Here in the Crave office, we love thin. Sadly, today is Cake Thursday and that means our careful calorie management is about to need some creative accounting. To make us feel even more bloated, JVC is making some TVs that look like they’ve never clapped screens on a fondant fancy, let alone wolfed down a …

Merely buying a great subwoofer is no guarantee you’ll wind up with great bass. There are too many ways to squander its performance potential, that’s why putting in the extra effort to achieve proper subwoofer set-up is crucial. This guide will tell you everything you need to know about getting the most from your subwoofer once you bring it home. …

If you’re a film lover, then the 40ZF355D could very well be the TV for you, with it’s 120Hz picture mode and full 10-bit panel. Toshiba’s high-end TV should also appeal to anyone who wants a cool-looking set: its ultra-thin frame means it has a major wow factor — and it saves space. We can hear your questions bouncing of …

While high-definition television isn’t an option over Freeview just yet, here’s some exciting news from the BBC and ITV that will give us a new way to access hi-def material for free via satellite. Called Freesat, the scheme will provide digital TV to people who can’t get Freeview services because of their geographical location and a simple way to get …

With the freesat launch getting closer all the time — we’re sure it will launch at some point, although we still don’t know when — we’re thrilled to see Argos has announced the availability of some of the hardware. The catalogue and high-street retail behemoth has listed a total of four receivers made by Bush and Goodmans. Bush and Goodmans …

One trailer that’s never failed to draw a crowd round here lately has been the Iron Man preview. We saw the movie at the weekend, and weren’t disappointed. The problem with comic-book heroes is that the more powerful they are, the more powerful their opponents must be to generate any sense of threat and dramatic tension. Thus, when Spider-Man gets …

As much as we love plasma TVs, if you want a smaller, 1080p plasma for your bijou domicile, you’re out of luck. While you could very well argue there isn’t any point to 1080p on smaller sets — you’d be hard pushed to see the difference over 720p — there are always people who insist on the maximum resolution possible. …

Despite industry speculation, Foxtel says it isn’t planning to launch its HD+ service on 2 June, but has confirmed that all free-to-air HD channels will be available to HD cable subscribers at launch. Industry rumour site KnowFirst said the company was planning to make the announcement in the “next few days” and will make iQ2 boxes available for AU$10 a …

Never let it be said that I was the voice of reason or anything, but when TV channels have on-screen logos, I really feel the need to vent some serious rage in their general direction. This is common practice on satellite, cable and Freeview channels and it’s another one of those diseases we’ve caught from the Americans. In the US, …

I love my Wii, but there’s one serious downside to owning one — it doesn’t do all the fancy media-sharing things an Xbox 360 or PS3 does. Until now, that is. The news that the BBC iPlayer has come to the Wii moved me to dance a little jig, and I rushed home to try it out. Finally, my little …