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Smart home

Set-top box meets soundbar meets smart speaker in Google and JBL’s Link Bar

Voice control for your viewing sessions

8 May 2018 / 14:55 BST5 November 2021 / 06:54 GMT

Set-top box meets soundbar meets smart speaker in Google and JBL’s Link Bar

Gear

JVC has a crack at the ‘affordable’ 4K projector market with the LX-UH1

Big screen on a (sort of) budget

5 April 2018 / 12:00 BST5 November 2021 / 07:01 GMT

Reviews

Epson EH-LS100 review

Get a cinema-style setup, six inches from the wall

Price: $3,508.30

22 March 2018 / 11:56 GMT26 October 2021 / 22:03 BST

Gear

Sony’s MP-CD1 projector puts a 120in display in your pocket

Two hours of big-screen fun

16 March 2018 / 13:00 GMT5 November 2021 / 07:07 GMT

Sony’s MP-CD1 projector puts a 120in display in your pocket

Gear

BenQ’s entry-level TK800 projector has a dedicated mode for watching football

World Cup party at your place?

8 March 2018 / 12:00 GMT5 November 2021 / 07:09 GMT

BenQ’s entry-level TK800 projector has a dedicated mode for watching football

Gear

Bring the cinema to your living room with Optoma’s affordable HD27e projector

Big screen Full HD fun on a budget

2 March 2018 / 15:00 GMT5 November 2021 / 07:11 GMT

TVs

Sky’s Now TV Smart Stick just made streaming “pocket money” cheap

Roku-developed dongle is overloaded with Sky shows and live TV

22 February 2018 / 15:06 GMT5 November 2021 / 07:15 GMT

Gear

Optoma’s UHD300X projector does 4K and HDR for a relatively low asking price

How does wall-sized World Cup sound?

21 February 2018 / 15:30 GMT5 November 2021 / 07:15 GMT

Reviews

Sky NowTV Smart Stick review

Streaming doesn’t get much cheaper than this

Price: $20.23

29 January 2018 / 07:00 GMT26 October 2021 / 22:03 BST

Reviews

Sony Z9F soundbar hands-on review

Raising the bar for virtual surround sound

Price: $809.61

10 January 2018 / 03:24 GMT26 October 2021 / 22:03 BST

Audio

Sony’s new soundbars have one-button virtual Dolby Atmos

Virtual surround sound will have you bouncing off the walls

9 January 2018 / 06:14 GMT5 November 2021 / 07:28 GMT

TVs

LG’s first 4K projector will give you a whopping 150 inches of screen

And it’s so bright you’ll be weeping tears of joy into your homemade popcorn

5 January 2018 / 13:00 GMT5 November 2021 / 07:30 GMT

LG’s first 4K projector will give you a whopping 150 inches of screen

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