Televisions

The Apple TV unit might at last be starting to make sense: the company has announced the arrival of its video download service, via the iTunes store.Viewers will be able to download episodes of hit US TV programmes, such as Lost, Desperate ...

Not content with playing games and Blu-rays, and being able to stream entertainment, Sony's PlayStation3 is all set to become a digital TV set-top box/personal video recorder. With the addition of a new bolt-on due early next year, the ...

New from accessories specialist Keene Electronics is a £100 converter box designed to take component video at up to 1080p and output it as an RGB signal suitable for older projectors and pre-HDMI TVs. With Scart sockets beginning to vanish ...

Don't try this with your new flatscreen! Down at the other end of the high-pressure jet being wielded by these firemen is one of the new weather-resistant LCD TVs from AQUiVO - and yes, it's still working! The company makes screens ...

If you fancy that retro 'speaker ears' thing on your new huge flatscreen TV, but your plasma or LCD of choice doesn't come with bolt-ons, US speaker manufacturer Thiel has the answer. Its new ViewPoint speakers, custom-built to suit ...

Humax's latest two LCD TVs now feature Freeview Playback-certified PVRs (personal video recorders). The 32in Humax LP32-TDR1 and 40in LP40-TDR1 both include 160GB hard drives and twin Freeview tuners, offering 80 hours of digital TV ...

In a breathless press release poised halfway between Private Eye's Pseud's Corner and a New Age candle catalogue, Philips has announced Aurea – the new name for its Ambilight TV technology. Now, we really rate Ambilight, an ...

It may only be August, but in ConsumerElectronicsLand the festive season is looming large. That's why Top-Up TV has just announced an immediate price-cut on its set-top receiver/recorder box, down from £140 to £100, "in time for the ...

Sharp has reinforced its commitment to LCD screen technology with the announcement of plans for a massive plant to make the displays. The factory, due to come on-stream by March 2010, has a capacity of over a million screens a month. And in ...

Not to be outdone by arch-rivals Sky and BT Vision, Virgin Media is to woo sports fans by launching a new free TV channel, Setanta Sports News, and a dedicated sports portal on its website. Setanta Sports News will offer a mix of breaking ...