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The UK’s ultimate home AV gear for 2008 was revealed at a ceremony in central London last Friday, as the annual Home Cinema Choice Awards were announced. Presented by former Dr Who Sylvester McCoy, the 19 categories were judged and awarded by leading reviewers from UK AV magazine Home Cinema Choice. Amongst the winners, BT [...]

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Ofcom has controversially announced that it will accelerate its own plan to bring high definition to the Freeview terrestrial TV platform, with services due to start in 2009. Despite howls of protest from CE manufacturers, the watchdog has decided to shuffle spectrum in such a way as to only allow four channels of 720p high-definition. [...]

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Leading US retail chain Best Buy has followed the lead set by rival Circuit City, and has begun to compensate its customers who backed HD DVD. It will send owners of players on its database a 50 dollar gift voucher; the giveaway applies to any of its patrons who purchased an HD DVD player prior [...]

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Expect to watch the London Olympics in high definition on a Freeview HD box. That’s the hopeful message from Greg Bensberg, the principal advisor on broadcasting at Ofcom. Speaking at the Digital Television Group’s Annual Industry Summit, he said he was confident that high-definition terrestrial TV would be available in time to watch the 2012 [...]

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Global demand for flat-screen TVs will exceed 100 million units for the first time in 2008, according to new figures from the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association. The Beijing Olympics, dubbed the first ever Hi-def Olympiad, is expected to stoke demand. Look for LCD TV makers to sell on sport related improvements to [...]

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In a move sure to disappoint HD DVD owners looking to migrate to the Blu-ray format, Samsung has shelved plans to introduce its BD-UP5500 Duo HD dual-format player. The company cites ‘recent announcements’ for its cancellation. In a statement, the company said: “Now that Blu-ray has been chosen as the next-generation format, the consumer can [...]

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The price of a Sony Blu-ray player will hit 200 dollars by 2009. That’s the view of a man who should know. Sony Electronics US president Stan Glasgow made the prediction during the company’s recent press briefing. Players are expected to close out in 2008 at around 299 dollars. Glasgow also predicts that dedicated player [...]

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Comedy hi-def format HD VMD, proposed by UK-based New Medium Enterprises, says it’s ready and willing to take on Blu-ray. Echoing scenes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, NME CEO Geoff Russell challenges: “The way is now clear for VMD to be embraced by the industry, our technology is robust and our format is [...]

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