Boffins engaged in fusion energy research are creating extremely thin plasma beams that could be useful for nanolithography to make future computer chips.

Need another reason to buy a plasma TV? If the footy season hasn't already convinced you, perhaps the addition of a Nintendo Wii might tempt you.

Take a trip to the shops today and you'll see two main types of flat panel televisions on the shelves - plasma and LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). But will 2010 be the year OLED televisions storm our lounge rooms?

New backlighting technologies like LED and RGB Dynamic LED mean better a picture. Here's what you need to know

If you're looking for a new flat screen TV, there are a number of important features and questions to consider. Read on for our summary checklist

Part 12: Just because you've bought a hulking great plasma or LCD panel doesn't mean you need to stare at it all day. Here's two options for hiding your TV

If you are buying a big flat screen LCD or plasma TV, there are some important rules of thumb to keep in mind. Here's what you need to know

At $190,000, Bang and Olufsen 103" BeoVision4 TV is among the world's most expensive consumer models ever produced and it's so incredibly large, you might just need a crane to get into your home

As the Guinness Books of Records may prove, people are fascinated with all things big and small. The Sharp Aquos LB-1085 makes us dream big with 108in

If you'd like to stream video to your big screen TV, you need to know about DLNA. The number of DLNA-certified televisions has more than doubled in the last three months. Here's what you need to know.

If you're buying a flat screen TV, some marketing tactics when it comes to 1080p and 720p can be deceptive. Here's what you need to know

NEC has developed an ultra curved 43" CRV43 TV in the US with all the whistles and bells you'd expect from a drool worthy TV specimen. But at that price, let's hope your drool is coated in gold.

When buying an LCD TV don't place too much importance on a panel's response time.

An OLED material for screens that can last one million hours or more than 114 years has been developed by Dupont, making today's LCDs look old fashioned by comparison

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

The open source KDE Community released its 'K Desktop Environment' (KDE) version 4.3 yesterday.

All those confusing labels actually tell you a lot about a television, but you need to decode the marketing spin. Here's a quick primer to digital tv labelling

It's easy to treat buying a television as a numbers game, but the truth is that most of the figures on a TV spec sheet are so rubbery as to be meaningless. Refresh rates are an exception to the rule, although this is changing.

Wondering how to make the most of the digital entertainment revolution? Here's our guide to the best digital media technologies for your home

If you're buying a flat screen TV, expect to be bombarded by specifications and features, including some incredible brightness and contrast ratios. Here's what you need to know