Category: HDTV
Telewest trials first UK HDTV service
Beating Sky to the punch, cable service provider Telewest has begun a limited trial of High Definition transmissions to a select few lucky people in south London. Although a nationwide rollout of the service has yet to be given a…
Sky adds HDTV channel and more
Sky has added the first of its so-called 'third party channels' to its HD line up. The network has confirmed that National Geographic HD will be available to HD viewers from early next year. It joins six other Sky…
Sky shows HD – but still no launch date
Earlier today satellite broadcaster Sky TV treated us to live HD demonstrations in London's Groucho club. But the broadcaster stopped short of naming a launch date and detailing costs. The demo itself was pretty impressive with a large projector and…
Telewest to launch HDTV in December
Telewest, one of our two favourite cable companies, made its financial announcements today reporting a 6 percent quarterly rise in operating profit. The company, which will be merged with NTL in the new year, also dropped a hint or…
BBC goes high def
Well in a surprise to no one the BBC has confirmed that it is to offer High Definition TV to satellite and cable viewers at some point during 2006. It will also start what it is billing as 'limited…
Marantz unveils first 1080p DVD player
Some every exciting news from Marantz, which has just delivered the DV9600, the very first DVD player, or apparently any source component, capable of a 1080p high definition video signal. As you probably already know 1080p is the ultimate…
Pana's 65inch plasma with SD recording
Pana has added a whopping 65inch plasma screen to its Viera line up. Key features include a digital terrestrial (Freeview) tuner and an HD-ready screen capable of displaying both the main HD formats: 1080i and 720p. The TV-65PV500 also comes…
High Def round up
Here's the latest from our High Def blog HDTVUK MTV? Discovery? What other channels are in Sky's HD package? : Philips' HD-friendly Media Center PC: Celebs who are made for HDTV On our PC problems solved blog Propellerhead we have…
Sony's 250,000 bouncy balls
Older readers may remember those scenes from The Prisoner where Patrick McGoohan used to try and escape from the island, only to be scooped up by an incredibly sinister balloon Rover and taken back to 'the village' (younger readers just…
Paramount gets behind Blu-ray
Following Microsoft and Intel's bold move to set their allegiance firmly behind the HD DVD camp of the approaching format war, film studio Paramount has put its weight behind Blu-ray. So much for any real chance of reaching some kind…