11 winning projectors to scale up your World Cup viewing

A first XI of projectors to kick off your watch parties in style — all tried and tested by AV experts.

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How does ‘virtual’ spatial audio from a soundbar compare to an actual surround setup? Someone built a mind-blowing scanner that lets you ‘see’ sound waves to demonstrate it, with the help of a stuffed guinea pig and a custom-built 8-channel amp

YouTuber PlasmatronX has created a simulator to test how different surround sound setups move audio around your room, and what can affect the sound you hear
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Why I wouldn’t buy a super-cheap huge-screen TV for the World Cup as someone who watches 60 games per year — the ‘dirty screen effect’ is brutal for watching football

Backlight uniformity issues on LCD 4K TVs have ruined many a football match for this AV dork — don’t pick the wrong big-screen upgrade
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‘Almost sure to be an upgrade on basic TV sound’: this super-cheap Dolby Atmos soundbar system impressed me with its impactful bass — I just wish it sounded more expansive

I couldn’t believe how bass-heavy this tiny soundbar system was — it’s just a shame its Dolby Atmos performance fell short.
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Looking to upgrade your TV for the World Cup? Here are my 3 picks as TechRadar’s TV tester, including models from Samsung, TCL and LG — hurry though, as you may not have long left them to buy them

The World Cup is next week and if you’re still deciding on a new TV, these 3 models are the top of my recommended list as TechRadar’s TV tester
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A new Sony OLED TV has leaked on the company’s website — and it looks like even though it’s a cheaper model, it might actually tempt you away from the Bravia 8 II thanks to two surprising spec advantages

This budget Bravia OLED is likely to be more affordable and will be available in lots of different sizes.

The 11 best headphones, speakers, soundbars, and streamers we saw at the High End Vienna 2026 hi-fi show

From one of the best speakers in the world becoming even better, to a TV sound system that has genuine audiophile skills, to wireless speakers that look like alien invaders
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I test 4K Blu-ray for a living and these are the 4 discs I’m most looking forward to in June 2026 — one of which I think will be ‘reference quality’

June 2026 is another stacked month for 4k Blu-ray releases — I’ve picked four that I can’t wait to get my hands on.
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The World Cup will be broadcast in Dolby Vision HDR and higher-quality Dolby Atmos using the new AC-4 streaming format for the first time — but only Peacock subscribers will be celebrating this victory

Peacock will be the first major streamer to deploy Dolby’s AC-4 audio codec in Telemundo’s coverage of the 2026 World Cup
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Looking to buy a new Samsung mini-LED TV for the World Cup? I tested two side-by-side and it’s an ‘opportune time’ to pick up 2025’s flagship set with Prime Day coming up

I compared the Samsung M80H mini-LED and Samsung QN80H Neo QLED TVs 2026 TVs side by side ready for the World Cup: it reminded me of the Samsung QN90F’s greatness.
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