Welcome to the brand spanking new HD Review blog, which we’ll be using to dispense pearls of high-def wisdom to you all. We’ll still be active on the forums so, as always, feel free to give us a shout there (www.hdreviewmag.com/forum) with your letters, ideas, feedback, questions and… err, anything else you might think of related to all that is high-definition entertainment. For those of you not sure what this HD is all about, checkout www.vimeo.com/hd and take a gander at some superb user videos streamed at 1,280 x 720 – for all intents and purposes it’s the high-def version of YouTube.Cheers,Tom

Want to extend your Blu-ray Disc collection and add that innate touch of randomness to it in order to wow your friends? Well, head over to www.xploitedcinema.com and check out the joys of Nordic and Australian imports – and wherever else the smaller distributors are churning out impressive Blu-rays from – at affordable prices to boot!

All compiled on an easy-to-navigate website, it is always nice to see alternative outlets for hungry HD lovers to find some hidden gems.

Hi everyone,Welcome to our brand new blog feed on all things HD. Here at HD Review we’ll endeavour to fill you with as many insightful/pointless/damn right left-field stories all about the world of high definition.Enjoy!Shaun

On the cusp of GTA IV’s highly anticipated release, a certain Brit comic has let slip that he features in the game. Yes folks, Ricky Gervais is set to head back to his comedic roots as he appears in a Liberty City comedy club. Filmed in a motion capture Lycra suit and given three minutes to rattle out his shtick, the chatter stopped short at giving away the exact location of his gig amid the vastness of Rockstar’s revised cityscape. So the hunt is on for this elusive – and undisclosed - venue as we near that hallowed 29 April release date.

Following the recent announcement that the BBC has enabled its online catch-up service, iPlayer, to work with the Nintendo Wii, an enterprising sort has tweaked some JavaScript and made it available on the PlayStation 3. If you type www.ps3iplayer.com into your PS3 browser we can confirm that you’ll be able to access programmes through the console.

Although there are reportedly a few bugs, and the quality of the streaming video isn’t great, enabling the application on PS3 has piqued the interest of many, including Anthony Rose, head of Digital Media Technology at the BBC, who wrote on his blog:

“While I’m impressed that someone has done this, this doesn’t mean that it’s the best possible iPlayer proposition for that console. We’re investigating the optimal video profile and browser proposition to enable us to officially make iPlayer available on PS3 in due course.”