Lewis Empson

6 days ago | whathifi.com | Robyn Quick |Lewis Empson |Alastair Stevenson

Another month has passed since our last entry in the Now Showing column. That can mean only one thing – it’s time for another one!The What Hi-Fi? team has been as busy as ever in the test room, putting a variety of kit through its paces, from the highly anticipated LG G5 to a modest Amazon Fire TV Soundbar. But what have we been using to test this AV hardware?

6 days ago | inkl.com | Lewis Empson |Alastair Stevenson |Robyn Quick |Tom Parsons

But what have we been using to test this AV hardware? We have classic testers that we always use, such as Blade Runner 2049 and Unbroken, but we also like to mix things up with new movies and TV shows. And, once again, we are giving you a peek behind the curtain to see what those new movies or TV shows are.

2 weeks ago | whathifi.com | Lewis Empson

US pricing for Sony's 2025 TV range has been revealed, and there's a shocking twist that will rattle prospective customers in the States. The company revealed its 2025 TV range, which includes the Bravia 8 II QD-OLED, Bravia 5 Mini LED, and Bravia 3 LCD, last week. The big news is that the Bravia 8 II was not a replacement for the Award-winning Bravia 8 OLED TV, but a step-up model that replaces the exceptional A95L.

2 weeks ago | whathifi.com | Lewis Empson

Sony has reportedly confirmed that its sole 8K TV, the Z9K, will only remain in its lineup while stocks last, meaning that once it's gone, it's gone. Originally launched in 2022 – the same year as the aging A90K OLED TV – the Z9K has been a permanent fixture in Sony's TV lineup since. Unlike Samsung, which has historically offered multiple 8K models in its roster, which are updated and replaced annually, Sony's three-year-old model has not been succeeded in Sony's proceeding TV ranges.

2 weeks ago | whathifi.com | Lewis Empson

HDMI has been the universal standard for connecting TV, AV and home cinema equipment for quite some time, after it made its debut in 2002. Now, 23 years later, there is a rival on the scene – better late than never, we suppose. General Purpose Media Interface, or GPMI as it is less formally known, is a sternly titled new standard that comes in two flavours – Type-C and Type-B – both of which are set to surpass the current HDMI 2.1 standard in terms of claimed bandwidth.