Best of Home Cinema
Blu-ray and HD DVD: the facts
High-definition discs come in two flavours: Blu-ray and HD DVD. Find out what the two formats have to offer and how they differ -- and which one you should plump for
Here are some of our favourite home cinema products, we've got a selection of TVs with amazing contrast, two of our favourite high-def disc players and even some all-in-one surround sound systems
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Toshiba HD-XE1
Love it or shove it?
This is the player the HD DVD camp has its hopes pinned on. With support for 'Full HD', aka 1080p, and a network port for downloading extras, it's a quality piece of kit. Which side of the format battle are you on?
Blu-ray and HD DVD in one
Rather than getting caught up in a pesky format war, why not just buy a player that can handle both HD DVD and Blu-ray? The Samsung BD-UP5000 offers exactly that functionality and will get your home cinema going with a bang
- Sharp BD-HP10: Meet Sharp's bargain-basement Blu-ray player
- PS3 price cut won't upset us, says HD DVD group
- Samsung LE52F96: LEDs make black even blacker
- Oppo DV-981HD: The player that will play anything
- Hi-def from Channel 4 and the BBC is on the way
- Pioneer PDP-428XD: The blackest plasma of them all
- Logic3 SoundStage: 5.1 sound, 15 speakers
- Samsung LE46F86: 1080p LCD TV causes mass drooling
- Sony launches low-cost Blu-ray player with Spidey sweetener
- Samsung PS50P96: A 1080p plasma TV for movie fans
- Yamaha YSP-40D: A surround-sound system in a box
- Philips 42PFL9900 Aurea: The next generation of Ambilight TVs
- HD DVD: The format of choice for geek TV
- Onkyo TX-SR875 AV receiver: Good grief, that's a lot of inputs
- Sony Bravia VPL-AW15 projector: Watch with the lights on
Choose the right gear for high definition
High definition is taking movies, TV and videogames to the next level. Find out what it's all about and how to choose an HD Ready TV
