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The Week in HD - Monday 15th October

By Kashfia Kabir | Mon, 15 Oct 2012, 5:05pm

Welcome to The Week in HD - our guide to all the best high-definition TV shows, films, sports and Blu-rays to grace your screen. There are plenty of good films on this week, along with the much-awaited release of Avatar in 3D on Blu-ray – ...

4K TV may be the Next Big Thing. Eventually. Or maybe not.

By Andrew Everard | Wed, 10 Oct 2012, 1:37pm

Y'see, I never got the whole 3D thing – and this isn't going to be some kind of Kermodian rant about lowered light and contrast levels, effects added in during post-production or how the 3D doesn't add anything to the movie experience, but just ...

Sony KD-84X9005 4K TV hands-on review

By Andy Madden | Mon, 8 Oct 2012, 7:49pm

One of the biggest news stories to emerge over recent weeks, quite literally, has been Sony’s launch of the KD-84X9005, an 84 inch 4K, 3D, LCD TV.  We had the chance to take a sneak peak during the recent IFA consumer electronics show ...

The Week in HD - Monday 8th October

By Kashfia Kabir | Mon, 8 Oct 2012, 9:05am

Welcome to The Week in HD - our guide to all the best high definition TV shows, films, sports and Blu-rays to grace your screens this week.Here's what to watch out for this week:Prometheus - Blu-rayA much-awaited prequel to Ridley Scott's 1979 ...

Apple one year after Jobs

By Andrew Everard | Fri, 5 Oct 2012, 12:10am

Today's the first anniversary of the death of Apple co-founder and figurehead Steve Jobs. He died on October 5, 2011, after a long – and very public, thanks to the rapt attention of Apple fans and commentators – battle with ...

The CD is 30 years old today

By Andrew Everard | Mon, 1 Oct 2012, 9:05am

Today’s a significant anniversary in the history of recorded music: the world's first CD players were announced in Japan on October 1st, 1982.   And despite the rearguard action fought by some record companies – and some audiophile ...

The Week in HD - Monday 1st October

By Kashfia Kabir | Mon, 1 Oct 2012, 1:40am

Welcome back the The Week in HD - a guide to all the best high definition TV shows, films and sports to grace your screens this week. And there it was - us Doctor Who fans said our last farewell to the Ponds on Saturday night, and it was ...

The Week in HD - Tuesday 25th September

By Kashfia Kabir | Tue, 25 Sep 2012, 1:57pm

 Welcome back to The Week in HD, a guide to all the best high definition TV shows, films and sports that you should most definitely watch this week. Apologies for being a day late – you haven't missed anything, promise! This week's a ...

The Week in HD - Monday 17th September

By Kashfia Kabir | Mon, 17 Sep 2012, 4:09pm

Welcome to The Week in HD - our weekly guide to the best high-definition TV shows, films, sports and Blu-ray releases tog race your shiny screens. Here's our pick for the week:  The Avengers - Blu-ray Superheroes Captain ...

If Sharp's tightening belts as it hits its centenary, at least that means it's going back to its roots

By Andrew Everard | Sat, 15 Sep 2012, 11:27am

Today marks Sharp's 100th birthday, and to be honest the company looks slightly precarious at the moment.It finished the last year with record debts, saw its TV market share drop by a third, and is in the awkward position of waiting to see which ...