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Make the most of high-def content

Digital Living Channels will be delivered by the standard minidish, but you'll need to upgrade your digibox to a high-definition model, at a cost of around £400. The service is set to offer high-definition versions of its Sky Sports, Sky Movies, Sky One and Sky...

13 February 2006, 9:37

Spam TV, You TV, Global TV

Digital Living Despite all this increased choice from satellite, cable and other digital broadcasting, I can now see three primary channels that we need to worry about for now and into the future. It's less and less special because there's more and more of it about.

4 October 2005, 17:57

What is Dolby TrueHD?

Digital Living DVDs contain full 5.1 surround sound, which gave full stereo rear effects, as well as dedicated centre, left and right channels, and a channel for bass known as LFE, or 'low frequency effects'. I've heard a lot about Dolby TrueHD recently.

11 July 2007, 15:15

Why isn't Freeview on LCD and plasmas as good as on my old TV?

Digital Living Put simply, there are too many channels compressed into the available space on Freeview -- while digital TV can produce a very good image, if it's too highly compressed the quality is severely degraded and will look poor when upscaled to a large...

25 April 2007, 12:42

Best budget hi-def LCD TV?

Digital Living It means you can access full programme guides from one remote, as well as use interactive channels and digital radio. I've managed to save some cash over the year and I want to treat my family to a 32-inch flat screen.

1 November 2005, 13:45

Living with infinite digital choice

Digital Living When I was ten years old I grew up in a house that had perhaps 500 paperback books, 50 records, a television set that had three channels and a radio that received a handful of stations. You spend a third of your day working, a third of the day...

26 October 2005, 12:48

How to build your own home theatre

Digital Living Many home-cinema systems use bookshelf speakers for left and right main channels. Watching a large TV in a dark room can cause a lot of eyestrain. By placing a simple light behind your TV, you create the illusion of depth, resulting in less...

Tags: depth, paint, wall, benefits

27 June 2005, 12:18