If there’s one company in the world that could afford to take some time off as reward for a job well done it’s Onkyo. It’s worked tirelessly to provide home-cinema enthusiasts with high quality AV receivers over the last few years and we think it’s done a bang-up job. But there’s no such laurel-resting for …

Panasonic has, for some time, been the only company that sells really ma-hoosive TVs that you can actually buy. Its original 103-inch screen has been on sale for several years now, and we’re told that the rich and famous do actually buy them. One person is reported to have bought five for some reason, perhaps for a monster, multi-monitor gaming rig. …

It may have been a while since HD DVD and Blu-ray finished their infamous duel, but that doesn’t mean we were satisfied with the outcome. And we demand satisfaction. Our wonderful Greatest Gadget of the 21st Century competition gives us the perfect excuse for a rematch, as just by chance the Sony S470 Blu-ray player has been drawn against the …

Virgin already has one of the most comprehensive on-demand services in the UK. There’s broadcast quality access to shows from ITV, Channel 4 and the BBC. And now, Virgin can count Channel Five as another feather in its cap-of-television. So, what does this mean for your day? Well, Virgin proudly points out that it now has on-demand access to every …

Like all great works of art, James Cameron’s Avatar needs some specific 3D television tweaking before the director thinks you’ll be in a good position to to watch his masterpiece, and Panasonic has posted the settings on its website. Putting sceptical cat down for some meowmix for a second, we actually find ourselves applauding aspects of this idea. After all, …

I’m a TV reviewer, so it stands to reason that I’d champion a television in our Greatest Gadget of the 21st Century tournament. But I’m not putting my vote behind the Pioneer Kuro PDP-LX5090 out of some sense of duty or loyalty — I’m doing so because it’s hands down the best piece of technology I’ve used since I started this …

All of the worst things that have ever occurred were allowed to happen because someone didn’t say, “No, I won’t stand for it.” Well, mark this day in your calendar, Cravers, because we’re saying no right now, and we’re saying it to on-screen logos on our HD TV channels. And broadcasters can ignore us at their peril, because we’re as …

LG has slinked into the 3D market with a gorgeous new active-shutter TV called the LX9900. Unusually, the Korean giant is also producing a passive system, the LD920, designed specifically for use in bars and other public locations to give people the opportunity to watch Sky Sports in 3D over a pint of lager. The LX9900 has a super-slim 32mm …

Sky has made a complaint about the upcoming new UK Internet TV service YouView — formerly Project Canvas — to the regulator Ofcom. Like Virgin Media, it claims the service will restrict consumer choice and stifle competition. At least it makes a change from the megacorp’s usual whinging about the BBC’s involvement. It seems odd that Sky would claim YouView …

We knew an update to add recording functionality to the Humax HD-FOX T2 was coming since before the Freeview HD receiver was even launched. We were excited about it then, and we remain pretty thrilled about it now. The free, over-the-air update will arrive in early October, allowing owners of the HD-FOX T2 to record TV programmes from the box to a …