Monday September 17, 2007 The end for analogue?
The manufacture and sale of analogue television equipment is to be phased out ahead of digital switchover.
Digital Switchover Supply Chain Group, a body representing retailers and manufacturers, has announced a series of measures to steer consumers away from...
Thursday September 06, 2007 New edition of What Video & HDTV out now
If you’re looking for a full HD panel at a bargain price, then check out our review of Samsung’s latest 50in plasma which offers truly amazing pictures, without breaking the bank.
Also in this issue, we take a look at how interactive TV has changed the way we...
Wednesday September 05, 2007 Free HD DVD deck for 150 lucky Matrix fans
Matrix fans are in with a chance of bagging a free hi-def disc player when the trilogy is released on HD DVD on 10 September.
Warner Home Video is to launch the blockbusting box-set at 8am at HMV's Oxford Street store in London and the first 150 people to...
Wednesday August 29, 2007 Weatherproof LCD TV
Looking for an LCD that can withstand the elements?
Look no further, Aquivo has developed a weather-resistant screen designed for outdoor viewing. Available in 26in, 32in, 42in, 47in and 55in screen sizes, the panels can survive anything the weather can throw...
Digital set-top boxes on sale for £10
With the digital switch-off looming ever closer (it's set to kick off in Cumbria in October), the race to see which super market can offer the cheapest digital set-top box has started. Asda has weighed in with a Thomson offering at £25, Sainsbury's boasts a...
Monday August 13, 2007 Competition closing date amendment
Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed that the closing date for the classic DVD competition in issue 324 reads 8 August, whereas it should read, 6 September.
Monday July 30, 2007 PSP users to get movies with Sky
Sky has teamed up with Sony to offer users of the PSP games console access to downloadable content.
The service will be available to the 2.3million UK and Ireland-based PSP users in early 2008.
Under the new service, PSP users will be able to download a host...
Wednesday July 25, 2007 Denon finally turns Blu
Denon has entered the HD disc arena at last with a pair of Blu-ray players. The top-end DVD-3800BDCI and DVD-2500BTCI feature the company’s characteristic ‘battleship’ chasses and tha flagship model is the first blue-laser deck in the world to specify a 10-bit...
Friday July 20, 2007 Over 1000 fake DVDs seized in piracy crackdown
A total of 1,218 pirate DVDs have been seized in a crackdown on illegal DVD sellers in Whitechapel.
Eight DVD sellers were arrested in the street raids carried out as part of a joint operation between the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT), Tower...
Monday July 16, 2007 Put your questions to FACT
Can you get prosecuted for watching a pirate DVD around a friend's house?
Is it illegal to download a Bit Torrent file of something you've already seen broadcast on TV?
And what's the deal with all those fellas selling DVDs in the pub?
In this...
Thursday July 12, 2007 What Video & HDTV Piracy Special in shops now
In this unique edition of What Video & High-Definition TV, we battle it out against the bootleggers with a treasure trove of features and interviews on piracy issues including an in-depth look at disc piracy, confessions of an illegal downloader and the latest...
Monday July 09, 2007 Don’t leave it too late, warns switchover chief
With less than 100 days to go until the UK’s first switchover, research from Digital UK reveals that all households in Whitehaven, the first area to make the switch, are intending to convert to digital TV.
Ford Ennals, chief executive of Digital UK, the...
Thursday June 14, 2007 New issue of What Video & High-Definition TV out now!
The latest edition of What Video & High-Definition TV includes a round-up the top ten HDTV screens for under a grand, and we've also put together a group test of five of the finest budget DVD players that money can buy.
And if that's not enough, there's also...
Friday June 01, 2007 Optoma unleashes new one-box digital cinema
The DV11 combines a projector, DVD drive and sound system in one slinky box. Optoma's latest MovieTime machine is able to throw a picture as large as 100in from a distance of just 10ft, and can go up to an absolute maximum display area of some 335in. Image...
Is this the cheapest 42in TV ever?
Looking to get your hands on a 42in LCD screen without having to break the bank?
You'd better get yourself down to your local Aldi store as this Sunday they'll be selling screens for the relatively puny sum of £700.
The 42in HD Ready Tevion panel...
