The Big British Castle recently posted some handy tips on its blog about copy protection in our wonderful new digital world. Danielle Nagler, head of BBC HD — Auntie’s high-definition channel — explained what restrictions were in place, and how some new features would affect the consumer. She laid down some home truths about why …

With Pioneer exiting the plasma TV market, that leaves just a handful of other brands backing the cinematic technology. LG, it seems, is keener than ever to be one of them with its high-end PS8000 range. Like the most recent Kuro range, there are two sizes of PS8000 — 50- and 60-inch — and they’re jam-packed with features. Firstly, this …

Crave was recently invited to plush old Harrods, if you please, to tour the Loewe mini-store. Donning our best bib and tucker, we got a fascinating insight into the well-to-do audience for the German manufacturer’s stylish and desirable TVs. As a shopping experience, it’s about as far away from your high street electrical store as you can imagine. While we …

LG Electronics Blu-ray players look to have turned a corner this year–until now, they’ve been overpriced, badly specified, and worst of all, tedious to use. The LG HB354 is the latest to raise the bar, promising to bring a touch of glamour to the proceedings with its attractive styling and impressive features. Clearly, this system is designed for people who …

One cold and wet British summer, a Home Cinema reviewer was growing old waiting for a Blu-ray player to play his copy of Zombie Strippers — for review purposes only, of course — when an idea came to him. Some sort of ranking for how fast Blu-ray players load discs. This way, when we review a new player, we can …

Sony’s not one to rest on its laurels. Blu-ray has been on the market for a couple of years, and although it’s in this stagnant economy it needs to get us all on to the next consumer electronics device. So, today the Japanese giant has announced exclusively to CNET UK its new format — microBD. The discs are very similar …

Media streamers are both marvellous and smashing. We’re especially fanatical about the Popcorn Hour and HDX 1000 boxes we’ve reviewed over the last year. Not that we’re ones to brag, but we’re pretty sure our tireless evangelisation has triggered other manufacturers to climb on to the media-streaming bandwagon. Seagate is the latest, with a product it’s calling FreeAgent Theater. If …

Plasma has had a tough time recently. Some pundits have — foolishly — predicted the end for the technology, in light of Pioneer departing from the marketplace. Here at Crave though, we still have much love for these gas-charged beauties — and so it seems does LG. The 42PQ6000 is, as the name suggests, a 42-inch plasma TV. If you’re …

I’m told I’m famous. “At last,” I cried, when Rory informed me last week I was an international superstar. “The day I’ve been waiting for,” I bellowed across the office. Luckily, I stopped before telling everyone I was finally getting out of my day-to-day existence and suggesting they should stick their collective heads up a collection of pigs. It turns …

It’s sometimes hard for us techies to understand that there are still some people who don’t know about the transition to digital TV. Or more importantly, still don’t have the appropriate equipment ready for the digital switch-over. The good news is TVonics is thinking about these people, and the MDR-250 is aimed at some fairly specific individuals. Firstly, this thing …