HD NEWS OCTOBER 2008

For those of you who want a complete home cinema system but have a limited amount of space, Philips may have the answer with their CinemaOne >> Full Story

The LE46A786 uses LED SmartLighting technology which replaces the conventional bar-style fluorescent backlight with hundreds of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). This helps produce a claimed 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio along with a more natural color representation >> Full Story

According to London-based analysts FutureSource, the predicted demise of the high definition DVD format Blu-ray has been exaggerated >> Full Story

Pioneer's ultra slim KRP 'Kuro' range of plasma TV's will be offered as the limited edition KRP-500AW in pure white and the KRP-500ABG in "richly nuanced Beige Grisé". >> Full Story

For those of you who would like to access the free-to-view satellite service, 'Freesat', but have come to rely on DVR (Digital Video Recording) functionality provided by your Sky+ box, help will shortly be at hand with the Humax FOXSAT-HDR >> Full Story

Not content with introducing one of the most stylish and distinctive TV's around, LG have reduced the 42LG6000's width (81mm) by almost a half to produce the waif like LG6100 at just 45mm >> Full Story

The dust has hardly settled on the High Definition format war but already new forms of digital technology are threatening to further revolutionize the way we acquire and watch movies >> Full Story

With no embellishments from an over enthusiastic design studio or two tone colour schemes, the LE32A457 allows you to appreciate the uncluttered lines of a simple no frills design. While high end LCD TV's demand to be noticed, the A457's glossy black high quality finish creates a quietly classy presence >> Full Story

It may surprise some of you to know that Freesat is not the only free-to-view satellite service in the UK. Sky allows access to many of its digital channels (including some in HD) for a one-off payment >> Full Story

The Blu-ray format emerged victorious from a protracted conflict with its High Definition rival HD DVD, but now faces another battle with an unlikely adversary, the good old fashioned DVD >> Full Story

While Panasonic's aim to make the TV an entertainment hub is not so surprising from one of the world's biggest TV manufacturers, they are already introducing the technology to make the vision a reality >> Full Story

Sky are adding two more High Definition channels to their line up; Crime & Investigation Network HD (CI HD) and The Biography Channel HD (BIO HD) >> Full Story

Panasonic's TX37LZD81 LCD TV joins the 32in model to offer built in Freesat capability. Freesat, the free-to-view satellite service from the BBC and ITV, is the first in the UK to offer subscription free High Definition (HD) programming >> Full Story

The TV regulator OFCOM has granted High Definition Freeview licenses to ITV and Channel 4. This follows provision for BBC1 HD on Freeview announced previously >> Full Story

Panasonic's Freesat enabled TX-32LZD81 LCD TV is now available to UK consumers. Freesat, the free-to-view satellite service from the BBC and ITV, is the first in the UK to offer subscription free High Definition (HD) programming >> Full Story

The A457 takes you back to a time when LCD TV's were very much alike in style. This is actually no bad thing for the 26in Samsung, with clean unadulterated lines complemented by Samsung's trademark ultra glossy black finish >> Full Story

Featuring the work of some of the UK's most talented young designers, Sky have introduced a new set of limited edition HD boxes >> Full Story

As well as 'Draw the line' styling, Sony's V4500 LCD TV's add a host of extra features over the V4000, but they are currently only being sold exclusively through Sony retail outlets >> Full Story

Even with the likes of LG and more recently Sony establishing dedicated 'design' functions to improve the look of their screens, Philips continues to produce uniquely stylish flat panel TV's >> Full Story

With a unique translucent 'floating' design along with a number of exciting technological innovations, the X4500 series has been one of the more anticipated arrivals on the LCD TV scene >> Full Story

Sony's innovative Z4500 series LCD TV's with 200Hz refresh rate are now available in UK stores >> Full Story

Judging by some of the prototype systems on display at this years CEATEC consumer electronics show in Tokyo, 3D TV is alive and well but has yet to make a real impact on the consumer market >> Full Story

With the arrival of mature LED TV technology, the purest deepest blacks may no longer be the preserve of Plasma screens >> Full Story

With the potential for a whole host of applications such as roll-up TV's, digital newspapers and ultra lightweight laptops, Sony has demonstrated a flexible and transparent OLED screen >> Full Story

Designed to complement their 'Rose Red' series of LCD TV's, Samsung's HT-X715 home cinema solution makes a stunning stylistic addition to your Hi-Fi setup >> Full Story

The combination of WOWvx technology and a 3D display screen may be some way from the market but Philips' '3D on Blu-ray' concept is aiming to eventually give consumers the 3D experience with the quality of Blu-ray in their own homes >> Full Story

Featuring new 37in and 42in screens, Philips' second generation Aurea LCD TV's feature a range of technological and aesthetic improvements >> Full Story

Never ones to hide their light under a bushel, Sony are claiming the world's slimmest commercially available LCD TV along with the fastest frame refresh rate from any flat panel >> Full Story

New to the UK, Panasonic's DMP-BD35 and DMP-BD55 (pictured) Blu-ray players measure up at a very svelte like 49mm and 55mm high respectively >> Full Story

The BD-Live enabled BDP-S550 is the latest high definition Blu-ray player from Sony to arrive on UK shores, featuring enhanced compatibility with high definition sound formats >> Full Story

Samsung have shaken up the world of OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) technology by previewing 14.1in and 31in panels. Previously, Sony had been capturing all of the OLED headlines with the introduction of a commercially available screen >> Full Story

Upstaging the LG6000 series of LCD TV's was never going to be easy and LG have taken a slightly different approach by introducing the supremely stylish yet subtle LG7000 range >> Full Story

Directed by the Wachowski brothers and staring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-ann Moss, the Matrix Trilogy is out in High Definition Blu-ray format on the 11th December in the UK >> Full Story

There are bigger screens out there but none perhaps as accomplished and highly specified as Panasonic's TH-65PZ800 >> Full Story

Pioneer's high end BDP-LX71 blu-ray player offers the prospect of the most pristine blu-ray pictures yet seen >> Full Story

Each week between 3rd and 30th of October, Virgin cable subscribers will vote for one of two films going head to head, with the winner available to those subscribers in HD for just 1p >> Full Story

Hot on the heals of Pioneer and LG, Sharp have announced their own 'true black' or 'infinite contrast' range of flat panel LCD TV's with their new 'X' series >> Full Story