The launch of Sky News HD this Thursday creates an aesthetic dichotomy for British TV viewers. On the one hand, we think it’s smashing that our news will be rendered in handsome HD. On the other, Sunrise with Eamonn Holmes will become totally unsuitable for all humans with functioning eyes. Sky has developed its news …
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A glut of very capable Freeview HD receivers is hitting the market at the moment. All of them will provide you with high-definition telly for free, over the air. The 3view set-top box, however, offers you access to much more than just Freeview, and it’s the sort of device that everybody may one day have sitting underneath — or even inside …
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Sky seems to be striving to get its Sky Player service onto even more devices than the BBC’s iPlayer. Subscribers will soon be able to watch live TV and on-demand video via the Humax HD-FOX T2 Freeview HD set-top box, as they can now via the Xbox 360 and PCs. What makes this news even better is that the T2 will support iPlayer when it launches on Freeview HD at some point …
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The whole Blu-ray format’s been a mess from the very beginning. We can’t, therefore, quite suppress a derisory smirk at the announcement of two new Blu-ray disc specifications, neither of which will work with your current player: BDXL and IH-BD. BDXL discs will more than double the existing 50GB capacity of Blu-ray discs. Write-once BDXL discs will allow up to 128GB of data to be stored, …
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Today is the official marketing launch for Freeview HD, so expect to see a big fanfare. Maybe a parade. There’s a £6m marketing budget to spend, so don’t count out sky-writing, a zeppelin and Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge renamed the Freeview HD Stadium. The service technically launched last year, but so far it’s only been available in select regions and to …
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LG’s LD950 is a 47-inch LCD TV with passive 3D tech that means its glasses are much cheaper than the active-shutter versions. LG says that it’s decided to produce a passive 3D model because consumers are clamouring for it. And we can see why. Passive 3D is similar to the system that many cinemas use to project a 3D image. …
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Sky has been ordered by Ofcom to reduce the prices it charges companies such as Virgin Media and BT for access to Sky Sports. Interestingly, as part of this deal, Sky has also been given permission to launch its Picnic pay TV service on digital terrestrial TV. Mixed news for Sky, but surely more of a win for the company …
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The excellent Sky Player service is coming to Internet-enabled TVs from UK manufacturer Cello and PVRs from 3view. Cello was the first manufacturer to integrate the BBC’s iPlayer into its tellies last year, which caused much excitement. Sky loves to keep up with the Joneses at Broadcasting House, and that’s almost certainly one of the reasons it’s launched its Web …
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Virgin might offer the fastest broadband in the land, but when it comes to HD TV channels, it has lagged behind Sky. Today, however, it’s announced one small victory over the satellite broadcaster by being the only place you’ll be able to see Film4 in HD. This bolsters the cable company’s HD channel line-up, taking the total number to nine, …
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With CES behind us, it’s time for manufacturers to start releasing this year’s line-ups. Panasonic is the first to get us all excited, with its new range of Blu-ray players. This year, the company is launching a 3D model, a new high-end machine, and a pair of entry-level machines, with some impressive eco-friendly credentials. There’s plenty of buzz about 3D …
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