in a dark but zesty spy thriller series from Netflix

06/12/2024

NuPrime STA9 Power Amplifier Review
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In a world where many things are preamps, affordable power amps become very useful objects and the NuPrime STA-9 looks like just the ticket - is it the solution you didn't know you needed?

Here's our review: https://www.avforums.com/reviews/nuprime-sta9-power-amplifier-review.22252

Review of the NuPrime STA9 power amplifier, a solidly built Class D unit with an optional bridge mode

06/12/2024

The Addiction 4K Blu-ray Review
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's allegorical, arthouse vampire tale muses on some meaty themes and is now on 4K disc from .

Twilight it ain't. https://www.avforums.com/reviews/the-addiction-4k-blu-ray-review.22315/

Review of Abel Ferrara's allegoric vampire tale The Addiction, now on 4K disc from Arrow

05/12/2024

Alien: Romulus 4K Blu-ray Review
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Does the benefit of the lack of expectations and an awesome presentation help ease the pain of disappointment that greeted Fede Alvarez’s Xeno-behemoth upon its cinema release?

Yes, yes it does… https://www.avforums.com/reviews/alien-romulus-4k-blu-ray-review.22329/

The blockbusting Alien sequel hits 4K in a technical marvel of a disc that does actually improve the viewing experience...