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A SYSTEM MADE TO PLAY 4K CONTENT

TELEVISION Sony KD-65XG9505 £1799

SOURCE Xbox One X £350

SOUNDBAR Sony HT-ST5000 £1200

SYSTEM TOTAL £3349

This third soundbar system takes a (very) large-screen television and pairs it with a 4K games console to help provide the most 4K content available. As well as being a top gaming machine, the Xbox will also do a superb job with Blu-ray discs. And it will supply a Dolby Atmos signal, too, to the fine Sony soundbar. An ideal all-round system, then.

Such is the competitiveness of the TV market, the Sony KD-65XG9505, which has been available for barely three months, has already dropped from £2199 to £1799. This

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