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Sharp unveils more eco-friendly LC-32DH57E LCD HDTV

By HDTV UK • Sep 26, 7:58am

Sharp has announced the availability of its latest 32-inch LCD high definition TV. The LC-32DH57E features a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, 6ms response time, 24p film mode support and automatic volume control, but it also has built-in eco-features. For example, there's Optical Picture Control that adjusts the display's brightness based on the room's ambient light levels, low 90W power usage and 0.6W in standby mode...

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Argentina chooses Japanese ISDB-T standard for High-Definition TV

By AfterDawn • Aug 31, 4:28am

Argentina has passed over European and American standards for High-definition television broadcasts, and followed Brazil in opting to adopt the ISDB-T standard for HDTV in the country.

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner made the announcement of its decision to follow Brazil's lead in the region in a highly-competitive market for HDTV broadcasts at a South American summit.

Kirchner ratified a memorandum between the governments of both Argentina and of Japan to introduce the Japanese ISDB-T standard in the country to co-operate together in the sector. Kirchner also signed a cooperation accord on HDTV with Brazil.Permalink | Comments



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Brazil Leads in High Definition TV Channel Launches

By HDTV Magazine • Aug 14, 5:13pm

Sky, the largest HD Pay TV operator in Latin America, and NET Brasil, the company responsible for distribution of Globosat channels, announced today that they have reached an agreement for the distribution of the high definition channels of Globosat, Latin America's largest subscription TV programmer.

Sky will offer its clients three new...



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UK: Near-ubiquitous knowledge of HDTV, but just 11% will buy this year

By HDTV UK • Jul 17, 11:48am

It seems that pretty much everyone is aware of high definition TV, but just one in ten British consumers are planning to buy HD services this year. According to a market research survey (695 respondents) by Buckingham Research, 85% said that they were aware of HDTV while 14% said they were aware but didn't understand it. It seems that consumers aren't ready to splash the cash (or ready the credi ...

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Ofcom okays wireless HD for UK TVs

By Tech Digest • Jul 15, 10:08am

Goodbye expensive HDMI cables, hello even more expensive TVs. Ofcom has agreed to free up some of the UK electromagentic spectrum to allow us to stream high definition content wirelessly in our homes. What this means for you and I is that we'll no longer have to have cables between our TVs and BD players/set top boxes. Instead there'll be really expense transmitters and receivers buried in our a ...

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NEWS: Michael Jackson memorial to be shown in high definition

By Pocket-lint • Jul 7, 9:14am

On Sky News and Sky Arts 1 HD from 5.30pm

Michael Jackson's memorial service will be covered in high definition on television and online with a Sky News HD production for the Sky Arts 1 HD channel and Skynews.com.

For those without a Sky HD set-up who want to see the service, the programme will also go out on Sky News and Sky Arts 1 in standard definition.

"Michael Jackson: ...

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Xbox 360 sales fall further in Japan

By Punch Jump • Mar 27, 3:37pm

Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 fell further in the latest hardware retail data from Japan. ...

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Need for Speed Shift confirmed for September release on PS3, Xbox 360, PC and PSP

By Product Reviews Net • Mar 23, 12:38pm

A press release which was handed out today has confirmed that Need for Speed:Shift will be available from September 17th in Europe and September 22nd in the US. The highly anticipated racer will be released onto PC, PS3, PSP and Xbox 360.
As reported by VG247, The press release from EA also gives out some [...] ...

Battle of Bannockburn educational film to be made in high definition

By HDTV UK • Jan 16, 2:55pmGlobal & Worldview

Chinese movie pirates selling fake Blu-rays of stolen films

By HDTV UK • Jan 16, 2:55pmGlobal & Worldview

100GB 1920p-capable high definition discs on their way

By HDTV UK • Jan 16, 2:55pmGlobal & Worldview

Brits flock to high definition TV

By HDTV UK • Jan 14, 9:35amGlobal & Worldview

Sony to bring official Blu-ray discs to China as pirates peddle crapware

By HDTV UK • Jan 14, 9:35amGlobal & Worldview

Blu-ray disc sales jump in Q4 2008

By AfterDawn • Jan 10, 3:02amGlobal & Worldview

Sony debuts Blu-ray in China

By AfterDawn • Nov 22 2008, 9:03pmGlobal & Worldview

Brits flock to high definition TV

By HDTV UK • Nov 20 2008, 1:15pmGlobal & Worldview

Xbox 360 Hits Seven Million In Europe [Xbox 360]

By Kotaku • Nov 20 2008, 11:30amGlobal & Worldview

New York Metropolitan Opera season to be shown in high definition at cinemas across UK

By HDTV UK • Sep 29 2008, 8:36amGlobal & Worldview

Paramount bringing Godfather classics and more catalogue titles to Blu-ray this autumn

By HDTV UK • Sep 29 2008, 8:05amGlobal & Worldview

PS3 Not Selling In Japan? Blame Japanese Publishers [Playstation 3]

By Kotaku • Sep 25 2008, 1:20pmGlobal & Worldview