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    LG SL8YG

    Feb 05, 2020 3 minutes

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    Soundbar | £449 | whf.cm/SL8YG

    In the AV world, it is acknowledged that technologies become more accessible the longer they have been around. Take Dolby Atmos: it started life in cinemas and high-end speaker packages, before being introduced to upmarket soundbars a few years back. It has now trickled down into more affordable propositions, such as this LG SL8YG soundbar. But does it belong here?

    We hook the SL8YG up to our LG on 4K Blu-ray. It isn’t long before we decide that, yes, Dolby Atmos does belong here.

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