Fans of high-definition projection rejoice; Epson have announced that they have developed the world's first 4K-compatible HTPS (high-temperature polysillicon) TFT liquid crystal panel for 3LCD projectors.

Why should you care? Just a few months ago Epson we're flaunting a HTPS panel with a 1,920 x 1,200 WUXGA resolution. This panel boasts resolutions as crazily high as 4,096 x 2,160.Until now 4Kx2K projectors were huge and incredibly expensive, making it usually reserved just for use in cinemas. But at just 1.64 inches, we may be seeing 4K 3LCD projectors sporting this panel in our living rooms in the not too distant future.

According to Akihabara News, Epson will be exhibiting a projector with the kit built in before the end of the year. Keep checking back for more details.

I4U News has revealed details of a Samsung LED TV panel so slim it should be strutting its stuff down a Milan catwalk. Reputedly the world's thinnest LED TV panel, the "Needle Slim" is just 3.9mm thick.

The 40 inch, full HD LED is said to have a 120hz refresh rate and a claimed 5,000:1 contrast ratio.

It is still unclear whether or not Samsung have a TV using this technology in the pipeline. But you wouldn't go through all the effort (and money) involved in developing a super-slim bit of kit like this for nothing, would you?

While many UK households now have a HD-ready TV screen, very few have a sound system to match. Klipsch plan to enhance viewers' entertainment experiences with the launch of two new, reasonably priced HD home theatre set-ups.

The HD Theatre 500 5.1 speaker system has a black sealed enclosure with a 2.5-inch IMG woofer and a MicroTractrix Horn-loaded 0.75-inch aluminum dome tweeter inside. The centre channel shares the same attributes, except it employs dual woofers. The speakers come with adjustable wall brackets that provide a 40-degree range of motion and inserts for stand mounting. The centre channel includes a cradle base, giving it a 45-degree range of motion. The subwoofer features a bass-reflex design with a rear-firing flared port, employing a down-firing 8-inch driver.

For those on a tighter budget, Klipsch's HD Theatre 300 will offer a similar audio-experience, but considerably cheaper at £399.99.

Both are available now from www.klipsch.co.uk .

From LG comes a Blu-Ray based home cinema system. The HB954SP offers Full HD 1080p playback, 1000W of power and 5.1 channel output with five oval satellite speakers.

LG's latest system provides one click access to YouTube and and an iPhone/iPod docking/charging station. LG Sound Gallery comes with seven sound settings including a night mode to turn off the bass so you do not wake sleeping children. Connections include two HDMI inputs for hook up other devices such as a game console, DVD recorder or HD satellite box.

This system will be available from November 2009 from major retailers and independent for between £600 and £700.

HB954SP

Features:
1000W audio system, specially tuned by Mr Mark Levinson
Playback Blu-ray discs in Full HD
Stream YouTube videos
iDock - connect your iPod or iPhone and control it all from the remote control
2 HDMI inputs
Full HD 1080p upscaling of standard DVDs
LG Sound Gallery
BD Live - download extra movie content via the internet
Touch sensitive controls
USB playback
Optical input

I remember being hugely impressed by the new fangled high definition video screens unveiled at the Arsenal Emirates stadium back in 2006. Now things will be so clear I thought to myself, that not even Arsene Wenger will be able to miss a late tackle, a dodgy dive or a dubious offside decision.

Even I have to admit though that the screens at the Emirates look rather pants to those at the Dallas Cowboys stadium which has just nabbed a place in The Guinness Book of Records for being largest video screen on the planet. In fact the screens - which are made up of four Mitsubishi Diamond Vision LED video screens, two measuring 72 feet high by 160 feet and two end-zone displays are 29 feet high by 51 feet wide.

The screen has a total viewing area of 11,393 square-feet and is display is equal to 3,268 52-inch televisions, and has 10,584,064 LED lights.

Let's hope it runs off solar power, for if not their leccy bill is going to be huge.

There was time not too long ago when if you bought a pair of hi-fi speakers you almost certainly bought British. Unfortunately many of the British speaker makers have scaled down their activities over the last few years and cheap, but often good quality speakers from the Far East, Europe and America, have mopped up some of their market share.

So it is good to see that there are still British speaker companies doing interesting things. Like Ferguson Hill, which this week announced the arrival of two new products - a home theatre system and a mid-sized version of the company's signature horn shaped speaker unit.

The FH009 Home Theatre set up pairs a class A integrated amp that is compatible with any audio out enabled device. It comes with horn speakers that can be wall mounted or free-standing and are made from transparent acyclic. It will sell for around £800.

The FH010 is a cut down version of Ferguson Hill's FH001 high end speaker system. It comprises four speakers (two bass speakers and two mid-high frequency horn speakers) and can be used with music servers, hi-fi systems and TVs.

It will be on sale soon and is priced at £6000.

Click on the pic below to look at some rather cool lifestyle shots of the speakers in situ

We told you last year about LaCie's LaCinema - a rugged, portable multimedia hard-drive designed to host all of your multimedia content. Well, as the name suggests, this is the HD upgrade to that device.

As well as playing all the formats you'd expect of a multimedia player - it now plays all of the popular HD variations too, such as H.264, MKV, WMV9 and MPEG-4.

It's got 500GB of storage and offers full HD, 1080p resolution via HDMI. It's designed to be carried around - it has a unique varnished, scratch-protected aluminium shell and shock-resistant rubber sleeve that make it resistant to a bit of rough and tumble.

It's £289.99 and it's available now direct from LaCie.