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Format wars: The tech that should have won

Digital Living The lack of pre-recorded material meant the decks were most useful for home recording, but initially Betamax could only record for 60 minutes. Our fantasy outcomeIn a fit of 80s Material Girl pique, Captain Tech would banish pre-recorded VHS tapes...

23 July 2007, 10:49

Build the ultimate quiet PC

Digital Living Applying sound-deadening material or removing the fans is a potential fire hazard, but you can buy PSUs that are specially designed to run quietly. Among the best sound-deadening materials is the Acousti AcoustiPack Deluxe (v2) SE acoustic material...

7 September 2006, 16:49

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, 12:42

What is Freeview Playback?

Digital Living In reality it's a bit more limited because there isn't quite the volume of material available on Freeview that there is on Sky. I've seen adverts for Freeview Playback and noticed that there are a couple of Freeview receivers with the logo on them.

27 June 2007, 11:35

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

Digital Living It also looks great with high-definition material. I'm in the process of buying my first LCD TV. I have a Media Center PC, which I use a lot for PC games. What's the best set to buy for under £1,000? This is a tricky problem, Terry.

14 February 2007, 12:51

Is now the right time to buy a new TV?

Digital Living This basically means 32-inch models for around the £1200 mark, which, combined with the abundance of hi-def material that will be around by then, should make them very attractive. I've finally decided to upgrade my crusty old television.

25 May 2005, 12:00

Smarter commuting, the cyborg way

Digital Living Both BlackBerry and Palm offer devices that allow you to deal with email remotely, which is a relief when you're stuck on the train and can batch-process more routine material, deleting stuff that isn't important.

19 October 2005, 13:06

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

Digital Living Although it's not essential, you are more likely to see the benefit of a 1080p TV with this kind of material. I want to buy a new TV and I've heard a lot about 1080i and 1080p -- which sort of screen should I go for?

6 June 2007, 12:14

What size television should I buy?

Digital Living The good news is this television also does a great job with Freeview and other standard-definition material, an especially impressive achievement considering the large screen size. I'm looking to buy a new HD Ready LCD TV, but I'm confused.

14 March 2007, 14:08

The Cloud, the Screen and the Hand

Digital Living My iPod works in a very similar way: the material that I care about in terms of podcast and new music I get from the Cloud, otherwise known as the Apple store. The first is that when something goes wrong all the stuff we care about has already been...

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20 May 2006, 8:58

Calibrate your LCD television

Digital Living Play a DVD that has letterboxing bars above and below the image and find a scene that has a roughly equal amount of light and dark material -- preferably with some details in the shadows. The trouble is, as with most televisions, LCDs are...

9 May 2005, 16:14