Avforums Podcast

We're back and going boxing for the first part of the podcast, talking about the Rocky films cleaning up in 4K, and Creed 3 reigning at the box office, and really looking at boxing movies and what makes them work. There's more DC at the cinema too with Shazam 2, whilst we STILL wait for The Flash which is still being touted as the greatest superhero movie ever made ever. And dinosaurs are back, with 65 proving a whole lot more fun than anything else Jurassic in years. And we look at some quality sci-fi/fantasy TV, discussing if they figured out how to course-correct on Picard, or are likely to fall at the last hurdle? And Mando’s back - does it make up for The Fett?

This week there's a look at Samsung and LG's 2023 TV prices for UK consumers plus reviews of the Sharp 55FN2KA LCD TV, Amazon's latest Fire TV Cube and an automatic turntable from Dual. We also hear about the kit a professional display calibrator uses and round up all of the latest news from the worlds of TV, Home AV and Hi-Fi.

Phil reports back from Sony's European HQ where he got a close up look at the company's 2023 TV line up which promises even brighter QD-OLED models this year. There're also reviews of the pocket-friendly Sony HT-S400 soundbar and the impressive Yamaha R-N2000A integrated amp, plus all the latest news from the worlds of TV, Home AV and Hi-Fi.

This week we have an exclusive interview with Producer Jasper Sharp, from Arrow Video, taking a look at his background in writing, directing and now producing titles, some of the discs he has worked on, including Arrow's Battle Royale 4K and Ju-On The Grudge 4K sets, and his latest release, The House that Screamed, what it takes to get a disc out, sourcing the cuts and extra material, and what he thinks of the future of physical media.

We interview Philips' Danny Tack, Senior Director of Product Strategy and Planning, about the company's 2023 TV lineup and its plans for QD-OLED. Plus Ed reports back from the first Bristol Hi-Fi Show in over two years. There's a look at Netflix's Spatial Audio and a review of the HiFi Rose RS250A network streamer. We also discuss the first stages of planning a new home cinema build.

We're going small for this podcast and talking about the latest Marvel entry at the cinema, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantummania, the latest Marvel movie on 4K, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and the question that keeps popping up for most MCU fans - will it ever get back on track after Endgame? I guess with Feige's new 80-year plan he's leaving the answer to that question in the hands of his successor(s). So Mark's going to tell us about what everybody should really be watching right now - Eight for Silver - as well as talking about The Woman King on 4K and why Picard may be good again, Tom will be reviewing Ant-Man and singing the praises of Lockwood on Netflix, whilst Simon's still training for his Rocky 4K collection review. And, apart from Wakanda 4K, I'll be talking about Alice, Darling and Empire of Light, and the final season of Carnival Row.

This week; Phil looks at the latest Ambilight TVs revealed at the recent Philips event in Amsterdam and Jules fills us in on the ISE exhibition in Barcelona. There're also reviews of the SVS Prime Wireless Pro speakers and the NAD C 3050LE integrated amp. Plus, after the TV community’s hopes were raised with talk of support for 4x fully featured HDMI 2.1 ports, we talk about the disappointing news that the MediaTek Pentonic 1000 chip will still only cater for two, and what it means for TV manufacturers. There's also our usual AV and Hi-Fi news roundup.

For the first movies podcast of the year, Cas and the team catch up on what’s new in 2023, a plethora of Oscar-hopeful movies from the likes of Spielberg, Box Office bombs like Babylon and what went wrong, standout performances from none other than Brendan Fraser, Gerard Butler and David Bautista, and a lead vehicle for Mel Gibson. Plus loads of great TV, but where are all the 4K discs?

This week; Phil talks about his recent trip to Bowers & Wilkins while Ed takes a look at the company’s 705 S3 speaker. There’re also reviews of the Philips OLED+907 TV, Pioneer’s VSX-LX505 AVR and a power amp from Parasound. Plus, after our recent trip to Las Vegas, we ask if the lack of consumer 8K TVs at CES 2023 indicates that the technology has failed to take off and what it means for TV manufacturers. There’s also our usual AV and Hi-Fi news roundup.

Back from Las Vegas, we kick off the year with a CES 2023 podcast special. There's plenty to look forward to with new QD-OLED TVs from Samsung, brighter MLA OLEDs from LG and Panasonic, and mini LED models across the board.

Our final podcast of the year is a Christmas special which sees the Hardware and Movies teams get together for a festive round table look back at the highlights of 2022 as they discuss the products, technologies, innovations and content that made the year stand out… or not!

We look at Hisense's U7H and T+A's Solitaire T headphones. We also discuss TV screen panel uniformity and adding a subwoofer to a 2-channel music setup. Fidelity in Motion's David Mackenzie talks about his work on disc encoding

Reviews of JVC NZ7 and NP5 4K projectors, Peristen Audio S-Series and PSB Passif 50 speakers, Denon AVC-X3800H AV receiver, Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Strange World, Armageddon Time, The Menu, Bones and All, Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Silent Running, The Driver and Croupier

In a special podcast, we bring you the best TVs of 2022 as featured in our Editor's Choice Awards. Phil and Jules talk about the top TVs we've seen in the last 12 months.

Hisense + TCL TV reviews, TV settings for the World Cup, SVS 3000 Micro Sub + Triangle BR03 BT speaker + Wakanda Forever reviews + Wolf of Wall Street, Nope, Reservoir Dogs and Top Gun: Maverick 4K Blu-ray reviews + more

In a special podcast, we bring you the best Hi-Fi products of 2022 as featured in our Editor's Choice Awards. Ed and Phil talk about the top Hi-Fi kit we've seen in the last 12 months

JVC NZ7 4K projector review, Arcam AVR21 receiver review, display calibration for professional clients vs consumers, Sky Stream preview, Cyrus Classic Amp review, Black Adam review, Gangs of London season 2 review, Emily the Criminal review, Bullet Train and Raw Deal 4K Blu-ray reviews + more AV + movie news and reviews

Sony VPL-XW7000ES Native 4K laser projector, Marvel's Werewolf by Night, Smile, Robin Hood: POT 4K, The Bear and Dracula 4K reviewed, BMW + B+W audio, Flagship headphones, AV and movie news

Reviews of the Philips 48OLED807 OLED TV, the Neat Petite Classic Standmount speaker, Andor, The Woman King, Star Trek Motion Picture 4K Blu-ray and Rings of Power plus news, discussion and more

We interview Marek Maciejewski the Product Development Director for TCL Europe. Marek introduces the new MiniLED and QLED TV ranges for 2022, including the C735, C835 and C935 models.