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I never really got the appeal of projectors with in-built DVD players but I can see why some people might like a portable unit that provides the big screen thrills without any cabling fuss. Epson has launched another DVD/projector/speaker combo with the MovieMate 55 for the home. Yes, it is pretty ugly but it only costs around £350 [possibly £400 by the time it gets here]. It houses a progressive scan DVD spinner, 8Watt speakers and weighs in at just over 8lbs. It's a standard-def projector - not HD - but it's still capable of throwing up a 60in image from just 6-feet, and 120ins from 12-feet. It's based on the 3-chip 3LCD technology and comes with a new, brighter 1200 Lumens bulb with a respectable life expectancy of around 3,000 hours. There's a fold-away handle for easy carrying and a host of connections guaranteed to make it easy to hook up to your Nintendo Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360. At £400 for something that will really bring those games and movies to life, you could do a lot worse.-Martin Lynch home cinema movies projector

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If you've been enjoying the growing success of Auntie Beeb's iPlayer then you'll be pleased to hear that it's not spending its spare time sitting back basking in glory. A recent announcement confirms that the service is being improved further to allow users more time to watch their favourite shows.Dubbed 'series stacking', this basically means that you get more time to download or watch missed episodes of your favourite series' before they get taken off air. As of September 13th, key shows will be kept online for an entire series, allowing you to catch up on missed episodes or watch the entire thing from the start. BBC Vision controller Simon Nelson stated "Series stacking will really make the unmissable, unmissable. Now, you'll be able to join a series half way through following a friend's recommendation and catch up on all the previous episodes - or watch them all in one go over a weekend. Series stacking marks a key development in our strategy to let audiences view our programmes whenever and wherever they want." Astute online viewers will point out that similar services like Channel 4's 4OD have been offering extended viewing for some time, but we're pleased to see that the Beeb is keen to keep its excellent service up to date with rivals. Whisper it quietly, but suddenly our yearly TV license fee is starting to look like quite good value for money. - Paul Lester [BrandRepublic] BBC iPlayer online

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Panasonic likes rolling out jaw-droppingly big tellies. Usually of the type that we can't afford but, nonetheless impressive to stand in front of at shows, drooling. This time out, the company is prepping a new 103in Plasma TV, the TH-103PZ800, for the IFA Show 2008, which kicks off on Friday. This is a third generation 103-incher and while the specs are impressive, it's most notable because it's around £10,000 cheaper than its predecessor launched in February.OK, at around £25,000, it's still not cheap but at this rate, I'll be able to afford one in around 5-7 years. Alright I'm joking since I think HD projectors are the only way to go for the really big picture without going bankrupt. This is a Full HD telly, with Deep Colour and x.v. Colour support, a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, 4 HDMI slots, Ethernet, SD Card slot and VIERA Link tech for hooking up simply to other Panasonic kit. Just make sure your wall can take this baby since it weighs in at 756 pounds. Oh, and there's no speakers. Go figure.-Martin Lynch [Akihabaranews] news TV HDTV

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If you've been contemplating whether or not to upgrade your Sky subscription to an HD box, it seems like now might be a good time. Not only has it recently dropped the price of an HD upgrade to £150 (plus £60 installation and the obligatory extra tenner a month), you'll now find that seven more channels are set to be added to the 19 currently available. They are mostly movie related with HD versions of its existing Sky Movies Action/Thriller, Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror, Sky Movies Drama, Sky Movies Modern Greats, Sky Movies Family and Sky Movies Comedy to appear from October. The seventh, rather strangely we might add, is Sky Real Lives HD, which offers programmes like 'The Real A&E' and 'Lorraine Kelly's DNA Stories'. The move will bring the current HD selection to 26 channels and Sky seem confident that it'll add four more by the end of the year. In addition, a new EPG (electronic programme guide) is also set to launch in October and with the popularity of HD-ready screens constantly on the rise, it seems like an upgrade for most people is simply a matter of time. - Paul Lester [Guardian] Sky HD movies

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Sony has unwrapped some new BRAVIA Theatre Systems with those dinky little speakers that promise - despite their mouse-sized proportions - to roar like lions. The new DAV-IS50 replaces the first system with tiny speakers, the DAV-IS10, promising a total of 450Watts of power, enough to really cheese off the neighbours. The diminutive glossy black control centre is just over 21cm wide by 10cm tall and houses a slot-loading DVD/CD/MP3 player with surround-sound processing and an RDS FM/AM radio tuner. It comes with hidden touch-sensor controls on the top and there are wireless rear speakers to reduce the cable clutter associated with most surround sound systems. Sports fans will appreciate the 'Sports Mode', which fires the commentators voice 'loud and clear from the centre speaker', and the sound of the crowd spread through the other speakers. To top it off, the DVD player will upscale your regular DVDs to near-HD quality. The new HTD-890IS takes the teeny speakers and adds a DVD/Hard Disk recorder with 160GB capacity and both digital and analogue TV tuners. The HTD-890IS will record to blank DVD discs as well as store up to 455 hours of TV on the HDD. It has 2 USB ports, while the One-Touch DV Dub feature allows for easy copying from camcorder to HDD or blank DVD media. Finally, there's the HT-IS100, billed as a 'simple surround-sound solution for your Blu-ray or DVD player. The HT-IS100, again with the tiny speakers, combines the surround processing and amplification into a single hideaway subwoofer unit. There's also a HDMI port and component hook-ups for connecting to your HDTV. No prices yet, I'm afraid, but expect somewhere around £550-600 for the DAV-IS50.-Martin Lynch home cinema HDTV TV HD

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