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The movies team takes a look back at 2023, highlighting some of the best theatrical and streaming movie releases TV shows, and 4K discs, as well as the studios behind them.  

Another year of technically accomplished, beautifully engineered and cracking sounding two channel equipment is complete and it’s time to round up the kit that impressed us the most.  

Not sure whether a dedicated gaming monitor or feature packed TV is the best way to experience your latest video game purchases? We provide the guidance and advice necessary to help you decide which will be best for you.  

We present our best settings video for the TCL C845 Mini LED TV.  

UPDATED 25-AUG-2023: While the majority of gamer-friendly TVs will suit all consoles, there are a few key features that new-generation Xbox gamers might want to be on the lookout for. See our recommended gaming TVs for Xbox Series X owners here.  

UPDATED 25-AUG-2023: If you’re looking for the best experience from your PlayStation 5, you’ll find our list of the best gaming TVs that support everything Sony’s latest console has to offer the perfect place to start…  

UPDATED 25-AUG-2023: Sometimes overlooked in the wake of the PlayStation and Xbox gaming leviathans, PC’s need some gaming display love too. We take a look at the gaming TVs that will bring out the best of a PC based rig.  

UPDATED 18-AUG-2023: Looking for a TV that will satisfy your next-generation console needs as well as your movie and streaming requirements? We take you through the best options out there to maximise your gaming experience across a range of scenarios.  

Audio Return Channel and it's lossless-audio sibling Enhanced Audio Return Channel can offer a smart, cable-reduced approach to connecting up your TV and sound system via HDMI. Find out more here.  

Boasting features such as VRR, ALLM, and QMS, it can be hard for newcomers to understand the potential benefits for gamers, so we break down the benefits of the best connection.  

We take a closer look at Micro Lens Array and META technologies to see what they mean for the 2023 TVs from LG, Panasonic and Philips.  

Absent during the pandemic, the Bristol show is back and a cornucopia of audio equipment was waiting to be discovered.  

ABBA Voyage, the light and sound extravaganza, is a concert like no other, and may point the way to a whole new AV storytelling medium...  

New consumer TV display technologies don’t come around very often, so the arrival of QD-OLED as the latest development in TV display technology - and with a price tag that is more within reach than expected - is potentially a big deal for home viewers.  

Research shows the vast majority of photographers own kit they haven’t used in more than two years. Do you have a camera or lens you no longer use? Can you tell us why you’re still holding on to it? If you were to switch it for something else, what would you choose?  

With Munich cancelling another year and other events still looking shaky, what’s the future of the Hi-Fi show and do you want to be a part of it?  

Samsung's latest potential TV feature is an app that allows users to automatically calibrate the screen using their mobile phone.  

The biggest influence on sound quality is the room itself, and while you can physically mitigate some of the negative aspects with acoustic treatments, a software solution is easier. The Trinnov Optimizer is the most flexible, customisable and sophisticated software available, making it the choice of the professionals.  

The biggest influence on sound quality is the room itself, and while you can physically mitigate some of the negative aspects with acoustic treatments, a software solution is easier. Dirac Live room correction is a sophisticated solution, and the dominant software in higher-end processors and receivers.  

The biggest influence on sound quality is the room itself, and while you can physically mitigate some of the negative aspects with acoustic treatments, a software solution is easier. Audyssey Room Correction was one of the first, and remains hugely popular in affordable receivers and processors.  

The biggest influence on sound quality is the room itself, and while you can physically mitigate the negative aspects with acoustic treatments, a software solution is easier. Anthem Room Correction (ARC Genesis) aims to do exactly what its name suggests.  

Professional content creators use it in the studio, Philips has TVs with it built-in and it’s one of the most affordable upgrades for getting more out of your TV watching experience - so what exactly is bias lighting and why is everyone talking about it?  

It's the age-old question: soundbar or AV receiver? We list the pros and cons, and find out if you really can put together a separates system for less than a 'bar and sub combo.  

The biggest influence on sound quality is the room itself, and while you can physically mitigate the negative aspects with acoustic treatments, a software solution is easier. Lyngdorf's RoomPerfect room correction software claims to do exactly what it says on the tin.  

OLED+935 – Adding extra intelligence to create a new flagship TV by Danny Tack, Director Product Strategy & Planning, TP Vision  

We’ve done a broad church, we’ve done live, now it’s time to get specific… but for this to work, first we need your opinion on how it is to be done.  

As Tenet makes its UK bow, Cas Harlow reflects on the long road that's brought us here, and the tough return to the Big Screen  

We all have at least one perfect album so it’s time for a free and frank exchange of ideas about what defines them, who has made one and whether they still matter in the age of the playlist.  

Welcome back to this trawl through some of the essentials of cinema history available through BFI Player and Amazon Prime. You can't wait to tell me what I've missed this time!  

The BFI continues to curate an outstanding catalogue of some of the most important films over the last 100 years. Let's have a look at a few of them.  

Feeling a bit isolated? Groups of six not doing it for you? Revel in the thrill of the live event with these considered cuts.  

If you thought Amazon Prime had some Guilty Pleasure Action Movies, then check out Netflix, with easily more than double the catalogue titles to choose from.  

With millions of albums at your disposal on streaming services, where do you start if you want to branch out from your existing catalogue? How about here…  

Amazon Prime don't quite have the quantity of original content that Netflix promotes, but there are a fair few action movie guilty pleasures to be found from trawling their ever-changing catalogue titles.  

Check out some of the best shows on Netflix to help expand your culinary repertoire whilst on lockdown.  

Shudder is available on a 30-day free trial. So, now that you’ve exhausted our Starz recommendations from last month, it would seem to be the perfect time to switch your trial add-on.  

What better way to dull your stress and get that cosy feeling than by indulging in a few guilty pleasures?  

With the release of the latest iteration of Ghost in the Shell_SAC, we look at the best original animation Netflix has to offer, from pre-school to strictly over-18s!  

For the first time in history, Studio Ghibli's catalogue has hit a streaming service so, newcomers and fans alike, let's celebrate by looking at their 10 greatest hits.  

We’ve taken a look at film and TV to see you through lock down, now it’s the turn of music to play its role.