Tag: High definition
Netflix set-top box brings internet movie streaming to the living room
A set-top box for streaming movies right off the internet and straight to your telly? We’ve heard that one before. Apple TV does it, Xbox 360 does it… and although each of those are technically impressive, they haven’t set everyone’s world alight. So at first glance it seems that the Netflix Player by Roku doesn’t have a whole lot to offer.
However, where its rivals have let themselves down – being limited to fairly narrow selection of content – Netflix might be able to find an edge. As the US’s largest online DVD rental service, it doesn’t lack for potential content…
Samsung's whopping 82-inch LCD TV boasts quad HD, like you need that?
Samsung has shown off its latest big telly, a massive 82-inch LCD TV boasting quad HD technology that gives it a native resolution of 3,840 x 2,160 — four times the resolution of current high definition TVs. It also has a 120Hz screen refresh rate, pretty impressive for a screen this size, and a LED backlight for improved contrast ratio and black levels.
Should you have a wall big enough to accommodate this monster, bear in mind that no content is commercially available to take advantage of what is effectively 2160p high definition. However, decent 1080p footage should still look pretty spectacular on it…
BT to update its Vision boxes for HD… by 2009
BT has announced that Pace Group will build its next generation of BT Vision digiboxes featuring a more powerful processor, better energy efficiency, and hard drive capacity able to store around 80 hours of standard definition video content.
It will continue to offer IPTV functionality, for delivering Video on Demand and interactive functions, and could also offer high definition video, hence the more powerful processor. The new boxes likely won’t be available until some time next year…
Pioneer loves KURO so much it's making a high definition projector too
Pioneer really believes in its KURO products, because along with the new KURO plasma TVs comes the announcement of an Elite KURO high definition projector — the PRO-FPJ1…
Pioneer launching premium Blu-ray players with full BonusView features
Pioneer has announced two new Blu-ray players — the Elite BDP-05FD and Pioneer BDP-51FD — both offering “premium” features and with full BonusView functionality.
Both players feature HDMI 1.3a with 12-bit Deep Colour, 1080p output, 24fps film mode, Wolfson Digital Audio Converters, handling of all audio bitstream formats, decoding of Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD, and DTS HD Master (with a future firmware upgrade), 7.1-channel analogue output, and new graphical interface…
Up close with the Sony BRAVIA range: Part 4: Sound
Sony has paid just as much attention to how their TVs reproduce audio as they have with how the picture looks.
If you’ve ever complained that actors seem to be mumbling, or that the background music or noise is louder than the dialogue, then Voice Zoom could be a boon. It allows the viewer to boost the frequencies associated with the human voice, making it much easier to follow conversation and narration.
Most BRAVIA TVs feature Dolby’s virtual surround sound technologies, with top-of-the-range sets also having Sony’s exclusive S-Force Front Surround. Both simulate 5.1 channel surround sound from just the two in-built speakers. Paired with this is the BBE VIVA system which enhances fidelity and dialogue in 3D sound, and reduces echo…
Up close with the Sony BRAVIA range: Part 3: Connections
As you’d expect from Sony, all BRAVIA TVs can be linked to a wide range of other home cinema and audio equipment, be that the latest Blu-ray players, games console, and set top boxes, or older devices such as DVD and video recorders…
Onkyo unveils HTX-22HD high definition receiver with "Surround Sensation"
Onkyo must be on a roll. No sooner have they pushed out three AV units then along comes a 2.1 receiver boasting “Surround Sensation”.
“Surround Sensation” I just about hear you mutter? If you haven’t been keeping up with advances in sound technology, and the silly names given to them once perfected, then allow me to explain…
Onkyo's three new high-def home receivers boast quality without breaking the bank
Onkyo has announced three new home cinema receivers, all ready for high definition, and at a price above bargain basement, but not requiring a re-mortgage…
Denon launches high end AVC-A1HD amplifier
Denon has announced another high-end AV receiver that you’ll need to pawn your gran to afford, despite the fact that it’s less than half the price of the AVP/POA-A1HD separates its design was inspired by…
