sound quality

Media honchos sound off on emerging TV tech

News For example, high-definition television (HDTV) programmes offer sharper picture quality, whilst their high level of data content -- HDTV programmes have more image detail and use more storage capacity -- make it harder to copy them and distribute...

13 April 2005, 14:24

High-def music for the MP3 generation

News Elvis Presley would judge the recording quality of his songs by whether the sound "moved him or not", says music producer Elliot Mazer. A popular misconception is that digital music has to produce sound quality inferior to compact discs.

16 May 2006, 16:09

Let the new sound era commence

News Ultimately, the chip could lead to better voice quality on Skype phones embedded in laptops, for example, or sharper, more distinct sound on video captured by digital cameras. With more microphones, sound quality improves.

28 February 2006, 8:53

High-quality movie trailers on your PC

News High-quality sound and pictures are better at seducing viewers into movie seats (or at least into the DVD shop), and Hollywood marketing executives have long complained about the grainy, stuttering video still often found online.

26 July 2005, 10:39

Photos: Top ten portable speaker systems

News Conclusion: The Altec Lansing iM7 offers good sound quality, flexible listening options and handy features, making it a solid choice for any iPod owner in the market for a complementary sound system. Conclusion: If you're looking for ultracompact...

12 July 2006, 17:18

James Bond at the mercy of pirates

News A second copy however, posted online on Saturday offered a better quality version, said Price, who suspects the improved sound is a result of the pirate responsible for recording the film capturing sound direct from the T-loop system in cinemas...

23 November 2006, 11:32

Homegrown Star Wars, with big-screen magic intact

News Clocking in at more than 40 minutes, with high-quality special effects and production that falls just short of professional, Revelations is surely destined to be a landmark in 'fan films', a genre of amateur filmmaking growing in sophistication...

25 April 2005, 14:53

The awkward smart phone grows up

News You could argue, for example, that core mobile phone features like battery life, sound quality and simplicity trump Wi-Fi and high-res photos any day. The sound quality is excellent, and there's even a speaker phone.

4 July 2005, 10:25

Tesco runs VoIP through checkout

News Assuming you have a reasonable phone, the sound quality is better than a landline. Because Tesco's VoIP traffic will travel over the public Internet, it won't be able to guarantee the quality of service.

20 January 2006, 9:30

Wireless speakers now ready to resonate

News Video files can be huge, requiring more bandwidth than has been available, and issues such as synchronisation and sound quality have bedeviled products in the past. The secret sauce, the company claims, is better synchronisation -- going wireless...

18 December 2006, 11:18

The A-Z of ebusiness (V-W)

News Because webcasts tend to transmit video and audio which take up a lot of bandwidth, high-speed connections are important in delivering quality sound and pictures. The data is then transformed and the quality of the data improved before it is...

1 January 2002, 14:00

Apple bloggers hot on iMac, cool on iPod

News While many Apple fans praised the new iPod's thin design and reasonable pricing, the prevailing sentiment online was that the video quality, programme pricing and lineup of available programmes offered on the iPod aren't good enough to move people...

13 October 2005, 10:18

News.blog: Yahoo Music switches off

News The problem with this, however, is that you lose sound quality. Sound familiar? Yahoo is shutting off support for Yahoo Music after 30 September, which means starting 1 October, if users want to move music to new hard drives or computers, they will...

Tags: keys, yahoo, transfer, protection

25 July 2008, 9:56

News.blog: iChair is music to your ears

News Sitting in the chair, you can see the two high-quality speakers by your ears. Simply plug your iPod (or another music player or game device) into the jack and experience 'surround sound' and comfort at once.

27 July 2006, 10:15

Sundance puts mobiles in the spotlight

News Another hurdle could be the quality of the video being offered. Quality certainly enters the picture," said Redford. I don't want to sound arrogant, but Sundance has built up an image that represents a certain kind of film.

9 November 2006, 10:00