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The huge TV that's too big for Britain

By Dominic Dawes | Wed, 13 Jun 2007, 3:09pm

It looks as if we've reached the maximum size for large-screen TVs and have finally said, 'enough is enough', writes Dominic Dawes. The latest leap forward in extravagant screen size won't be visiting these shores. Dense ...

NEWS: Dixons urges manufacturers to abolish standby mode on electrical goods

By Andy Clough | Wed, 13 Jun 2007, 11:19am

Demands by Dixons for consumer electronics manufacturers to phase out the standby function on their products as part of the retailer's green initiative have sparked controversy among specialist hi-fi and AV firms. Dixons Group chief ...

NEWS: BBC's Wimbledon goes HD and online

By Andrew Everard | Tue, 12 Jun 2007, 5:32pm

The BBC is making the most of its HD trial service for the annual Wimbledon tennis championships - it will be carrying the whole of its coverage in HD. And if you're away from your flatscreen, you can even watch live coverage on your ...

NEWS: Philips' new portable DVD players complete with iPod dock

By Joe Cox | Tue, 12 Jun 2007, 3:52pm

Here's a product with a novel twist: a portable DVD player with a built-in iPod dock. It's the latest brainchild of Philips and is part of a range of six new portable movie machines. Three widescreen DVD players and two players with ...

The Best of the Week - 11/06/07

By Andrew Everard | Tue, 12 Jun 2007, 11:50am

We're going full steam ahead to pack this site with news, comments and information to help you get the best buys in home cinema and hi-fi, and keep you up to speed with the latest developments in technology, whether it's projectors ...

NEWS: Apple to deliver online movie rentals

By Dominic Dawes | Tue, 12 Jun 2007, 10:33am

Apple is in advanced talks with several major Hollywood studios about launching an online movie rental service, to be delivered through iTunes and launched as early as this Autumn. A single film such as The Simpsons Movie (pictured) will, ...

Vote for high-definition TV on Freeview

By Andy Clough | Mon, 11 Jun 2007, 4:36pm

I’m praying that the powers-that-be will see sense over the digital switchover and allocate some of the spare spectrum to broadcast high-definition TV channels over Freeview, writes Andy Clough. But given the politics, and money, involved I’m ...

NEWS: See Spiderman 3 (and Ocean's 13) on Sony’s awesome 4K super-HD projector

By Andy Clough | Mon, 11 Jun 2007, 11:59am

If you think Blu-ray and HD DVD images look great, wait until you see Sony’s 4K high-definition projection system in action. We’ve just watched Spiderman 3 on the system, and believe us, it’s awesome! The picture resolution is twice that of ...

High-definition surround sound explained

By Andy Clough | Mon, 11 Jun 2007, 10:32am

Blu-ray and HD DVD don’t just offer awesome pictures – thay can also offer substantially better sound quality too. We’ve written a great deal about compression formats, usually when discussing the pros and cons of MP3. But it’s equally an ...

NEWS: The world's most expensive turntable

By Dominic Dawes | Fri, 8 Jun 2007, 12:20pm

Is that really a £150,000 turntable? Yes, friends, it really is. There are high-end products, rarefied hi-fi treasures, and then there's this – the Goldmund Reference II, which is being billed as the world's most expensive turntable. ...