T3 - UK (2019-12)

40 T3 DECEMBER 2019

Christmas gadget gifts

Indulge your senses (or those of the person you’re buying for) with

a sleigh-full of awesome-sounding TV and audio tech

SOUND & VISION

BENQ W 2700

Texas Instruments’ 2019 4K DLP chip is

quite the mover: it’s brought true 4K down

to a reasonable price, and BenQ takes full

advantage of it here. Impeccable contrast,

HDR-Pro support and even a decent set of

speakers mean this is a do-anything projector.

£1,398, benq.eu

AMAZON ECHO STUDIO

Apple HomePod? Google Home Max? Three

can play at that game! Amazon’s high-end

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immersion, with all the convenience and

smarts of the usual Echo line.

£189, amazon.co.uk

SAMSUNG QE65Q90R

Want to really see the future? It’s an

extravagant gift, sure, but nobody will

complain about getting Samsung’s stunning

telly. With a few small tweaks, it offers much

of Samsung’s advanced tech from its 8K TVs,

but with a 4K panel instead.

£2,499, samsung.com

SAMSUNG Q900R QLED 8K TV

This Christmas, grab a next-gen 8K TV for

the price of a high-end 4K set. Tech includes

a full array backlight, rated to go around 50%

brighter for HDR highlights, with impressive

black levels. An AI processor handles

upscaling brilliantly from 4K to 8K.

£1,949, amazon.co.uk

PHILIPS OLED+ 984

Time to salivate. Philips claims its top-end

telly has ‘the most advanced sound system

ever offered on a TV’, and with the TV’s

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mounted tweeter delivering exceptional high-

frequency performance, it’s hard to argue.

£4,500, philips.co.uk

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Built like a tank, with industrial strength

internals, this is the Blu-ray player to have.

Panasonic’s second generation HCX picture

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picture whether you’re playing back discs

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£799, panasonic.co.uk