Blu-ray is well on its way to replacing DVD as the format of choice when it comes to watching movies on the living-room TV. So, with Blu-ray player prices tumbling, it could be time to ditch that standard-definition deck once and for all. But what type of Blu-ray player should you buy? There’s certainly no shortage of …

If you love TV, then you need a digital TV recorder. It’s as simple as that. Using a hard drive to record programmes is easier to live with than VHS and more practical than burning to blank DVD. In this article Free vs subscription Basic features explained High definition or standard? Set-top boxes Beat the switchover Things to be wary …

Despite disappointing 3D ticket sales for a slew of recent blockbusters, the wheels haven’t fallen off the stereoscopic bandwagon just yet. At least, that was the message coming from movie makers at the recent Big Screen film festival in London. “It’s still early days; give 3D a chance,” assorted film makers moaned. But patience appears to be growing thin. Box-office returns …

The PlayStation 3 is the Blu-ray player that just keeps giving. Smug owners have seen their console regenerate like a Time Lord to accommodate every new wrinkle that creases the face of the Blu-ray format. Britain’s car boot sales, by way of contrast, are knee-deep in first-generation Blu-ray decks so feeble they can’t play a disc that even vaguely smells of …