Well, it’s exciting times ahead. Yes, we are a couple of years behind some other countries, but finally High Def is coming to South Africa. We’ll apparently be able to watch the 2008 Currie Cup Final in true High Definition and it’s going to be great! According to an article by Duncan McLeod of the Financial Mail (http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Hardware/1387.html) Multichoice have stated that High Definition TV (HDTV) will be available in some form mid-2008. If you’ve bust the budget on that new TV, don’t despair. SA is likely to get its first HD channels within a year....

We quite often get questions from users whether they should buy a LCD or a Plasma Television. The following information might help you to make the right decision. Advantages LCD compared to plasma - Sharper image, good for still images such as computer display - Comes also in smaller sizes - Lower pricing, especially below 30 inches - No image retention (burn in), plasma screens can suffer image retention if a still image is left on the display for a extended period of time. Disadvantages LCD compared to plasma - Artifacting (image delay problem, see Response time below) - expensive over 35...