The 10 Watt per channel audio speakers support Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Pulse audio output making in a truly thrilling experience to watch. This TV has 4 HDMI ports built-in to connect your next generation games consoles, Blu-Ray players and other HD inputs, making it an all in one home cinema and gaming system.

The Samsung PS50C680 50″ 3D TV is available now from various electrical outlets for just £999; joining the 3D revolution has never been easier or cheaper!

 By the end of that decade TV was in most homes but it came in with a big box supporting all the electronic gadgets and the large picture tube. Now TV’s are really cool with slim or TFT devices and plasma screens that give remarkable imagery, the very latest being high definition or HD which have remarkably sharp pictures, a million miles away from the sets of only a few years ago. It is not just the advances in technology that have given us these slim sharp images, the cost has fallen dramatically. By searching through comparison sites it is now possible to buy a modern TV for what amounts to a week’s wage which is a far cry from the cost of a set in times past which would have set you back a month or two wage packet.

For a start, Sharp reckons pictures should look as much as 20 per cent brighter than those of a ‘normal’ LCD TV, due to the yellow pixel having a greater level of transparency and thus making it easier for the TV’s lighting to pass through than the red, green and blue pixels. The set’s colour response, for instance, is utterly spectacular, the range, purity, dynamism and simple believability of its colour palette across all sources is startling.

Now it appears as though these LCD and plasma TVs are going to quickly become old news.  New technologies including LED and OLED are producing flat panel TVs that are impressively thin.  Many of the first flat panel TVs that were introduced were still several inches thick.  New TVs designed with LED and OLED technologies could one day hang on our walls and appear to be flush mounted.

Flat panel TVs based on LED technology are more widely available.  Samsung has introduced a line of LED TVs that are as thin as 3mm.  The screens on these TVs range up to 55 inches in size.  Until OLED technology is developed further, LED appears to be the choice if you want a thinner flat panel TV today.

Five other Premier League matches will be shown in 3D this season as well as the Coca-Cola football league play-off finals from Wembley, with a range of other content expected to be rolled out later this year. The new Sky 3D channel will appear on Sky’s EPG, so anyone lucky enough to have a 3D-ready television can watch the content, which, at the moment is scarce and only features the odd sporting event and promotional adverts.

The higher demand for Sky HD has meant that BSkyB has created an extra 750 customer service and installation jobs, with another 250 jobs planned.  As well as lowering its HD service charges, BSkyB also cut the price of its Sky Plus HD boxes to £49, in a bid to capitalise on the estimated 7 million households who have already got High Definition Televisions.

The company’s report also shows that its operating profits were up by 13% since the start of its financial year last July, and 15% of its customers now have the whole package including TV, Broadband and telephony.

Although the figures are promising for the beginning of the year, chief executive Jeremy Darroch stated that he believes that the rest of the year would be a challenge, adding that: “In this environment, and at a time when people are spending more time at home, we will continue to provide our customers great entertainment and money-saving broadband and telephony.”

About one in ten HD customers will be affected by the fault, which affects the first batch of HD boxes made by Pace; the model numbers are: 9F3001, 9F3002, 9F3003 and 9F3004. Anyone with one of the model numbers shown should contact Sky for a free replacement box; Sky has also said that anyone affected by the fault will be given 3 months free subscription to Sky’s HD pack.

The replacement program is expected to take around three months and in a statement Sky said: “The assembly flaw does not involve a faulty component, such as a hard drive, or a software problem”.

The broadcaster added that: “Importantly, Pace has confirmed that the assembly flaw does not pose a safety risk”.

Sky also said that the HD boxes can still be used as usual, until a Sky engineer comes and replaces it.

Combining a massive 56 inch screen and Phillips Ambilight technology, the Phillips Cinema 21:9 is the first TV to deliver a genuine cinematic viewing experience. Televisions that have an aspect ratio of 16:9 either distort the picture to get it to display on the full screen or display the film in a letterbox format.

Phillips also say that the Cinema 21:9 will use advanced formatting technology, so that standard 16:9 images from TV broadcasts and games consoles can be adapted to fill the 21:9 screen with no loss of quality.

Phillips will be releasing more detailed specifications and pricing at the end of February; the Cinema 21:9 is expected to be available this spring.

3D TV programs are still way off for the domestic viewer though, as these broadcasts will require a 3D Television, which is currently not available in the UK and viewers would still need to wear special 3D glasses to see the benefits of the system.

At the beginning of 2008, the BBC broadcast Six Nations Rugby games in 3D to audiences in a London theatre, but Sky has shown that it is possible to deliver 3D programs to domestic homes through existing set-top boxes.

In a statement released by Sky, Gerry O’Sullivan, head of strategic product development told the BBC, “We have shown it is a technical reality,” and added: “Now we have to find a way to bring it to viewers.”

Best of all, the AQUOS DX range will have built-in Blu-ray recorders, capable of playing Blu-ray movies and recording high definition TV programs at the click of a button. Both the 26 inch and the 32 inch versions are only available in 720p, but all of the other TVs in the range have full HD.

Contrast ratio is a healthy 2000:1, and the 30W integrated speakers will be loud enough for everyone. A range of connections are also available on the back including 2 HDMI sockets monitor output.

The Sharp AQUOS DX range will hit Japan in November, with the UK expected to ship in early 2009. Prices are not confirmed at present.