Category: HDTV
Ten things I noticed while watching TV in HD
1 R2D2 needs some serious bodywork. In Revenge of the Sith seen on Sky Movies HD he appears to be covered in dents and scratches. 2 Nothing gets documentary film-makers more excited than the possibility of one animal chasing…
Sky HD – how good is it?
The folks over at HDTVUK have been amongst the lucky ones to have got their Sky HD installation and have spent a gruelling week watching it, taking notes about the merits, noting their gripes and pondering whether it's a…
First in depth Sky HD box and channelreviews
The lucky blighters at HDTVUK got their Sky HD box today (here's the friendly installer), and instead of sweating away at work like the erest of us they are sitting at home watching high def versions of Star Wars,…
Arcam DV137 DVD upscaler
Strangely, just because Blu-ray and HD DVD are coming along to promote the merits of High Definition, many people aren't quite ready to write off their existing, and by now extensive, DVD collections. Over at HDTV they've caught wind…
LG launches two new plasmas
LG has expanded its line up of HD Ready plasma TVs with the new PY2R series and more affordable 42PC1D. The PY2R series, available in 50" or 60" sizes, have already won design awards from iF Design and Red…
HD to kill Freeview and terrestrial TV?
It is a just a thought but I wonder if the great analogue switch off, which the Government has invested so much money in to promote, is actually just a dress rehearsal for the real switch off which will be…
Sony announces AR series VAIO – world's first Blu-ray notebook
This morning I wondered what the mysterious AR Digital Studio was when it appeared alongside the new UX Micro on Sony's viral advertisement page. Now we are lucky enough to have a full set of specs for the brand…
Sky HD box and channels review. First look at BBC HD.
Ashley from brother blog HDTVUK, has been over at Sky for an hour or so's play with the company's HD box and has come away reasonably impressed. You can read what, to our knowledge anyway, is the first review…
LG's AN110 – the world's first wall-mounted HD projector
The guys over at HDTV UK do love their world firsts. This time it's LG's HD-Ready wall mounted projector, the AN110, which looks dangerously close to making home cinema projectors practical. Arguably, it's not 100% HD, as its 1280…
ITV to show HD football on cable
ITV has signed a deal with Telewest to show all of its world cup footie games in HD on the cable platform. Only Telewest (plus a group of terrestrial HD triallists) will be screening all the games in HD but…