Tag: High definition
Microsoft defend Vista's copy-protection systems
Microsoft has defended the high definition copy protection system built in to its Windows Vista operating system after critics said that the DRM systems put additional strain on CPUs and are 'consumer hostile'. According to BBC News, Peter Gutmann, a…
OSCARs to be shown live in UK exclusively on Sky in high definition
Sky have announced that live coverage of the 79th Annual Academy Awards (OSCARS) will be shown in the UK exclusively on Sky. This will include both the ceremony and the red-carpet arrivals, and will also be shown in high definition…
LG's BH100 hybrid high definition disc player comes to market, minus HD DVD logo
Just when it seemed that the high definition optical disc format war was over, thanks to the first combo player, along comes the HD DVD forum and states that the player can't be called HD DVD certified. Well, that hasn't…
CES 2007: Netgear offers wireless HD entertainment
It’s one thing to get all your MP3s and DiVX movies all neatly arranged on to one PC, but it’s another thing entirely to try and get it all back to being shown on your nice big HDTV in…
Toshiba planning first laptop with HD DVD writer
Toshiba has announced that it plans to release the first laptop PC that supports writing of the HD DVD-R (write-once) format of high definition optical disc. It will essentially be an upgrade of the Qosmio G30 laptop released last year….
Bang & Olufsen unveil classy BeoVision 9 high definition TV
Back in 2004 we showed you the classy BeoVision 7 widescreen telly from Bang & Olufsen. Now, they've brought the range squarely (ahem) into the high definition market with their BeoVision 9 HDTV (no, I don't know why there wasn't…
CES 2007: Tosh announces new LCD range
Toshiba is rolling out a whole new line of LCD flat panel TVs that should be available state-side from April, 2007. Although they deliberately differ only slightly from the successful, existing REGZA range, these new models will offer larger screen…
CES 2007: JVC launch first hard disk full HD camcorder – the Everio GZ-HD7
As well as those new easier to use standard Everios, JCV's other huge CES news is the release of the high definition Everio (just as we predicted). The first of it's kind, the hard drive camcorder records in full HD…
Top 10 HDTV stories of 2006
High definition TV began to make an impression in the UK this year, and though we lag significantly behind the US and Japan, 2007 is shaping up to be a great year for HD. Here's 10 highlights from the past…
HD DVD comes to the UK with Toshiba's HD-E1
Toshiba have released their HD-E1 HD DVD player in the UK today, so we can finally find out what the high-definition fuss is all about, for about half the price of a Blu-ray player. It looks as if we've…