Here’s one for all you cricket fans – British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) has just announced a bunch of new features to coincide with its coverage of the Ashes tournament which begins this week, offering a wealth of new stats and coverage options to play with than have previously been accessible. The new “Ashes Event Centre” is the most comprehensive take ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Sony Not Bringing Ultra HD Media Player & 4K Movie Downloads To UK
It looks like HDTV Test has to hold its hands up and admit to being ever so slightly presumptuous. Last week we reported how Sony was close to launching its FMP-X1 4K media player complete with a cloud-based library of Ultra HD movies available to download, with the devices set to go on sale in the USA first before hitting ... Read More »
BBC Axes 3D TV Programming: “Hassly” Glasses Led To Failure
The BBC’s two-year long 3D television trials are set for the chopping block after the UK public service broadcaster admitted a distinct “lack of appetite” for the technology among viewers. The decision to axe 3DTV trials confirms what we’ve been predicting for quite some time – that 3D TV is basically junk. The BBC’s head of 3D Kim Shillinglaw gave ... Read More »
Samsung To Ship 100+ F9000 4K TV Sets To Korean Homes Tomorrow
The 100 or so Koreans who’re rich enough to have ordered one of Samsung’s super-high resolution F9000 4K TVs will be getting their just rewards soon enough, after the company announced it’s on the verge of shipping the first batch of pre-ordered sets. From tomorrow, Samsung will begin delivering 55-inch and 65-inch models of its F9000 4K Ultra HD TV ... Read More »
Sony KDL-47W805A LED Smart TV Review
Despite so-so black level, Sony's KDL47W805A LED TV is an assured SD, HD & 3D performer, & above all an exceptional gaming display. Read More »