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A few weeks ago – presumably to ensure not all the high-definition TV attention was on the Freesat HD launch – Sky announced a forthcoming update to its Sky HD electronic programme guide (EPG). We reported the story here, highlighting the main ...

Fresh from unveiling a forthcoming new look for the Sky HD programme guide (EPG) - reported here last week - Sky today revealed to us that additional HD channels will shortly be announced, and that ITV HD is firmly on its agenda. ...

Further to the recent US release news - reported here - Denon UK has confirmed its 2008 line-up of AV receivers, with five new models due between now and September. The company says its new multichannel models will excel for ...

Denon has confirmed UK specifications and release dates for its Blu-ray line-up, which includes the DVD-3800BD (£1600; due November; shown above), DVD-2500BT transport (£800; July), and entry-level DVD-1800BD (price TBC; November). Denon ...

It's been three years since we've seen a new £300 micro hi-fi system from Denon, but now it's back with the all-new D-M37DAB. Instead of simply upgrading the D-M33 or D-M35, Denon has totally re-engineered the UK-tuned system, ...

As we've already seen with the launches of its new Blu-ray and flatscreen ranges, modesty doesn't seem to be in Pioneer's current mindset. The confidence extends to the company's four new home cinema receivers - the SC-LX81, ...

When it introduced its Kuro plasmas last year (see here for news of the 2008 sets), Pioneer claimed they would 'change the way you watch television'. This year its Blu-ray players get the bold-claim treatment, with its first ...

Pioneer has announced details of its latest, ninth-generation range of Kuro TVs – including the last Pioneer-badged plasma sets to sport glass panels made by the company itself. It has also revealed its first-ever LCD screens - ...

As previously reported, Panasonic's full-spec, DMP-BD50 Blu-ray player (pictured above) is due in June. We now know the official launch date is 10th June, and it's to be accompanied by a matching, 7.1 channel receiver plus a one-box ...

Arcam is to unify its hi-fi separates ranges under the FMJ sub-brand, with two new amplifiers and two new CD/SACD players - priced from £450 – due by June. The newcomers promise to include "the company's highest-performing ...