Looking for a Freesat+ DTR that will be HD ready straight out of the box? Sagem's Freesat+ DTR could soon be filling that gap under your flat screen.
Available in two 250GB or 500GB models, the new boxes feature auto set-up options to help you watch HD content within minutes of plugging in the DTR.
Sagems' MD Raphael Fainac said, "Sagem is a leader in set top box technology, we provide our customers with products that they need. Our top of the range Freeview + boxes and exciting new Freesat+ DTR's will bring a festive cheer to UK households this Christmas. We pride ourselves on providing great quality and hard wearing devices that give customers a completely satisfactory user experience from purchasing to using and any required customer care."
Confused over the differences between Freesat and Freeview, and not sure which set-top box you should be getting? Fill out Sagem's handy questionnaire at www.sagemdigital.co.uk to help find the box for you.
Sony are set to launch the Bravia VPL-HW15 full HD projector. Priced in roughly the same bracket as a top-end HD TV (circa £2000), Sony are pushing it as an affordable entry point for home-projector enthusiasts.
Boasting a 1920x1080 resolution projected to sizes up to 300 inches diagonally, the projector has been engineered to handle images requiring a fast response time, such as action movies, sport and gaming, optimised with 3SXRD technology.
The projector features a contrast ratio of 60,000:1, with Sony hoping that the dynamically changing Advanced Iris 3 incorporated into the lens can prevent the washed out colours that cripple other home projectors.
Bravia-synced One Touch Play, a 1.6x manual zoom and an adjustable lens shift and focus are all set to feature, as well as high-res optimised SD images through the Bravia Engine 2.
"We're always looking to innovate and upgrade our home cinema suite of projectors to ensure we are offering our customers the very best in home cinema projection," says Takayuki Nakane, Marketing Manager at Sony Professional, "And thanks to continuous engineering advances we can offer this for a price that makes HD viewing available to a wider market than ever before."
Keep an eye out for a full Tech Digest/ HDTVUK review of the Bravia VPL-HW15 in the near future.
The first technical transmissions of Freeview HD have begun today.
The Winter Hill transmitter group is currently beaming broadcasts to select areas of Manchester, with the Crystal Palace group doing the same for pockets of London. They are the first in the world to adopt the DVB-T2 standard and MPEG-4.
James Jackson, BBC head of broadcast infrastructure carried out a demonstration live at the BBC Media Centre. Promotional cuts from BBC HD and ITV HD broadcast by the Crystal Hill group were displayed using brand new IDTV's manufactured by Sony and Panasonic. Both channels were fully incorporated into the Freeview electronic programme guide.
Though the BBC broadcast was the same as is currently available on Freesat, ITV's offering was currently just an upscaled broadcast of the ITV1 channel. ITV have committed however to broadcast most of their top peak programme scheduling in full HD as the service becomes more widespread.
The BBC hope to have a national coverage of 50% for Freeview HD in time for the 2010 World Cup, reaching its maximum 98.5% national coverage by late 2012. Channel 4 also hope to launch a Freeview HD channel in the new year, with as many as five other HD channels in the wings from the network.
For news of when your area will be receiving Freeview HD broadcasts, click here.
Got some risqué flicks in your DVD collection you'd rather the kids didn't see? Clearplay has your back with their new UpConvert DVD player.
With a supplied USB stick, you download a specific file for the offending film, plug it into the DVD player and then set customisable parameters within the player's UI to set which elements are filtered and how strictly.
The UpConvert will also upscale your DVDs to full 1080p at 60Hz, if there is anything left of your film to be upscaled that is, once the filters kick in.
Great if you want to sit down and watch A Clockwork Orange with the little 'uns.
Via: Sewell Direct
PS3 in one room and your HD TV in another? Fear not, for the Rocketfish WirelessHD adapter is here to foil your madcap plans to run HDMI cables through walls and up banisters!
Providing your two devices are no more than 33 ft apart and are HDMI compatible, connecting a Rocketfish WirelessHD adapter to each will let you wirelessly throw 1080p HD content around the house without the need for lengthy cabling. It's also totally compatible with 7.1 audio sources and screens with 120hz refresh rates.
Currently only available to US readers, at $599.99 (circa £365) it's one of the cheapest Wireless HD options we've yet seen.
Via: Engadget
With Freeview HD content just around the corner, we we're starting to worry whether or not we'd get our hands on a Freeview HD set-top box before the end of the year. Humax are now set to be first out of the starting blocks with their Fox-HD-T2 being unveiled on December 9th (though they won't be available to buy until early 2010).
Featuring an integrated DVB-T2 tuner (a must for picking up the HD Freeview signal), the box will not be compatible with the DVB-T system currently used by Freeview broadcasts.
Humax are also readying BBC iPlayer for the FOXSAT-HDR before Christmas.
Though details are scarce, Humax are also looking to roll-out a brand new EPG across its range of set-top boxes.
Looks like Humax are keeping themselves very busy. We'll have more details on these new developments after the December 9th launch date.
Korea's Communications Commission (KCC) has announced plans to start 3D HD TV trials in the near future.
Pay-TV provider CJ HelloVision will be among the first to run the tests, kicking off in 300 homes, eventually hoping to expand to 1,000 by 2010. Most of the content looks set to initially be cartoons. No pricing details have yet been unveiled, but an extra set-top box is sure to be a requirement.
Korean TV giants LG expect as many as 30 million 3D-ready TVs to be sold by 2012.
UK homes are going to have to wait until an as-yet unspecified 2010 date before we get to try Sky Digital's 3D offerings.
Via: TechRadar
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