For almost ten years, the name TiVo has been synonymous with digitally recording television the United States, and yet Australian TiVo representatives no longer want you to think of their product as a video recorder. With a variety of new TiVo services on the way, they would like you to think of it as a …

Comfortable using the EPG on your PVR or DVR? Ty Pendlebury demystifies the alphabet soup of digital video recording. For other definitions of tech terminology, see our Please Explain video glossary.

The term 24p has nothing to do with your TV’s resolution. It is a frame rate standard used by Blu-ray players that was designed to improve the image quality of your Blu-ray discs. Ty Pendlebury explains. For clarification on other tech terminology, see our Please Explain video archive.

After a slow start, OLED, the next major screen technology, is likely to see a boost with a handful of new models expected to trickle into the Australian market next year. LG showed off a 15-inch OLED at CES 2009 (Credit: Ty Pendlebury/CNET Australia) Warren Kim, LG’s TV category manager, said it is “highly likely” that Australia will see at …

Seven has announced the details of its new digital channel called 7Two which begins broadcasting next month and will feature a mix of new run series and “old favourites”. 7Two will begin broadcasting on 1 November 2009 on digital channel 72 (Seven Two, geddit?) and will be the first place to see the new series of Ugly Betty, Heroes, Lost …

Panasonic is hoping to capitalise on James Cameron’s new 3D film Avatar by launching its own 3D technology for the home at CEATEC in Japan this week. Panasonic hopes that Avatar The company has invested in the technology by producing concept TVs, Blu-ray players as well as a professional stereo video camera, and hopes this will make it synonymous with …

Foxtel has enabled its free Download “catch up” service today, and customers will be able to backup their own recordings to PC within the next 12 months. Foxtel’s long-delayed iQ2Go service is still in the pipeline and expected to be launched in the next 12 months, according to Foxtel sales and product development executive director Patrick Delany. The Foxtel Download …

Foxtel launched its re-branded “Next Generation” service in Sydney today in a lavish “rocket-themed” event where it outlined 30 new channels, a handful of new services and updated pricing. Foxtel executives including Patrick Delany (right) sit at ground zero during Foxtel’s “launch”. (Credit: Zennith Geisler) Foxtel CEO Kim Williams hosted the event, which he said detailed “the biggest set of …

It’s great that there are new digital channels becoming available, but what do you have to do to get the new ones and keep the old? We step you through how to rescan your digital television to pick up new Freeview channels as well as find existing channels that may have inadvertently disappeared.

Sony is about to announce its latest Christmas promotion with a free full three-year warranty on all of its Bravia LCD televisions, up from a standard 12 months starting 1 October. Extended warranties on Bravias are available at the point of sale for additional charge, and this is the first time in several years Sony has opted for a non-hardware-based …