Home Cinema Choice – September 2019

HOME CINEMA CHOICE SEPTEMBER 2019

Do you have your eyes on any
hardware upgrades?
I really can't think of anything to add at the
moment. Maybe a native 4K UHD projector
when funds permit, possibly a Sony (I use
Sony cameras for my wedding photography).

What discs do you use to show
off the system?
To demo the sound I use Dunkirk and for image
quality Mortal Engines.

And what are your top 5
favourite fi lms?
The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Armageddon...
and most of the Marvel movies.

What do friends and family
think of the cinema room?
The family love it. When my daughters are
home, an evening watching a movie (usually

1. Go big. Set your camera to take images at
   the largest possible size, and at the highest
   resolution. Don't worry about cropping or
   resizing – we will make them print-ready.


2. Get in focus. Make sure your photos are
   as sharp and clear as possible. If you have
   one, use a tripod, or place your camera on a
   fl at, steady surface and take pictures on a
   delay. The sharper they are, the bigger we
   can print them.


3. Let some light in. While we tend to watch

Share your cinema system in the mag!

If you want to be in HCC, you'll need to send us some hi-res images of your cinema room. Here are a few tips...

movies in the dark, our cinema systems look

their best when they are lit. If you can shoot

with natural daylight, do so. If your room

doesn't get a lot of light (a garage conversion,

for instance) then switch on whatever lights

are fi tted. Avoid using fl ash wherever possible.

4. Be thorough. Send photos of as much of the
   room as possible. Images of both the front and
   back of the room, the kit rack, speakers,
   seating, disc shelf, movie poster art... The more
   the merrier.
   5. Don't be shy. Send a picture of yourself!
   6. Show us more. Got pictures of your room
   before it was a cinema? Or snaps of work
   being done? We love to see these, too.

Now what?

Email your images to

[email protected] with

the subject heading 'AV-Holic', and provide

your answers to the relevant questions above

• then we'll be in touch!

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something from the Marvel catalogue) is what

we love to do as a family.

How often does the cinema

room get used?

Usually around twice a week, but even more

in the winter.

Do you stream movies/TV from

Netfl ix, Amazon, Sky, etc?

We have Netfl ix and Amazon Q

Completing the speaker

system are four wall-

mounted B&W VM1s

Epson's 'brilliant' EH-TW9300W projector (left) is

a recent addition