We predicted some time ago that this year’s CES would bring with it some sort of announcement about the future of Warner’s HD format allegiance. It turns out that even before CES is officially underway, Warner has announced that it will stop selling both Blu-ray and HD DVD versions of its movies, and will focus …

Good news for those hard-working City types who’ve just received their massive yearly bonuses. But they won’t be able to waste it all on champagne and fast cars — they’ll need to spend a few grand pimping out their trendy loft apartment living rooms. Enter the £1,500 Arcam Solo Movie 2.1, a high-end upscaling DVD player and audio system for …

We had high hopes that with the end of analogue in sight, we would finally get some more bandwidth available for over-the-air broadcasting in the UK. An increase in the available capacity would allow us to have high definition programmes on Freeview and even add new services. According to ERT Weekly, a trade magazine for electrical retailers, Ofcom has decided …

When it comes to high definition and big TVs, CES is the king of all shows. Every year everyone tries to beat everyone else at producing the biggest and best products. Last year, two products from Apple managed to dominate the show, even though they weren’t even there. That’s right — Vegas is a crazy place at the best of …

Anyone who’s ever seen an LCD TV will know that the backlights are a bit cack. The uniform lump of light they produce shines through the whole screen, meaning you can never really get a nice deep black. Plasmas, on the other hand, can produce a lovely deep black, but it’s harder to lay your hands on a ‘Full HD’ …

Would it really be so bad if there was never an end to the hi-def format war? Would it matter to consumers if players ultimately became able to play both formats? Obviously some early adopters would be miffed, having spent their hard-earned on a player that can only manage one format, but everyone else would win. Right? That’s what LG …

I get annoyed when I see people slating Voyager as being the worst Star Trek. For a start, it makes me think they haven’t ever seen Enterprise, which really was the worst of the franchise — although even that show had its moments. I liked Voyager because it was pure Trek. What I mean by that is set on a …

You might remember some time ago that Michael Bay proved he’s a Sony fanboy by ranting about how Paramount would never get a Transformers 2 from him, because it had switched to support HD DVD exclusively. Obviously, once the sugar high from his Kool-Aid had worn off, he retracted the statement and said that 300 on HD DVD was pure …

Sci-fi movie fans will know all about the history of Blade Runner and how there have been several releases of the movie and much acrimony along the way. The Final Cut — created for the 25th anniversary — claims to be the final, definitive version, and it’s out next Monday on HD DVD and Blu-ray. And that’s not just a …

To butcher an old gag from The Fast Show: “Do you like TVs? Do you like free things? Then you’ll love the new Sharp Aquos LC46XL2E.” Of course the original gag was about cheese and peas, but you get the point. So, what free gear do you get with this 46-inch LCD TV? Well, you can choose either a free …