Televisions
CES NEWS: Slingbox goes full HD - and on your BlackBerry
In the February issue of What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision, on sale on January 10, we're testing the Slingbox Pro, which can handle HD content and stream it over a network or the internet in downscaled form. But on the way from ...
CES NEWS: Hitachi set to unveil ultra-slim LCD and plasma screens
We may still be waiting for technologies designed to give us screens just fractions of an inch thick, but for the moment Hitachi is setting new standards with its latest line-up - both LCD and plasma models are just 1.5in, or under ...
CES NEWS: LG Philips LCD shows its best-ever flexible flatscreen display
Due to be shown at next week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, this is the brand-new flexible display from LG Philips LCD. The A4-size. or 14.3in, display uses thin film transistors on a plastic substrate, meaning it can be rolled ...
CES NEWS: Audyssey launches its own attack on TV volume variations
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...




