Digital TV offers a whole range of reasons why it’s superior to traditional analogue broadcasts, with the biggest reason being the ability to broadcast high definition. But according to Lauren Wilson at the Australian, 30 per cent of set top boxes in Australian homes are only capable of receiving SD channels. That sucks! More »
If you happen to own an IPTV enabled LG TV or Blu-ray device with BigPond movies, you can now download movies in high definition. If you’re a BigPond customer. the downloads are unmetered, making it one of the best VOD movie offerings around. Never thought I’d say that… More »
Today celebrates the first birthday of Channel 10′s attempt to multi-channel in high definition: One HD. And despite the fact that some areas of Australia still haven’t got the channel, one year seems like a pretty good point to look back and rate the performance of the country’s first true free-to-air HD multichannel offering. More »
For such a life-changing technology, it’s sad that the quality of television pictures up until recently was pretty crap. Sure, 576i is good enough to see a picture clearly, but as screen sizes started getting larger with the introduction of rear projection, plasma and LCD screens, the lack of detail was really starting to get disconcerting. Fortunately, we now have high definition. More »
Super Mario Galaxy has incredible art design, but in standard def, the game can just be so visually disappointing compared to its potential hinted at onscreen. So what would it look like in 720P HD? Like this. More »
JVC latest projectors—one at 8K (8,192×4,320pixels) and the other at 4K (3,840×2,160pixels)—come with 10,000 lumens of brightness and produce a 5500:1 contrast ratio.
According to TV Tonight, a couple of days ago Channel 9 finally started airing breakout programming during the day on their high definition channel. But is it really worth it if the TV shows being aired are over 40 years old? More »
Last week, Sony held a big media event in Sydney to showcase their latest lineup of Bravia TVs. During the presentation, a clip of Jack Ford, executive Vice President and MD of Sony Pictures Television was shown. And he hinted at the most wonderful things… More »
Remember back in February when The Simpsons made the long awaited switch to High Definition? And changed their opening credits for the first time in 20 years? Well, that episode is going to be aired on Channel 10 next week in all its glorious widescreen, standard definition glory. Wait… what? More »
Most of you know that seeing the difference between 720p and 1080p depends on screen size and how far away you sit— but, in the end, it really comes down to your eyes.
