Category: Home cinema
Is it worth getting a curved TV?
Television began life as a big wooden box in the corner of the room with a convex screen (powered by a cathode ray tube) that brought black-and-white programmes into the home. Then came colour. Then the CRT screens gave way to flat plasma, LED and LCD televisions. And we even have 3D TVs. Now, it…
The 12 best movies and TV shows on Amazon Prime Instant Video right now
We now live in a world where there is too much choice for good entertainment - so many great films at the cinema, and so much terrific TV available. What to watch? We're here to help, with some of the best offerings right now on Amazon Prime Instant in the UK. Just a quick tip…
Netflix vs Amazon … who’s best for Christmas films?
[nextpage title="Next"] If you're a serious film buff, you probably own your favourite Christmas movies on Blu-ray (my collection includes It's a Wonderful Life, Scrooged and Die Hard). But if you are like most people, you probably rely on the streaming services to give you your annual dose of Christmas cheer. So which service here…
Onecue brings gesture-commands to your home entertainment system
A new device is promising to remove the clutter from your coffee table - by replacing your remotes and controllers with gesture commands. The onecue (as it annoyingly stylised - why not OneCue?!) is a Kinect-style camera that sits on top of your TV and watches everything you do - then to switch on your…
10 of the best films to watch on Amazon Prime Instant Video
[nextpage title="Next"] Yes, there is so much choice for what to watch on TV these days – far too many good movies and TV shows. Amazon's Instant Video streaming service has loads of good films – some you may have never come across yourself – and there's even some decent TV on it, too. Pretty much everything on…
Britons still prefer to watch television live – on their TVs
As our "second" screens get smaller while our TV screens get larger, it seems that the old adage that "bigger is better" just might hold true. Some new research has shown that despite the growth in watching television via a PC, tablet or smartphone, 90 per cent of viewers still regularly use the TV to…
Netflix now in 10% of British homes
Streaming film and television service Netflix is now hooked up to more than three million British households. A report in the Daily Telegraph says that the new figure means more than one in 10 households have joined the service, and signals a rise in take-up over the past year. The report says that Netflix is…
Netflix founder Reed Hastings joins billionaire club
It seems that, for some, there is still a bit of money to be made on the internet. Forbes has announced that Netflix founder Reed Hastings is the latest business mogul to join the growing ranks of the world's billionaires….
Billionaire inventor Ray Dolby, Founder of Dolby Labs, dies aged 80
Very sad to hear about the death of Ray Dolby, Founder of Dolby Labs, and sound pioneer. Ray had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for several years and was diagnosed with leukaemia this summer. Born in Portland, Oregon, he grew…
HANDS-ON REVIEW: Sony HMZ-T3W 3D headset
The latest industry buzz may be around "wearable tech", but that doesn't have to be just focussed around wrist-watches and connected spectacles. One of the most adventurous devices at Sony's IFA 2013 stand was the HMZ-T3W headset, giving the wearer…
