Every once in a while an amplifier comes along that achieves a legendary status in their market place. The Sony STR-DB940 and more recently the Onkyo 605 are great examples. The Sony STR-DG820 has a performance and set of features that initially makes you look twice at the price – does this mean the Sony DG820 is a legend in the making?
Welcome to DVD Home Cinema
Getting your own home cinema is easy! Gone are the days where you need a wealth of different boxes and cables, modern DVD Home Cinema Systems are easy to buy and simple to set up. We at DVD Home Cinema are pleased to bring you reviews of Home Cinema systems, and the information, advice and the best prices you need to turn your lounge into your own home cinema!
Review of the Sony STR-DG820 AV Receiver
March 11th, 2009
Exclusive movies to rent at Blockbuster – but are they worth seeing?
February 5th, 2009
Just when you thought the online DVD rental market had settled down, Blockbuster seems to have pulled off quite a coup with a selection of films that are available exclusively from them. What does this mean for online renters and should we all be jumping ship to Blockbuster?
Review of the Panasonic SC-PT467 Home Theatre System with wireless speakers and iPod Dock
January 29th, 2009
The Panasonic SC-PT467 is a very neat solution to many peoples home cinema requirements – good looks, good speaker size, wireless rear speakers, and an iPod dock. That’s all you could want right? Well, let’s see….
Review of Sony DAV-IS50 Home Cinema System with Rear Wireless Speakers
November 27th, 2008
At first glance the Sony DAV-IS50 looks to be the perfect solution for people who want a good sounding, but discreet home cinema system. But surely something that looks this good, can’t sound that good…
Review of the Onkyo TX-SR506 AV Receiver
November 6th, 2008
The Onkyo 506 is the smaller brother of the hugely popular Onkyo 606, and whilst it lack a a few of the features of its older sibling, at about £150 less, it is substantially cheaper. But is this saving really worthwhile?
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Review of the Samsung HT-TZ212R/XEU Home Cinema System
September 25th, 2008
The Samsung HT-TZ212R Home Cinema System is a one box solution to your home cinema needs. Consisting of 5 speakers, sub woofer, DVD player with HDMI, and speaker cable, all at a competitive price. On paper it seems to have sealed the deal – but does it deliver where is counts?
What is Dolby TrueHD?
August 3rd, 2008
Dolby TrueHD is the high definition audio version of Dolby Digital. It is a completely lossless audio signal, so has not been compressed in anyway in order to fit it on a Blu-ray disc. This has only been possible since the introduction of the new Blu-ray and HD-DVD formats. The advantages are that that you will be getting the audio signal exactly as the film studio intended.
Don't forget your cables and accessories!
Many home cinema systems will come complete with the speaker cables, and perhaps even an HDMI cable to get you started, but these might not be the best quality, so make sure you are happy with the quality and upgrade the cables where you think there is room for improvement.
You may also need other cables like an optical cable to connect your Sky or Nintendo Wii to your new gome cinema system, or a Digital Coaxial.