Blu-ray went new kinds of wireless at CES earlier this year, with LG and Samsung both adding Wi-Fi to their Blu-ray players. Who better to play catch up than the creator of the format, Sony? It just announced its first standalone Blu-ray player with Wi-Fi in Las Vegas — the BDP-S560. True, the PlayStation 3 …

So, the other day, we were sitting around attempting to enjoy some movies on our HD TV. The problem was, the sound from the TV was rubbish. What we needed was a new home cinema setup to replace our much loved Klipsch system, which the nasty courier man ripped from our bleeding fingers last week. Then, by a combination of …

This week at its launch event for the 2009 range of TVs and home cinema equipment, Panasonic has barely stopped banging the drum of VieraCast — but what the hell is it, and why should you give a monkey’s? Like so many other manufacturers, Panasonic wants to bring a tiny corner of the Internet to your TV. Unlike Samsung, it’s …

The TVonics DTR-Z500 is the latest in a range of set-top boxes from the Welsh company famous for its unusual styling. Like the other PVRs and receivers TVonics has produced, this is certainly an interesting-looking box. It’s solid too — we’d rate it at around 8 out of 10 on our scale of devices you could use to ward off …

Unlike competitors such as Hitachi, Pioneer Australia says that its decision to pull out of the television market would not affect the pricing of its plasma panels. Bargain hunters will need to look elsewhere. (Credit: Pioneer) Last night, Pioneer Japan announced that it would stop future development on its flat panels, and withdraw from the display business by March 2010 …

Spheres, eh? Can’t live with then, can’t live without them. As you read this, on a site with a spherical logo, you’re sitting on a giant globe orbiting an even larger ball of total flame. You can’t escape three-dimensional circles, so why try? Crave, for one, welcomes our spherical overlords. Teufel agrees with us. Its Motiv 3 speaker system is …

We had a little poke at Sony recently for an ill-advised publicity photo that featured a half-naked model as its main focus, rather than a piece of technology. That shouldn’t detract, however, from 2009 being a good year for Sony TVs in terms of innovation. There are a number of new models due, so let’s have a quick stroll around …

Some mornings are sent to try us. First we have to come into work on a freezing Tube train with people who don’t understand basic rules of personal space and hygiene. Then we get smacked around the chops with the news that Pioneer is pulling out of TV production next year. We don’t make much secret of the fact that …

He may enjoy killing the innocent, blowing up planets and generally keeping a stranglehold on those around him, but that doesn’t mean old Darth Vader doesn’t like to kick back, relax and watch a hi-def movie with glorious, uncompressed surround sound. Indeed, we think he’s got an Onkyo TX-NR906 in that little egg where he takes his helmet off. A …

If you’ve just spent £1,000 or more on a new TV, we doubt you’re going to thank us for telling you to spend even more. Sound always accounts for half the experience, though, whether you’re watching sport, movies or just Neighbours. And the speakers built in to your TV are not likely to do justice to very much at all …