Category: HDTV
BBC iPlayer users 'should pay licence fee'
BBC viewers who avoid paying the annual licence fee by only watching television via the iPlayer may not get away with it for much longer. Acting BBC Trust chairwoman Diane Coyle said the BBC will propose that those using just…
BBC to trial Ultra-HD
The BBC's Research and Development department has announced that it will trial Ultra-High Definition (UHD) broadcasts this summer. The broadcaster says that In a series of closed trials, BBC R&D will work with its strategic research partner, Arqiva – as…
Virgin and Sky sign new five-year deal
Virgin Media subscribers will continue to have access to Sky's entertainment, sport and movie channels – including their HD variants – for at least five more years after the companies signed a new deal. According to The Next Web, the…
Samsung showcases curved OLED TV on the London Eye
How about this for a room with a view? It's a pod on the London Eye which has been decked out with Samsung's latest curved OLED screen, the S9C. Samsung claims it is the first TV to feature Multi View…
Samsung launches 98-inch UHD display and 31.5-inch UHD monitor
Samsung are rolling out the big home cinema guns ahead of their IFA 2013 showcase, today annoucning the release of two ultra high definition display. First up is a 98-inch UHD large format display (LFD) screen. The giant set hits…
LG announces first Quad HD 5.5inch smartphone display
We are only just getting used to Full HD displays on mobile and now LG has come and upped the ante even further. The Korean maker has just announced that it has developed the world's first Quad HD (2,560 x…
Philips 65-inch 65PFL9708 UHD TV outed by design award win
Though they've yet to officially reveal it, Philips' first UHD TV set is already winning gongs, with the 65PFL9708 set having been outed publically by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) awards. A 65-inch set, its been revealed to…
Apple boost smart iTV plans with Matcha acquisition
It may be just one of Apple's "hobby" product pursuits, but the company's freshly-inked acquisition of video recommendations site Matcha.tv suggests Apple are still ploughing away at a smart TV. Thought to have been bought up by Apple for between…
LG Classic TV puts HD 1080p panel into a retro Mad Men design
Want to deck your pad out like you're Mad Men's Don Draper, but don't want to have to sacrifice your HD TV thrills for the sake of the retro aesthetic? Then check out the LG Classic TV, which combines a…
Samsung 55 and 65-inch 4K UHD TVs hit UK stores this July
Samsung have announced that their next wave of ultra-high definition 4K TVs, the 55 and 65-inch members of the F9000 family, will hit UK stores in July. Hot on the heels of the UK launch of the 85-inch S9 UHD…
