digital tv

Lost on the Underground with my PVR

Digital Living I've used two different Archos PVRs (the AV4100 and AV700) to watch digital TV programmes on the Tube, and I've watched UMD films using a PSP. That's why consumers have fallen on the electronic programme guides in services like Sky Digital and...

26 September 2005, 10:38

Best budget hi-def LCD TV?

Digital Living The only piece of equipment where RGB Scart is the best quality connection available is on digital TV boxes, so you might be surprised at how blocky digital TV can look on a flat-screen TV. As we mentioned, digital TV can look blocky and noisy on...

1 November 2005, 13:45

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

Digital Living The most common type of high-definition digital inputs are HDMI and DVI. One further complication is that many HDTV services are copy protected and will only work with an HDMI or DVI port that supports HDCP (high-bandwidth digital content protection).

16 August 2006, 12:54

Smarter commuting, the cyborg way

Digital Living However, for me the solution is obvious: spend an incredible amount of money on digital technology to make the journey more entertaining. We like PURE's PocketDAB 2000 portable digital unit, and of course many decent mobile phones now have radios...

19 October 2005, 13:06

Microsoft's Media Center mansion

Digital Living The whole point of Media Center is that it eats up so many of the things you might want to do in a digital home (music, TV, movies, games and photos) that it makes for a dull demo -- there are only so many ways you can put a PC in the corner of a...

2 June 2005, 18:10

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. PVRs, because for a fraction of the cost of Sky+ I can get...

4 October 2005, 17:57

The BBC: Absolutely Fabulous or Balderdash and Piffle?

Digital Living The current menace is clear: the return of the Cybermen of the Digital Age. The Cybermen of the multi-channel Internet-enabled Digital Age have no sympathy for the BBC, and they are aiming straight for its soft underbelly.

15 May 2006, 14:43

Transfer your VHS tapes to DVD

Digital Living An analogue-to-digital video converter• Editing software• AV cables• Blank DVD media Aside from a PC and a VCR, all you need is a device to convert your VCR's analogue signals to digital. Analogue-to-digital video converter and software bundles

8 August 2006, 16:54

Blu-ray and HD DVD: The facts

Digital Living Dolby Digital, DTS, Linear PCM Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS, Linear PCM Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD, DTS-HD Master Audio As long as the right hardware is hooked up to your disc player, you can experience...

1 June 2007, 17:40

The Cloud, the Screen and the Hand

Digital Living Here's some principles that govern how digital stuff should flow in our lives. The future belongs to the people who will allow digital content to flow between the Cloud, the Screen and the Hand. When they work together seamlessly, the digital part...

Tags: jobs, care, flow, address book

20 May 2006, 8:58

Bringing it all back home

Digital Living How big is your bill for digital services at home? If you can't live without a glitzy high-end satellite package, you could be spending £60 a month on TV alone, so it's likely this number has crept up even more since then.

1 July 2006, 9:00

Which Samsung LCD TV?

Digital Living Otherwise, the specifications are exactly the same -- it's still an HD Ready, 32-inch LCD TV with a Freeview digital tuner and plenty of connections. I've been reading your TV reviews and I'm really interested in the Samsung LE32R41BD.

13 April 2006, 15:24

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

What HD disc player should I buy? review

Digital Living Card-Reader (SD or CF) for digital camera/computer files We are looking at buying a new DVD player for our new LCD 1080p TV and are looking for recommendations on a model that would provide all of the following:

Tags: generation, hd, dvds, samsung

16 November 2007, 12:52

Choose the right gear for high definition

Digital Living The minimum native resolution of the display is 720 physical lines in a widescreen (16:9) aspect ratio• The display device accepts high-definition input via component video and DVI or HDMI• These HD-capable inputs must accept 720p (1,280x720-pixel...

4 June 2007, 15:46