Tag: TV
BitTorrent strikes deals with Hollywood
Previously synonymous with Internet piracy, it's looking like BitTorrent – the peer-to-peer file distribution platform – could soon be seen as a legitimate channel for the big Hollywood players to get content to their viewers across the globe…
Funai introduce new HD ready LCD TVs
Funai have introduced two new high definition LCD TVs. The LCD-B2706 is a 27 inch model and the LCD-B3206 is a 32 incher. Both models feature a contrast ratio of 1000:1, picture brightness of 550Ccd/m2, 16:9 aspect ratio, and…
Online video eating up traditional TV viewing time
A new survey conducted for the BBC suggests that the phenomenal rise in popularity of online video is eroding the amount of time people spend watching tradition TV. Of 2,070 people surveyed by ICM, 43% of those who watch online…
UK high-def over-the-air TV trial successful; now viewers expect HD on Freeview
HDTVUK reported on the joint statement released today by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and Five, who formed the group testing free-to-air terrestrial high definition TV over a modified Freeview system. The trial, which began over 5 months ago, has…
Win a £3500 Philips Ambilight Telly
Here at Shiny towers we love big LCD tellies. We just can’t get enough of them. But the truth is that sometimes the picture quality isn’t really all that special. One exception is the Philips range of Ambilight TVs…
UK consumers download audio and video to the living room, but don't want to pay for it
A new survey suggests that UK consumers are quite comfortable with downloading and streaming audio and video content from the Net onto their PCs, and an increasing number are doing so in their living rooms. The Olswang Convergence Consumer Survey…
Analogue TVs selling well in UK despite 2012 switchoff
Research for Digital UK has found that analogue televisions are still selling quite well in the UK despite the total switchoff of analogue broadcast TV signals by 2012. Though we've heard plenty of news of a healthy rise in sales…
Sanyo introduce 42 inch weatherproof LCD monitor
Sanyo have previously introduced a 32 inch weatherproof TV and now have created a 42-inch screen. The CE42LM4WPR costs three times as much as its indoor cousin, and this isn't really designed for the domestic market (unless you have a…
Elgato launch EyeTV Diversity powerful dual-tuner for Mac
Elgato have launched the latest product in their range of digital TV tuner USB sticks for the Mac, with the EyeTV Diversity dual tuner with proclaimed 50% better reception and picture quality in any room of your house. Its technology…
Lost series 3 on Sky One HD from Saturday 18th November
HDTVUK reported a couple of weeks ago that Sky One have scooped Lost series 3 from Channel 4. We now have some more details about the series….