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CES NEWS: Audyssey launches its own attack on TV volume variations

Andrew Everard Thu, 3 Jan 2008, 12:07pm

Dolby isn't the only company tackling the problem of wayward volume levels on TV broadcasts: Audyssey Laboratories, perhaps best known for its MultEQ automatic set-up system used in AV receivers, is launching its own Dynamic Volume ...

CES NEWS: Dolby joins with SIM2 to demonstrate better TV quality

Andrew Everard Thu, 3 Jan 2008, 11:42am

Just in case you thought Dolby was only about sound, the company is joining forces with SIM2 at next week's Consumer Electronics Show to demonstrate technologies designed to enhance the picture quality on flat-panel displays. The San ...

CES NEWS: Cirrus Logic chip promises an end to shouting adverts

Andrew Everard Wed, 2 Jan 2008, 12:39pm

This chip could signal the end of those adverts that shake you out of you seat by being SO MUCH LOUDER than the TV programme you've just been watching. The CS48DV2, from Cirrus Logic, is the first audio processor to feature Dolby ...

NEWS: Fujitsu pulls the plug on consumer TVs

Andrew Everard Fri, 28 Dec 2007, 7:20pm

The current line-up of Fujitsu Plasmavison and Aviamo TVs will be the last, the company has announced. As of March 2008, Fujitsu General will exit the home-use plasma display market, blaming the intense price pressure on flatscreen ...

NEWS: Ofcom decides against reserving spectrum for HD Freeview

Andrew Everard Thu, 13 Dec 2007, 4:26pm

Broadcast regulator Ofcom is refusing to reserve newly available bandwidth to provide UK homes with free High-definition TV.  The digital switchover will make more broadcast spectrum available, yet despite pressure from HD For All – a ...

NEWS: Vivanco introduces a new range of iC TV and projector wall-mount systems to UK

Andy Clough Tue, 11 Dec 2007, 10:12am

You know how it is. Once you've got your new flatscreen TV home, there's the dilemma of where to put it. In the corner of the room on a stand like your old CRT? Or would it look more stylish on the wall? Well, for those who fancy the ...

NEWS: Humax boosts LCD TV range with a new 32in Freeview model for £499

Andy Clough Mon, 10 Dec 2007, 3:23pm

Humax is expanding its range of LCD TVs with the addition of a 32in Freeview model with a built-in digital tuner, giving viewers access to more than 50 Freeview channels without the need for a separate set-top box. It costs £499. The HD-ready ...

NEWS: Free films from BT Vision – as long as you promise to watch the ads

Andy Clough Wed, 5 Dec 2007, 2:49pm

BT Vision is to run trials of a new service that allows its customers free film rental in return for watching targeted advertisements through its BT Vision Download Store. The three-month trial enables customers to watch three films – ...

NEWS: British company develops energy-saving software for TVs and Freeview

Andrew Everard Tue, 4 Dec 2007, 4:13pm

Yes, news of the latest political scandal may be enough to send you to sleep, even in broad daylight, but a British software company has come up with a solution to make your power-hungry home entertainment equipment sleep even more deeply, ...

NEWS: HD Freeview from BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five 'as soon as 2009'

Andrew Everard Wed, 21 Nov 2007, 5:18pm

Following the announcement earlier this week that the BBC is to go ahead with the conversion of its HD TV trial into a full service, it's emerging that increases in the spectrum available for digital television could bring HD services ...