I’ve been sitting on the fence during the Blu-Ray Vs HD-DVD battle, but I’ve just become a fully paid up member of the Blu-Ray camp. Why? Because Microsoft have stopped selling the HD-DVD player, joining the host of companies that have either given their support to Blu-Ray, or have withdrawn their support from [...]

Amidst all the buzz surrounding HD DVD and Blu-ray DVD players, there are two ways to get more out of your current DVDs to make them look better. If you are comfortable using a screwdriver and installing software you could buy a second-hand Xbox and install a mod chip that allows you to upscale [...]

I’ve noticed that more and more files are being transferred in small chunks, particularly video files. The best app I’ve found for breaking large files into more manageable chunks, and to also re-combine them is HJSplit, which of course is free. The real beauty of HJSplit is that it can handle the HD DVD [...]