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Andrew Everard writes I've just spent a few days getting under the skin of Onkyo, seeing the company's new range of AV receivers and the factory where the more upmarket models are being made. And the major impression is of an outfit with ...

Sony is making its PlayStation 3 console even more attractive to home cinema enthusiasts with the arrival of its latest firmware upgrade. Version 1.80, which can be downloaded by clicking here, adds video upscaling to 1080p from DVD discs and ...

Sonos is boosting the appeal of its wireless multiroom system with the arrival of a new affordable package, the £699 BU130, Designed for those wanting to add multiroom audio capability, PC music streaming and internet radio to an ...

  While many British viewers are still discovering HD TV courtesy of the likes of Sky's 720P/1080i HD service, Japanese broadcaster NHK is working on the next generation of HDTV with its 'Super Hi-Vision' system. Last week in ...

Plasma manufacturers Hitachi and Panasonic have agreed to trade plasma display panels to expand each other's range, with a strong emphasis on very large screen sizes. Under the deal, Panasonic will supply Hitachi with its massive 103in ...

The next revolution in TV technology will be delayed: Canon and Toshiba, which had been partnering to sell Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display (SED) screens this Autumn, announced on May 25th that they were postponing the launch to a ...

Onkyo is all set to unleash a complete AV receiver range for 2007-8, with the entry-level at just £250, a £400 model complete with Dolby Digital Plus/TrueHD and DTS-HD/DTS-HD Master Audio decoding and, at the top end of the line-up, 1080P ...

Due in September, Denon's £2000 AVR-4308 heralds a new look for the company's range, with softer lines. But there's nothing soft about what's under the lid: not only does the receiver have decoding for both Dolby TrueHD and ...

One of the least expected debuts at the Munich High End Show was a new turntable from British manufacturer Creek. And even more unusual is that Mike Creek, founder of the 25-year-old company, hasn't taken the easy route and bought in a ...

Having developed the Alto speaker to go with the original Solo all-in-one system, Arcam is all set to launch a surround speaker package to match the new Solo Movie. The Muso speakers and Logo subwoofer are due in the shops in June, and it ...