dvd player

Don't let your children catch DVD

Digital Living It's now common to see children as young as 18 months deftly remove a DVD from its package, turn on a television set, power up a DVD player, choose the correct AV input and hit play with the calm authority of a professional broadcast technician.

24 April 2006, 12:09

What HD disc player should I buy? review

Digital Living 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: It's very hard to get an HD DVD or Blu-ray player that can play DVDs from all regions.

Tags: generation, hd, dvds, samsung

16 November 2007, 12:52

Is the PS3 any good as a Blu-ray player?

Digital Living And here's why: the most important factor in deciding which DVD, HD DVD or Blu-ray player to buy (in your budget range) is surely the quality of picture it outputs, and the PlayStation 3 is excellent.

28 March 2007, 17:24

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

Digital Living There are several connections on your TV that can be used to receive high-definition sources such as your DVD player, XBox 360 or PS3. This means that, provided you also use accompanying component inputs, you can connect up to three high-definition...

16 August 2006, 12:54

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

Digital Living Lastly, I don't have a big enough budget to upgrade my DVD player, although it is does feature component outputs. All of these screens are equipped with component inputs and progressive-scan images from your DVD player will look fine.

15 November 2006, 16:02

Make the most of high-def content

Digital Living The PS2 became the biggest-selling DVD player of all time by a considerable margin, and the PlayStation 3 could do the same for Blu-ray, given the popularity of past PlayStation consoles. It's also possible to make DVD/HD DVD hybrid discs, meaning...

13 February 2006, 9:37

Blu-ray and HD DVD: The facts

Digital Living HD DVD is not currently region-coded, so any US discs you buy will work on a UK player -- you can go online and buy the likes of The Departed and Babel right now. But HD DVD and Blu-ray's talents don't begin and end with rapier-sharp picture quality.

1 June 2007, 17:40

Format wars: The tech that should have won

Digital Living On the other hand, DVD-Audio is the audio format supported by the DVD Forum standards body, and the discs should be playable in any DVD player, which means a massive number of players already exist for the format.

23 July 2007, 10:49

Which new iPod should I buy?

Digital Living It's also a good choice for use as a second MP3 player. Maybe you have a hard disk-based player for the commute, but fancy something unnoticeable when running. The iPod nano is the best selling player in the world.

Tags: itunes, library, fill, model

26 September 2007, 17:08

How do I get more HDMI ports on my TV?

Digital Living I want to buy an upscaling DVD player to get the best out of my collection, do they need an HDMI port or can I use the Scart? HDMI is also digital, which means the picture that comes out of your DVD player should look excellent, with no quality loss.

9 May 2007, 18:23

Toshiba HD-XE1

Digital Living This is the player the HD DVD camp has its hopes pinned on, but is it better than what the Blu-ray faction has to offer?

31 May 2007, 17:35

Toshiba HD-XE1

Digital Living This is the player the HD DVD camp has its hopes pinned on, but is it better than what the Blu-ray faction has to offer?

9 March 2007, 14:18

Best budget hi-def LCD TV?

Digital Living You might even find yourself with enough change to buy a fancy new DVD player! Blu-ray and HD DVD players are likely to hit the market before the end of 2005, while Sky HD is looking likely for early 2006.

1 November 2005, 13:45

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

Digital Living If you have more conventional sources, such as an older DVD player or satellite boxes, Scart connections are equally essential. So try to buy a recent model: it will be more likely to feature twin HDMI inputs, which support hi-def TV receivers...

24 January 2007, 11:40

Taking your television for a drive

Digital Living There's a bunch of DVD-player-like controls at the top, which allow you to pause live programmes when you've decided they're simply too awful to contemplate and you have to go make a cup of tea to steady your nerves.

25 July 2006, 17:11