Sky has offered live streaming of channels such as Sky News for some time now, but only to subscribers. In a move designed to hit some subscriber targets, Sky is making its Sky Player available to people who don’t have a standard subscription and a dish. Instead, you’ll just need a really understanding ISP. The …

Although we moan about products a lot — a lot — we’re usually highlighting minor problems. When we reviewed the Humax 9300T recently, however, we noted that the fan noise was more than a minor issue. It was so bad, it stopped us from recommending an otherwise excellent video recorder. Because we’ve had nothing but praise for other Humax products, …

LG is planning to take on Marantz and Yamaha in the “luxury audio” market with a new system designed by audio engineer Mark Levinson. “Golden Ears” Mark Levinson. LG has relaunched its existing range of televisions and AV peripherals in Singapore this week, with an emphasis on providing audiophile quality on a budget, with Levinson as the focus of the …

There are some things in life you can’t just go out and get more of. It’s wildly impractical to obtain a third eye or a second mouth, for example. More than two legs are generally frowned upon. It’s fortuitous, then, that televisions don’t conform to the same rules as us. Your TV doesn’t have enough HDMI sockets? Just bolt a …

The world has gone LED crazy — you can’t throw a light bulb without hitting something lit by LEDs these days. Your TV is no exception, with companies such as Samsung and Sony offering models with an LED backlight. Philips wants in on the diode action, so its Cineos PFL9803 Ambilight range features an LCD panel backlit by white LEDs, …

Imagine you settled down to watch your favourite spy-themed drama series, but instead of watching on regular BBC One, you chose the advanced showing on BBC Three. As you might imagine, this means tolerating the usual vile, bright-pink on-screen logo. But it seems Auntie has decided to go down a different route with its logos now. Instead of using a …

TiVo has announced its first major addition to its service with its free Movie of the Week download in collaboration with BlockBuster. The new service begins on December 1 2008 and is designed to serve as a taster for a fully-fledged service launching next year. The first Blockbuster Movie of the Week will be The Waterhorse followed by Men In …

We have to admit, we haven’t been massive fans of Sagem PVRs in the past: a high price tag and tacky styling really didn’t endear them to us. But now the DTR 64160 has had an update and its price has fallen to just £99, and for that little we don’t mind so much if it looks like a bulldog …

When it comes to plasma TVs, there is a murmur of agreement from TV geeks that it’s hard to find better than Pioneer. The problem for the company is that not everyone wants — or has room for — a massive plasma, which means it has problems making money out of the biggest segment of the market. Simply put, Pioneer …

When we first got our hands on the Kuro LCD from Pioneer at the company’s head office a few months ago, we were thrilled. Although there was some concern that a Kuro LCD could never be as impressive as the plasma range, we were still keen to see smaller TVs that could compete with Loewe and other premium manufacturers. The …

Last night Crave was invited to a swanky TV launch — we think there was some mistake, because they had mostly invited cool people and minor celebrities. Still, there were new TVs in the house, namely the Sony Bravia E4000 range. The E4000 is Sony’s new arty TV with a bezel that makes it look like it should be hanging …

That’s right, you read the headline correctly: Toshiba just claimed to have created the first upscaling TVs, the Regza 42ZV555D and 46ZV555D LCDs. With such bold boasts flying around the Internet, we feel like making a few ourselves. Did you know we invented blogging? Or that without Crave, there would be no Moon? No, we didn’t think so, either. But …

Although we applaud Toshiba‘s efforts to improve the quality of DVDs with its upscaling players, we couldn’t help but think the XD-E500, which we reviewed in September, was a little too expensive at £120 and didn’t do enough with the picture quality to justify giving your old player the heave-ho. Toshiba has just gone and added a whole Poundland’s worth …

If you love Christmas lights and don’t see why they should be restricted to just one time of the year, the Philips Aurea II is the TV for you. It boasts enough coloured illumination to put Oxford Street to shame. The only disappointment: it costs more than a 50-inch Pioneer Kuro. Yes, that’s right, the 42PFL9903D has a list price …

If you’re looking to buy a car, you don’t automatically pick the £200 J-reg Vauxhall Cavalier. Your home cinema should be no different, and that’s why Denon makes high-end reference players like the 3800BD, which cost an eye-watering £1,600. Is it 80 times as much as a supermarket DVD player? Yes. Is it worth it? Let’s find out what you …