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A new survey from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) reveals that while thirty percent of American households now have HDTV only 44 receive HD broadcasts. Cable remains the most popular choice of HD programming for those that receive it.  Says CEA Director of Research Joe Bates “Consumers are satisfied overall with HDTV. But our studies [...]

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The Xbox Elite could be arriving in the UK August 24. So claims Spanish website La Trifuerza. It even suggests a retail price of 300 pounds. However, Microsoft has made no official comment about the launch of the revamped Xbox 360 for Europe. The new model will offer a 120GB hard drive and sports an [...]

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More than 20 million homes in the UK now have access to digital TV, according to the latest Digital Television Progress report from regulator Ofcom. The majority of digital viewers, 885,000, are watching Freeview. According to Ofcom, 19 million Freeview-enabled products have been sold since the service began in 2002.

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Just days after Microsoft’s European Consumer media Group manager Xavier Bringue refused to be drawn on sales of the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive in the US, the HD DVD Group confirmed that the device has sold 155,0000 units during its first year of American sale. Toshiba’s Oliver Van Wynendele says that the attachment rate [...]

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The Blu-ray movie catalogue has effectively been on hold this Spring, as both Fox and MGM have declined to issue software in the format, following breaches in its AACS copy protection system. But releases could soon resume as another level of DRM is ready for introduction. BD Plus effectively places a virtual playback machine within [...]

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Nintendo has muscled past Sony to become one of Japan’s top 10 stocks and the world’s biggest console maker. In Japan, the Nintendo Wii has been outselling the PlayStation 3 by a margin of five-to-one.

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Yamaha has pulled out of the home video projector market. The AV specialist, which has released a number of highly regarded DLP and LCD models over the last couple of years, says it can no longer compete in the home cinema PJ field. “Prices are just too competitive for us,” admitted a spokesman. The company [...]

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Panasonic has confirmed that it will not up replacing its DMP-BD10a Blu-ray player with a new model this year. The decision could be seen as a tacit admission that interest in dedicated BD decks is limited, with the lion’s share of sales going to the PlayStation 3. Instead, Panasonic will be concentrating on its Viera [...]

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