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The future for consumer electronics looks bright and high oil prices will help the industry, according to Hans-Joachim Kamp, who spoke at IFA in Berlin on Wednesday.

Toshiba promoted its two technologies, Extended Detail Enhancement (XDE) and Resolution+, for turning standard definition content into high definition, at the IFA electronics show on Thursday.

It is rumoured that Sony plans to drop the price of its standalone Blu-Ray players by US$100 next month.

Over 700 movies from a number of major film studios are now available for purchase and rental at the Australian iTunes store.

Sony will expand sales of its 11-inch OLED (organic light emitting diode) television to Europe in 2009, according to a Japanese press report.

Plasma is dead. Front and rear projection? Fuggeddaboutit. LCD has a few good years left, and then it's sayonara, baby. TV technology's future lies in tiny phosphorescent molecules.

Two of the standout features of the upcoming TiVo HD are its Wishlist show searching system and its ability to recommend shows based on the user's viewing preferences. Both of these features have a huge amount of potential, if used correctly, to add to the television-watching experience.

Keeping up with the camcorder industry can be a pretty harrowing experience. It seems like a new video codec leaps out of the woodwork to confuse and frighten us on a bi-weekly basis. SD or HD? DV or DVD? HDV or AVCHD? If you're a first-time buyer, the choices can often be overwhelming. In an attempt to simplify matters, the following article will explain the major camcorder formats on the market, with links to our top-rated products in each category.

Seven's TiVo HD unit is the latest PVR to hit the Australian scene. It has all the credentials of a normal PVR, with the added bonus of an incredible amount of functionality from the TiVo service -- a built-in comprehensive program guide, show searching, and a complex show recommendation engine. We uncover some of the features of the device as well as stocking and pricing info.

For the last decade, TiVo has been the de-facto standard for personal video recorders in the US. At its core, it records digital TV broadcasts and saves them for later viewing, just like any regular PVR. What made TiVo stand out from the crowd of other PVRs was its ability to suggest -- and automatically record -- shows that were similar to the ones that the user had already flagged. This functionality is set to be unleashed on the Australian market when the TiVo service and accompanying set-top box are released in early July.

Despite copping a thumping in the recent, interminable hi-definition video format wars, rumours suggest that HD-DVD stalwart Toshiba is working on a DVD upgrade to topple Sony's victorious Blu-ray Disc.

I've been spending some quality time with the high-definition Sony HDR-HC3 over the past couple of weeks, and I think I might have to do something that we professional writers don't like to do: admit that I may have been wrong.

You spent a lot of money on your fancy new HDTV, but its picture probably isn't as good as it could be. If you want to see exciting sports events and movies that look the way the broadcasters and filmmakers intended, you need to calibrate your HDTV.

So you just bought a shiny new high definition TV set and you're loving the quality you get from digital cable and DVDs. If you also have HD video on your PC, whether downloaded from the Internet, recorded with a TV tuner, or imported from your HD camcorder, you're in luck: You can send it from your computer to the TV for the ultimate digital entertainment experience.

Here's how to copy your home movies from videotapes to DVD. It doesn't have to be difficult or time-consuming.

We show you how to create the perfect home move, complete with titles, music and transitions, then output it to DVD or as an email attachment.

With Windows Movie Maker, importing and editing high-definition footage is as easy as leaping out of a plane. So, first things first, let's get that footage from camera to PC.

Sit back in your leather lounge and enjoy your new plasma TV.

Move over VHS. The time has well and truly arrived for hard disk drive recorders.

Digital video cameras are a great way to record and retain timeless footage of your family, friends and those special occasions. However, with so many choices available today, deciding on the right product can be difficult. Here's some clues on how to buy the right camera for you.

Sit back in your leather lounge and enjoy your new LCD TV.