It’s all go in the HD DVD camp at the moment. Still on a high from the Paramount/Dreamworks deal, we’re now hearing that HD DVD will soon have a 51GB, triple-layer disc on the way. The significance of a 51GB capacity is that it exceeds the current Blu-ray maximum by 1GB. Obviously, 1GB is nothing …

Earlier this week a commission set up by Conservative leader David Cameron — the Orwellian-sounding ‘Quality of Life’ group — indicated that it would advocate the banning of plasma screens, because they apparently use too much power. They didn’t mention the more popular LCD screens, and I’m going to assume this is because they don’t know the difference. They also …

If you live near London, and you’ve got some spare time on Monday morning (10 September), you could snag yourself a free Toshiba HD-E1 worth about £200 if you buy a copy of The Matrix trilogy on HD DVD from HMV on Oxford Street. The first 150 people will get a free player, and the first 400 will all get …

Obviously, as a TV nut, I want HD to be available on Freeview as soon as possible. So as you can imagine, I was annoyed when Ofcom announced it thought hi-def channels should be broadcast in the existing spectrum. I was annoyed because I don’t want to see the analogue spectrum simply being sold off to companies with deep pockets, …

Tucked away on the JVC stand at this year’s IFA was a little surprise. A 110-inch LCD projection TV, using three D-ILA — or to use the more descriptive name, liquid crystal on silicon — chips, through which light is projected to create an image on screen. Easily the most impressive thing about this telly is the fact that it …

It was no huge surprise to find LG’s stand at the IFA trade show in Berlin divided into two halves, one half TVs and the other mobile phones — the Korean company has been hugely successful in both areas. There were two especially interesting things on the TV part of the stand, however, that caught our attention. The first was …

We miss loads of stuff on TV. It’s not our fault, there’s a lot on our plate and we go out all the time. So for us to enjoy our hectic social lives, we really need something to record TV for those nights when we just fancy putting our feet up and relaxing. Sky+ is the obvious choice, but after …

Do you often find yourself on an aeroplane bored out of your mind? We do, and usually it falls to a laptop and some DVDs to distract us. The problem with laptops is that they are often large, and drink power. So enter the LG DP271, a compact portable DVD player for all those boring journeys. There are a few …

If you’re one of the three British people that bought Apple TV, you’ll probably have spent some time wondering when you might be able to buy stuff to watch on it. Well, we’re happy to say it’s sooner than you thought, because Apple has just launched a bunch of TV shows on its iTunes video store in the UK. Programmes …

Earlier this week we commented on the decision by Paramount and Dreamworks to switch to HD DVD exclusively, instead of continuing dual-format support. This was seen by some as a bit of a victory for the HD DVD camp, even if it did cost them a rumoured $150m. Now we have word that Toshiba is cutting the cost of its …