Posted by Mike Slocombe on 4 July 2008 | Tagged as: DVD, Reviews, Audio Hardware
Yesterday we gave an overview of the Teac Reference DR-H300DAB and looked at its usability.
Viewing tests
The Teac did a pretty job playing back DVDs through a conventional TV and it even had a pretty good stab at upscaling to 720p and 1080i video resolutions, although a few jagged edges and over-bright colours occasionally gave the […]
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 3 July 2008 | Tagged as: DVD, Reviews, Audio Hardware
Compact receiver packs hi-fi performance and DVD playback in a stylish package.
Looking dapper with its old-school looks, stylish brushed steel finish and promising oodles of hi-fi goodness is Teac’s DR-H300DAB DVD Receiver.
Aimed at space-strapped folks looking for a lorra entertainment without the need to fill up the room with half of ton of cables’n’components, the […]
Posted by Simon Perry on 30 June 2008 | Tagged as: Distribution, UK, Regulation
Oh dear, the day before Ashley Highfield takes up the position of CEO of Project Kangaroo, the Internet-delivered TV joint venture between UK companies BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, we learn that the OFT has referred the whole shebang for further inquiry.
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Posted by Simon Perry on 26 June 2008 | Tagged as: TV related, Government, UK, Digital TV, Displays
With the 2012 date of switch off of UK analogue TV drawing ever closer, British MPs have been hearing about the current levels of adoption of Digital TV.
The UK Parliament Public Accounts Committee heard that many TVs that were still being bought, were not Digital ready, with those purchases, totaling millions of pounds, arguably being […]
Posted by Simon Perry on 25 June 2008 | Tagged as: Germany, Gadgets, Distribution, IFA
One thing is clear, IFA, _the_ European consumer electronics show, knows how to put on a show and how to entertain.
If you’ve been to the show in Berlin that runs between the end of August and that start of September you’ll know what we mean - it’s huge and the companies that exhibit there really […]
Posted by Simon Perry on 20 June 2008 | Tagged as: YouTube, Business, Distribution, Content, Content Deals
YouTube Screening Room has officially been released following a couple of rumours knocking around about it.
YouTube’s stated intention is that they want to give the opportunity to the “tens of thousands of films” that are produced every year to be seen by a wider audience.
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Posted by Mike Slocombe on 4 June 2008 | Tagged as: Distribution, Ofcom (UK super-regulator), UK, Broadband
City slickers are getting all the fast broadband action, while rural locations suffer.
Posted by Simon Perry on 22 May 2008 | Tagged as: Distribution, Ofcom (UK super-regulator), UK, Broadband, Infrastructure
It’s been announced that, for the first time, rural broadband installations across the UK have overtaken those in Urban areas, according to Ofcom.
The whole of the UK breaks down to 59 per cent of households in rural areas now have broadband compared to 57 per cent of urban areas.
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Posted by Mike Slocombe on 20 May 2008 | Tagged as: Platforms, TV related
It’s a big screen bonanza, as Sharp let loose a ton of tellies.
Posted by Simon Perry on 15 May 2008 | Tagged as: UK, Distribution, Vodafone, Broadband, Wireless, Mobile, Cellular
Vodafone are boosting their 7.2Mbps mobile data network.
