home cinema

In the news : HD DVD – early adopters report their feedback; news of Telewest's High Definition schedule; and new kit from Philips; we review Tristan and Isolde on DVD, plus Steve May shares his thoughts on High Definition audio.

In the news : are LCD TV sales running out of steam?, Sony announces yet another delay for Blu-ray, Championship football gets the HD treatment courtesy of Sky and an important update on Samsung’s 1080p LCD claims; Phil Hinton reviews Aeon Flux and Event Horizon SCE region 1 DVDs; and Neil Gardhouse brings us the latest gaming news.

In the news : new AV kit from Arcam, Toshiba and Bang and Olufsen; and significant HD news from Sky and Warner Home Video; Phil Hinton reviews Munich region 1 DVD; and Neil Gardhouse brings us the latest gaming news; plus an interview with a home cinema calibration specialist who explains to us how you could get a lot more out of your home cinema system with some expert tweaking.

In the news : More about Sky HD, our first glance at an HD DVD player, and coming our way : new projectors, wireless home cinema and portable DVD with Freeview!; Phil Hinton reviews the latest DVDs : The Dark, Capote and The Proposition; and Neil Gardhouse brings us the latest gaming news; We bring you part 3 of our LCD TV Buyers guide focussing on how to tell a good picture from a bad one. Plus we have an exclusive interview with head of TV product management at Telewest about their high definition TV service.

In the news : Sky finally release HD details, the BBC announce high definition sporting broadcasts, the Plasma vs LCD battle heats up, and we have details of Panasonic's new flat screen models; Phil Hinton reviews the latest DVDs : Chronicles of Narnia, Brokeback Mountain and Memoirs of a Geisha; and Neil Gardhouse brings us the latest gaming news. Plus we look at what features you should be looking for when buying an LCD-TV in the second of our three-part buyer's guide.

John Archer reports some exclusive news direct from Samsung in Hannover including details of Europe's first HD-Ready CRT TV; Phil Hinton reviews the latest DVDs : A History Of Violence, Zathura and King Kong (the first DVD review on the 'net); and Neil Gardhouse brings us the latest gaming news. Plus in the first of a three-part LCD TV buyer's guide, we look at screen size and connections.

In our inaugural podcast, we bring you exclusive news direct from Sony Japan from our roving reporter John Archer; Phil Hinton reviews the latest DVDs : The Weatherman and Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire; and Damon Dove brings us the latest gaming news. Plus in a special feature, Shaun Marin reports from Sound and Vision : The Bristol Show 2006 which took place last weekend.