Blu-ray and HD DVD players will come out fighting this year. We reveal which format is best placed to be DVD’s successor.

$349 seems cheap, but is there a catch, or just good value? We look at one of the cheapest Blu-Ray players on the market to date.

Blu-Ray in your pocket? Well, not quite, but Panasonic's DMP-B15 certainly ranks as one of the most portable Blu-Ray players we've ever seen.

Cheap HD-DVD players creating pressure in the US.

Sony will give away 20,000 free Blu-Ray players with each purchase of a pre-selected BRAVIA LCD TV, just in time for the Government's stimulus handout.

Hold-off on that high definition movie player - this could be a good reason to go Blu-Ray.

Don't throw out your old Blu-ray players just yet! You'll still be able to play 2D content from 3D Blu-ray discs

No more HD DVD players, recorders, PC drives from March, but no mention of Blu-Ray option by Toshiba.

Selecting presents for the geek or gadgeteer in your life? We take the hassle out of gift buying, so you can put your feet up and relax.

You'd think playback of copied Blu-Ray and DVD files would be a no-no for commercial PVR boxes. Not these new TViX players, which play ripped Blu-Ray and DVD "backups", with VOB, ISO and H.264 compatibility.

Chinese manufacturers have been given the thumbs-up to start pumping out Blu-Ray products next year. Prepare for an influx of discs and players you've never heard of.

Toshiba, the electronics firm that spearheaded the development of HD-DVD, has applied to join the Blu-ray Disc Association=(BDA)..

The gadget man says he wants to make a netbook - here's why we hope he does, and 5 features that could make us want one.

Now that Blu-ray has won the format war and recorders are hitting the shelves, Panasonic's DMR-BW500 HDD/Blu-ray recorder with twin HD TV tuners is looking mighty nice indeed. For high-def buffs this is one with the lot.

Company gives up on HD-DVD.

Toys out of pram, but HD-DVD products still in Target shops.

Brace yourselves – Panasonic has announced "full HD 3D" for next year. "Full HD" is achieved by delivering two 1080p images to each eye

As more lounge room gadgets demand internet access, you might need to overhaul your home network. We look at Billion's BiPAC GS08 Gigabit network switch

Sony 3D TV to go into mass production next year – brace yourselves for an extra dimension to home theatre

General Electric (GE) has unveiled a new storage method which is said to allow for 500GB of storage space on a single compact disc..