Article: At my signal, unleash high definition; There's no paint having a shiny flatscreen TV on your wall if you're not watching your movies in HD. So make Gladiator really come alive with one these Blu-ray player.(Features)

Byline: ROB WAUGH

Britain has been in love with HD flatscreens for years, but once we've equipped our front rooms with one, the first thing many of us do is settle down with a DVD - but that's a bit like buying a new Ferrari then taking it for a run to the shops. DVDs can't show films in the million-pixel resolution HDTVs are designed for - which is where Blu-rays come in.

After a slow start, the discs - which show films in 1080p or 1080i, the highest resolutions of hi-def - have started to gather pace. This has been thanks to a new generation of players costing as little as [pounds sterling]150, and hi-def releases of classic blockbusters such as ...

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