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Foxtel iQ2 officially released but no new features
After three weeks of "soft launch" Foxtel HD+ is ready for the masses as it readies its media campaign for release on 22 June 2008.
Paramount gives fans some Blu-ray love
Paramount has announced its first Blu-ray discs since opting to go for HD DVD, and they include No Country For Old Men and the Spiderwick Chronicles.
PS3 spreads its wings with PlayTV, BD-Live and social gaming
Sony has sold some 238,000 PS3s in Australia since its launch, and plans to keep that number ticking over with new games, community features and a TV recorder.
Paramount and Onkyo flee HD DVD ship
In a series of moves which won't shock anybody, several of the companies which had pledged allegiance to HD DVD have now jumped ship into Sony's waiting arms (life buoys?).
Toshiba slashes HD DVD prices
In the aftermath of the Warner defection to Blu-ray, Toshiba has announced ridiculously cheap pricing on all of its HD DVD players.
Foxtel's new iQ HD box, specs
Foxtel has revealed details of its new HD service to be released next year which will feature four HD channels and a custom-built box.
Blade Runner Final-ly comes to Blu-ray and HD DVD
Fans of classic science fiction will be dancing in the streets (or alone in their underpants) when Blade Runner: The Final Cut is released on Blu-ray and HD DVD next month.
Toshiba to Blu-ray: Game on, molls!
The pre-Christmas battlegrounds have been drawn as Toshiba announces an AU$400 drop on its budget HD DVD player, the HD-E1.
Sharp to release Blu-ray recorders with storage
Sharp is about to unleash some of the world's first Blu-ray recorders for HD television with four new models slated for release in Japan from next month.
IceTV win ensures 'free' EPG still on track
The little guy has won out on the end -- Channel Nine has lost its case against IceTV in which it claimed that the company's IceTV Guide infringed the station's copyright.
TEAC targets travellers with LCD/DVD combos
TEAC is introducing a portable LCD TV range that sports a built-in DVD player.
Monster protection
The Monster AV 800 offers can store a spike up to 2500 joules plus it will automatically disconnect all connected equipment in the instance of a serious power surge.
Hitachi to introduce Terabyte DVD Recorder
Those addicted to recording everything on TV will salivate over this DVD recorder with a terabyte of storage to play with.
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