Category: HDTV
Fujitsu unveils whopping 231-inch TV
231 inches! That’s over 19 feet! Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, plasma telly manufacturers! Fujitsu just pwned all your new products! Etc etc! Okay, so the Super Frontech Vision LD isn’t really aimed at us couch potatoes…
Hauppauge offers HDTV for £99 – and no subscription
HDTV for £99? Well, that’s what Hauppauge is promising with the WinTV-NOVA-HD-S2 card, although there’s obviously the odd catch.
Samsung R87 high definition LCD TV unveiled
Samsung is building upon the success of its R74 LCD TV range with the launch of its streamlined R87 high definition LCD television.
It uses Samsung’s Movie Plus mode which adds additional frames as required so as to output at 50Hz, cutting down on motion blur particularly during fast scenes.
Opinion: Can Blu movies make HD exciting?
Jonathan Weinberg writes… IS anyone else bored to tears with the whole Blu-ray v HD-DVD debate. I know I am. Rival film studios and techno firms are falling over themselves to tell us how great their particular new format is,…
Sony launches major High Definition campaign in Europe
Still not sold on High Def? Well, that’s not good news for Sony, its HD TV range and Blu-ray products. But a big marketing campaign might just change your mind.
This week's hottest high definition stories: Samsung dual format players, format wars continue, European Commission investigation, US surveys, Virgin V+ Box
Samsung has provided a few more details of its forthcoming BDP-UP5000 dual format player, while Toshiba has permanently cut its HD DVD player prices. Amazon and Microsoft have partnered to encourage independent filmmakers to use the HD DVD format -…
European high definition TV is 25 years old this week
Would you believe that, in Europe, high definition TV is officially 25 years old this week?
Between 25-28 June 1982, demonstrations were given to the European Broadcasting Union in Killarney, Ireland, raising awareness of the potential of HDTV to provide a significantly improved viewing experience.
The development of HDTV began in the 1970s with the pioneers at the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation NHK, an Associate Member of the EBU, and the inventors of HDTV. Many individuals and organisations made the first demonstrations of HDTV possible in 1982. There was great help from NHK and CBS, together with the companies Sony, Ikegami, Panasonic, and Hitachi, who made equipment available. Delegates saw HDTV on a 100-inch projection screen with stereo sound, also a new feature. Hitachi and Panasonic provided a 65-inch projection display and 24- and 28-inch monitors. Ikegami provided an HDTV camera, and NHK an HDTV digital video tape recorder.
This week's hottest high definition stories: Blockbuster support Blu-ray, but do the discs rot?, SIM2 projector, new TVs from Sharp and Pioneer, reviews of JVC and Toshiba, Arcam, Texas Instruments, BrilliantColor
The biggest news this week, though the HD DVD Promotions Group deny it, is that Blockbuster has chosen Blu-ray over HD DVD. Not surprisingly, Sony is very happy about that, and a Panasonic executive thinks it’s game over for HD DVD.
However, the fly in the ointment could be rotting Blu-ray discs. Not good.
SIM2 has rolled out its HT3000E 1080p projector, while Sharp reveal their latest RD2E 100Hz TVs, and Pioneer release their new plasma TV range with 80% deeper blacks.
2007 Tech Trends No. 3: Blu-ray and HD DVD convergance
Third in a series of posts highlighting Tech Digest’s pick of big technology trends for the second half of 2007…
Will the rival Blu-ray and HD DVD camps make peace this side of Christmas (or even emerge from their trenches for a festive football match emulating the British and German troops in World War I? Not likely. Their battle will continue at full pelt until someone loses – mainly all the poor punters who plumped for the wrong format.
This week's hottest HDTV stories: HD DVD v Blu-ray, JVC's 110-inch telly, Beijing Olympics and more…
Got an HD-ready telly? Planning to get one when your next bonus comes through? Just interested in HD stuff so you can weep out of sheer envy? You’ll be wanting our sister blog HDTV UK then. Here’s their top ten stories this week.
