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Choose the right gear for high definition

Digital Living Like the best things in life, you need to make an effort to get the best from high definition, and with CNET.co.uk's guide, you'll be well on your way to HD bliss. The most obvious pothole on the road to high definition is making sure your new TV...

4 June 2007, 14:46

Make the most of high-def content

Digital Living High definition may be great for sports and documentaries, but the main driving force behind the technology is set to be movies. Sky's high-definition service has been well publicised, if not for the content it will provide then for the controversy...

13 February 2006, 9:37

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

Digital Living Are there any LCD/plasma televisions that can match my current TV for standard definition material to make my 'jump' worthwhile, especially given that the majority of content is still standard definition?

25 April 2007, 11:42

Best budget hi-def LCD TV?

Digital Living High-definition TVs are now finally available from big-name manufacturers at just above the £1,000 mark, but if you're a savvy shopper and head online, you can save even more money. As you've spotted, 'high definition' is the buzz-word for flat...

1 November 2005, 13:45

How can I connect more devices to the back of my TV?

Digital Living With the number of high-definition devices rising this is a common problem -- and one that screen manufacturers have been slow to address. There are several connections on your TV that can be used to receive high-definition sources such as your DVD...

16 August 2006, 11:54

What's the difference between 1080 and 768 resolutions for LCD TVs?

Digital Living Since the advent of high-definition, screen resolutions have been causing a great deal of confusion -- especially now that the new 1080p format has been introduced. Resolutions vary greatly between screens, but to display high-definition images you...

4 October 2006, 14:17

Do I need a TV with 1080i or 1080p?

Digital Living Standard-definition TV consists of around 575 visible lines, while high-definition TV has either 720 or 1,080 lines. In standard-definition TV, each picture frame -- of which there are 25 per second -- is composed of two fields.

6 June 2007, 11:14

Do I need to pay more than £30 for earphones?

Digital Living Over, say, Apple's white earbuds, the entry level Shure SE110 earphones offer significantly more bass and much greater definition. True, these earphones cost in excess of £300, but the difference in quality is, quite honestly, as different to...

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17 October 2007, 14:30

Which TV should I buy for gaming and a Media Center setup?

Digital Living If you are going to watch HD DVD or Blu-ray movies on your PC in the future, you need to make sure that both your new LCD and your Media Center PC have a DVI or HDMI port that supports HDCP, the copy-protection system designed to prevent high...

14 February 2007, 12:51

What's the best LCD TV for under £1,000?

Digital Living Connectivity looks to be your number one priority -- it seems you want to run several different standard and high-definition devices, as well as your PC or media centre. Some high-definition sources, such as the Xbox 360, send hi-def signals using...

24 January 2007, 11:40

What size television should I buy?

Digital Living Larger screens mean that the standard-definition image will need to be stretched over a larger area. This will reduce the overall quality of the picture and make it far easier to spot the problems with standard-definition sources such as Freeview.

14 March 2007, 14:08

Is a 46-inch TV too big for my living room?

Digital Living Sitting too close to a screen impairs performance, however, by revealing image build-up structures such as scanning lines and pixels -- although high-definition images allow you to sit closer without affecting quality.

15 November 2006, 16:02

Blu-ray and HD DVD: The facts

Digital Living Where standard-definition sources such as DVD deliver their images at a resolution of 720x576 pixels (or 720x480 pixels in the US and Japan), HD resolutions can reach the giddy heights of 1,920x1,080 pixels -- which means they contain roughly five...

1 June 2007, 16:40

Microsoft Xbox 360

Digital Living Ah, the Xbox 360 -- high-definition gaming in all its glory. With loads of great titles and an HD DVD add-on, is this best way to hi-def heaven?

10 February 2006, 12:55

What's the deal with 1080p TVs?

Digital Living I have been reading your reviews on HD Ready LCD televisions, and while they're informative I can't find any LCD TVs that support 1080p definition. You're quite right, we're yet to review any 1080p televisions, although we have explained the...

8 June 2006, 16:16