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Pioneer SC-LX85 AV Receiver

For core functionality, the Pioneer SC-LX85 is a powerful, effective brute of a receiver.

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With good looks, impressive audio and video quality and useable connectivity features, this Pioneer HTiB system is one of the better sub-$1000 ones out there. It lacks 3D Blu-ray playback and wireless speakers, but if neither of these features matter, then this is a fantastic system to partner with a quality flat-panel screen.

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Pioneer BDP-140

Pioneer's entry-level 3D Blu-ray player isn't exactly feature-packed, but it has a pleasant design, good file format compatibility and also plays SACDs.

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Pioneer launches 'Wi-Fi Hi-Fi' range of speakers

Pioneer's three new speaker models will provide wireless networking to connect with a broad range of devices.

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Pioneer unveils razor-thin plasma TV

Pioneer shows off its TV chops at CES, with a 9mm thick bezel and rendering contrast ratios obsolete.

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Pioneer launches 'Wi-Fi Hi-Fi' range of speakers

Pioneer's three new speaker models will provide wireless networking to connect with a broad range of devices.

Pioneer unveils razor-thin plasma TV

Pioneer shows off its TV chops at CES, with a 9mm thick bezel and rendering contrast ratios obsolete.

Synthesiser pioneer Moog dies at 71

Anyone who has ever run their fingers over the keys of a synthesiser, or danced to pounding electronic music in a nightclub, owes a debt to Robert Moog.

Philips adds two new network audio products to its Streamium line

Philips' line of Streamium products was one of the pioneers in the network audio realm, and the company has unveiled two new models, the Streamium NP2500 and the Streamium NP2900.

Sony, Philips, Panasonic to create single Blu-ray licence

The independent agency will open mid-2009 and promises lower-cost licensing for Blu-ray discs and players.

False starts in race to future of DVDs

The number of Blu-ray and HD DVD players and discs remains stubbornly minuscule. Should consumers pay any attention at all?

Samsung's Blu-ray and LCD TV plans disclosed

David Steel, marketing vice president of Samsung's Digital Media Business, addresses Blu-ray, future products, and whether the company is ditching plasmas in favour of LCDs.

NEC unveils chip to bridge Blu-ray/HD DVD divide

One chip that works with both standards could cut the cost of building a player that accomodates Blu-ray and HD DVD discs.

LG: No go on combo of Blu-ray, HD DVD

Will the competing next-generation optical disc standards ever meet in the same device? Not for now, it seems.

Blu-ray, HD DVD players: clunky, unimpressive

Amid the glitz and ultra-cutting-edge high-tech gadgets spread over what seemed like the 30 or 40 square kilometres of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, if you wanted to find a 1980s-era ...

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Review | Home Cinema

Pioneer SC-LX85 AV Receiver

CNET Rating8.3

For core functionality, the Pioneer SC-LX85 is a powerful, effective brute of a receiver. 1
Review | Home Cinema

Pioneer HTZ-808BD

With good looks, impressive audio and video quality and useable connectivity features, this Pioneer HTiB system is one of the better sub-$1000 ones out there. It lacks 3D Blu-ray playback and wireless speakers, but if neither of these features matter, then this is a fantastic system to partner with a quality flat-panel screen.
Preview | Home Cinema

Pioneer BDP-140

Pioneer's entry-level 3D Blu-ray player isn't exactly feature-packed, but it has a pleasant design, good file format compatibility and also plays SACDs.
Preview | Home Cinema

Pioneer BDP-440

Pioneer appears to be going for the serious enthusiast crowd over the mainstream one with this mid-range model, with DVD-Audio and SACD playback as standard. However, the new BDP-440 lacks built-in Wi-Fi, which reduces its value to the average consumer.
Preview | Home Cinema

Pioneer FS51

Can the technology of an AU$100K speaker package be re-engineered to hit an entry-level price point? Pioneer thinks so, and the result is its FS51 home theatre surround sound system.
Preview | Home Cinema

Pioneer Sound Wing speakers

Do you like the idea of better sound for your TV, but baulk at having large speakers cluttering up your lounge room? Pioneer has come up with its minimalist Sound Wing speakers.
Preview | Home Cinema

Pioneer VSX-2021

Pioneer wants to convince you to invest in smart audio to go with your smart TV, and has introduced receivers loaded with Apple-inspired connection, sharing and control features to do it.
Preview | Home Cinema

Pioneer VSX-S300

If big, imposing A/V receivers aren't your thing, Pioneer has come up with a slim solution to steer your home system.
Review | Home Cinema

Pioneer SCLX83

The Pioneer SCLX83 is an excellent example of a high-end receiver, it features great sound, high musicality and a wealth of connections. 3